[Xerte-dev] Re: [Xerte] Re: linking internally

Mon Jul 15 13:07:32 BST 2013

> We add an Optional Property called Page Link (or whatever) and it is a dropdown populated with all the pages (not even sure if this can be currently done)..

This can be done, it's type is pageList.

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Sent: 12 July 2013 23:28
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Hi,

So i'm wondering the best way to approach this... Paul Catherall @ liverpool would like to be able to link the thumbnail viewer thumbs to specific pages (which seems like an obvious feature enhancement)...

Now he seems confident at using the asfunction:_level0.engine.rootIcon.pageLink to do this, however the "Specified URL" option doesn't allow that... but I can change the model easily to support this but is that then making this feature less accessible to those not confident at using the asfunction call... so I can see 3 (or more) possible other ways...

We just change the mode and allow asfunction in the "Specified URL" box - easiest but seems least intuitive...

We add a "Page Link" to the dropdown and then somehow add a context menu to the URL box (or a page number box) to bring up the same list of pages that the other context menu brings up - still quite easy but seems possibly a bit non-intuitive to the end user...

We add an Optional Property called Page Link (or whatever) and it is a dropdown populated with all the pages (not even sure if this can be currently done)..

Some other way yet to be suggested??

Before I start making any model code changes and having code in the wild which might end up needing changed I thought i'd throw this open to you all for comment...

Regards,

John Smith | Learning Technologist
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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Catherall, Paul [P.Catherall at liverpool.ac.uk]
Sent: 12 July 2013 18:32
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: linking internally

yes its the thumbnail "specified URL" (see below) at http://xertetest.liv.ac.uk/play.php?template_id=552 (the item should be public)

thanks for looking at this...

paul

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 12 July 2013 18:12
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: linking internally

Hi John

I think it's the thumnail viewer page rather than perspectives page.

Can't tell for sure as I don't think Paul's install is public. Can't reach the link below.

Ron

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[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Smith, John

Sent: 12 July 2013 18:02

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Subject: [Xerte] Re: linking internally

Hi Paul

Leave it with me. I'll take look tonight at adding the

asfunction:_level0.engine.rootIcon.pageLink,PG1373635031616

functionality in to the perspectives urls

Regards

John Smith

Learning Technologist

School of Health and Life Sciences

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"Catherall, Paul" <P.Catherall at liverpool.ac.uk<mailto:P.Catherall at liverpool.ac.uk>> wrote:

yes that works but unfortunately it opens the template page in a new window, so the navigation proliferates windows, doesn't look like there's a way to force the target to self from that thumbnail  URL...

e.g. http://xertetest.liv.ac.uk/play.php?template_id=552&page=3

many thanks

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[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell

Sent: 12 July 2013 16:27

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Subject: [Xerte] Re: linking internally

Ah can't remember exactly when John added that functionality but once it's in place you should see the following:

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Then

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But what should work in the version you have even without the resume functionaility is appending &page=3 and &page=4 etc to the public LO url.

So try http:// yourlolink&page=3 does that work? If so you could adjust that for each thumb url

HTH

Ron

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Sent: 12 July 2013 16:04

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Subject: [Xerte] Re: linking internally

That might not work in the thumnail viewer because I think the url field there is just looking for a http address.

However on the learning object properties enable the optional resume property. Then each page will have #1 #2 etc to deep link to those pages.

You could then add a relevant link to each thumbnail. It will reload the LO each time but perhaps that doesn't matter?

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Sent: 12 July 2013 15:36

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Subject: [Xerte] Re: linking internally

So if I end up with a URL like

asfunction:_level0.engine.rootIcon.pageLink,PG1373635031616

generated by clicking "page link" this works when using something like

<a

href="asfunction:_level0.engine.rootIcon.pageLink,PG1373635031616">test</a>

...in a text arra...

however if I add

asfunction:_level0.engine.rootIcon.pageLink,PG1373635031616

..to the URL field in "thumbnail viewer" template I get

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I'm assuming I need the full argument/path before the function?

thanks

Paul

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Sent: 12 July 2013 15:22

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Subject: [Xerte] Re: linking internally

What version are you using?

Right click in a text area and select Page Link you'll see a more reliable option for linking between pages.

HTH

Ron

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Sent: 12 July 2013 14:48

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Subject: [Xerte] linking internally

Hi

quick question, hopefully not duplicating an existing discussion.

Does anyone know if the path has changed in Xenith for linking internally, e.g.

<a href="asfunction:_level0.pageLink,2">ok</a>

this results in a the following for me:

thanks

paul

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