[Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

Wed Jun 10 12:23:36 BST 2009

Thanks for your time and help on this, I will have a look into it and hopefully be able to fix the problem. I feel that I may need to understand the template and how it functions a little better so perhaps should 'take it back' a few steps!

Kind Regards 

Gavin Reynolds
Multimedia Content Developer
ILT Development Unit
The College of West Anglia, Isle Campus - B9
Tel: 01945 582561 Ext. 232
greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk <mailto:greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk> 

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Patrick Lockley
Sent: Wed 10/06/2009 11:46
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

Just remember to give me proper attribution on the final piece :)

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Gavin
Reynolds
Sent: 10 June 2009 11:43
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Subject: RE: [Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

Hi

Sorry, didn't pick up on that one! :)

I have tested it with the swf that you provided and it works fine! Would
you mind sending me the fla if you have it so I can test the creation of
a swf from my version of flash?

Kind Regards

Gavin Reynolds
Multimedia Content Developer
ILT Development Unit
The College of West Anglia, Isle Campus - B9
Tel: 01945 582561 Ext. 232
greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk <mailto:greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk>

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Patrick Lockley
Sent: Wed 10/06/2009 11:11
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

Rename it to be a swf :)

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Gavin
Reynolds
Sent: 10 June 2009 11:10
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

Hi

Sorry, the file attachment came through as a text file so I cant do
anything with it, could you resend please?

Kind Regards

Gavin Reynolds
Multimedia Content Developer
ILT Development Unit
The College of West Anglia, Isle Campus - B9
Tel: 01945 582561 Ext. 232
greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk <mailto:greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk>

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Patrick Lockley
Sent: Wed 10/06/2009 11:04
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

Try this one.

Click on the red button.

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Gavin
Reynolds
Sent: 10 June 2009 11:02
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

Hi

Thanks for the advice regarding this. I have tried this again and have
had no joy! I have also tried using another swf and have had the same
results, no interaction at all.

All of these swfs work fine when I don't use a template and just insert
them as basic components but are being treat as a graphic when included
as a flash animation through the use of a template and losing
interaction.

Kind Regards

Gavin Reynolds
Multimedia Content Developer
ILT Development Unit
The College of West Anglia, Isle Campus - B9
Tel: 01945 582561 Ext. 232
greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk <mailto:greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk>

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Patrick Lockley
Sent: Wed 10/06/2009 10:13
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

Hello,

More advice.

In templates, add the flash animation.

At the top look at the optional properties bar, choose Interactivity,
then click add, then set this to be native swf.

I have a basic swf with a button in and it works for me.

Pat

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Gavin
Reynolds
Sent: 10 June 2009 08:20
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

Hi

Sorry for the late reply regarding this.

Yes I am in control of the source code. It has simply been created
through flash. The swf fails right at the first frame where the user
needs to click to continue. The button rollover works but nothing
happens when clicked.

I have embedded it in an Xerte project directly as a component and it
works fine.

I have had a look through the graphic options and nothing is obvious to
me. Even when I remove the rollover tool tip and select to use a native
swf (also removing the control bar) the problem persists.

Kind Regards

Gavin Reynolds
Multimedia Content Developer
ILT Development Unit
The College of West Anglia, Isle Campus - B9
Tel: 01945 582561 Ext. 232
greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk <mailto:greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk>

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Julian Tenney
Sent: Tue 09/06/2009 19:15
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

John can maybe comment on this, but there are options for interactive
flash movies on the graphic options aren't there? I think the textSWF
page places a rollover event on the 'image' (in this case your movie)
that preventsyou interacting with it. There is an optional property I
think to prevent that if required.

Are you in control fof the swf's source code? What sort of swf is it?
How does it fail?

Otherwise try it as a component directly in Xerte and see if you can get
it to work at all? Let's establish that first.

J

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Patrick Lockley
Sent: Tue 09/06/2009 16:56
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

Hello,

Just had to check on the first bit, people often want to add swfs made
from other apps.

We definitely have SWFs working here using the online version, but I've
just tried and it failed.

In theory you could build a new model for the page you want? Look at the
jing and flash paper pages.

Hopefully you'll get a better answer tomorrow (its not really my side of
things).

Pat

-----Original Message-----
From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Gavin
Reynolds
Sent: 09 June 2009 16:09
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

Hi Pat

Yes it means a swf generated from flash with interactions in it rather
than a basic animation.

When I create a resource normally (not using pageTemplates.xtp) I have
the opportunity to add a 'component' which means that the swf is able to
keep its interactions. This option is not available through
pageTemplates.xtp and I would like to know if there is a way to add a
component through the pageTemplates or is there simply something I am
missing...

Kind Regards

Gavin Reynolds
Multimedia Content Developer
ILT Development Unit
The College of West Anglia, Isle Campus - B9
Tel: 01945 582561 Ext. 232
greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk <mailto:greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk>

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of Patrick Lockley
Sent: Tue 09/06/2009 16:02
To: Xerte discussion list
Subject: RE: [Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

Hello,

Does "interactive flash document" mean a flash generated swf - or
something else?

I've just checked online with an interactive swf and it worked ok for
me, but that was out of flash.

Pat

From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
[mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Gavin
Reynolds
Sent: 09 June 2009 15:51
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: [Xerte] Problems Embedding Interactive Flash Animations

Hi All!

I have just started 'playing around' with Xerte and have repurposed some
previously created learning materials. So far everything seems to be
working well and it appears to be a very effective and useful tool!

Here's the problem...I downloaded the pageTemplates.xtp file and have
hit a bit of a wall! I have no problem with creating many different
question types and embedding video/images/text etc. However when I try
to embed an interactive flash document using the template wizard it
takes away any interaction that is included in the animation thus making
it useless!

I have had a look into the code behind this and have looked into the
textSWF.rlm included in the models folder and have noticed that the swf
is being treat as a graphic rather than a component and I feel that this
may be the problem. I have already tried to change this code to use a
component and have so far failed...Does anyone have any ideas of how I
could fix this?

Kind Regards

Gavin Reynolds

Multimedia Content Developer

ILT Development Unit

The College of West Anglia, Isle Campus - B9

Tel: 01945 582561 Ext. 232

greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk <mailto:greynolds at col-westanglia.ac.uk>

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