[Xerte] Dragging graphics, media etc.

[A-P. Lian]

Yes precisely - it was a media type issue. Once I used flv/swf files I could
now import through the dropdown menu with no problems - don't know about the
drag and drop though.

Andrew

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 03:23, Julian Tenney <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk
> wrote:

>  That’s it – you need to convert it to flv,
>
>
>
> J
>
>
>
> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *A-P. Lian
> *Sent:* Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:03 PM
> *To:* Xerte discussion list
> *Subject:* Re: [Xerte] Dragging graphics, media etc.
>
>
>
> Hi Julian
>
> Yes I did - and that did not work either. I wonder if I am trying to import
> the wrong media (e.g. mpg).
>
> Thanks
> Andrew
>
>  On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 16:09, Julian Tenney <
> Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> Use import media on the 'File' menu.
>
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk on behalf of A-P. Lian
> *Sent:* Wed 21/04/2010 17:29
> *To:* Xerte discussion list
> *Subject:* [Xerte] Dragging graphics, media etc.
>
> Hello
>
> This is truly a novice question. Please forgive it.
>
> I have just started using Xerte and I am experimenting with audio and
> video. I am experiencing problems with dragging and dropping media into
> Xerte from Windows explorer. When I drag the file to Xerte or Use the Import
> Media function, it never appears anywhere. I have tried dragging to the URL
> in the object properties (of appropriate objects) and it simply does not
> register - and I have tried dragging to every other part of the system as
> far as I can tell.. I must be missing something obvious but cannot seem to
> identify what it is.
>
> Your help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Cheers
> Andrew
>
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> Chair, Dept. of Foreign Languages
> Western Illinois University
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> We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are. (Anaïs Nin)
> The universe is made up of stories, not atoms (Muriel Rukeyser)
>
> When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change
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Professor Dr Andrew Lian
Vice-President of AsiaCALL
Chair, Dept. of Foreign Languages
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL, 61455, USA
e-mail: AP-Lian at wiu.edu; website: http://www.andrewlian.com
Phone: +1 (309) 298-1558; Fax: +1 (309) 298-1060

We don't see things as they are, we see things as we are. (Anaïs Nin)
The universe is made up of stories, not atoms (Muriel Rukeyser)

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change
(Max Planck)
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