[Xerte] Calling a function

[James Bowman]

Thanks for the suggestion.  I'm reviewing Xerte as a replacement for
Authorware.  It appears that the amount of code that's needed to run my
pieces exceeds my capabilties at this point.

Jim

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Hmm, I don't think you can get directly at the windows api from a web
page, and I'm sure there's no easy way to do the equivalent of
Authorware's onTopMinimise, as the flash movie is inside the window.
Could you:

- Open the piece in a simple pop up window;
- Minimise the launching window when the pop-up opens

??

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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Calling a function

I'm continuing to test this approach to minimizing the current window.

One issue is returning the window to full size after it has moved off
screen.  Depending on the situation, the taskbar button needs to be
clicked
2-3 times to restore the window.  It appears that several actions are
occurring.  On the first click of the taskbar button:

1.  The onfocus=reshow() method in the body tag of the html file is
moving the screen back.
2.  Windows XP is minimizing the window.

On the second click, Windows XP maximizes the window.

Is there a more reliable way to minimize the window?  At
https://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=20625, the
author explains how to minimize a screen in a Visual Basic environment
by calling the Windows API.  Is there a way to call the Windows API
using Visual Basic or JScript and execute the minimize action from
Xerte?

If yes, I am ready to research it.

Thanks.

Jim


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You need to modify rloObject.js and add your functions to the bottom of
it like this:

function myFunction(arg){
  alert('I am a function and my argument is ' + arg); }

Then you can call the function from Xerte using getURL:

getURL('javascript:myFunction('a test');');

Julian

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Subject: [Xerte] Calling a function

I am trying to minimize the active window from a button.  Although
javascript will not minimize the window, there is a workaround.  The
following code moves the current window off screen.

<script language="javascript">
show=1
function minimize(){
  moveBy(2000,2000)
  show=0
}
function reshow(){
  if(show==0){
    moveBy(-2000,-2000)
    show=1
  }
}
</script>

I plan to add the code onfocus=reshow() to the body tag.  When the focus
is passed back to the window, the code in the body tag will return the
screen to it's original location.

I also need to add code so the button calls the function:  minimize().
I need help here.  How can I call this function in Xerte?

Jim

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