[Xerte] Re: Projects make in Xerte

Fri Dec 16 09:53:49 GMT 2011

Thanks for this Tom - it will be really useful and I look forward to full Maths functionality again in 2012!

Alistair

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Tom Reijnders
Sent: 16 December 2011 09:48
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Subject: [Xerte] Re: Projects make in Xerte

That's ok.. It gives you(us) more control...
i.e. we can influence the settings for dpi etc....

Op 16-12-2011 10:26, Julian Tenney schreef:
> That's great thanks. I'm finished up for christmas now, will test in the new year.
>
> ________________________________________
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Tom Reijnders [reijnders at tor.nl]
> Sent: 15 December 2011 22:50
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Projects make in Xerte
>
> Julian,
>
> You can use http://xerte.tor.nl/cgi-bin/mathtex.cgi
>
>
> Op 13-12-2011 12:44, Julian Tenney schreef:
>> Yeah, we got close, but I'm suffering from some familiar frustrations...
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat Lockley
>> Sent: 13 December 2011 11:41
>> To: Xerte discussion list
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Projects make in Xerte
>>
>> When I left it, it was because there wasn't a dvi to jpeg command on
>> the server. If there was that app, then it was doable.
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 11:37 AM, Julian Tenney
>> <Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk>   wrote:
>>> Touchstone does something with fonts to do equations etc, so that won't work for the flash player.
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Tom Reijnders
>>> Sent: 12 December 2011 18:43
>>> To: Xerte discussion list
>>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Projects make in Xerte
>>>
>>> Yes, but what about existing LO's then?
>>>
>>> You would need latex (for the fonts) and dvipng on the server. The
>>> server has to be a *nix flavour, or you have to port the mathtex code to
>>> Windows.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>> Op 12-12-2011 19:28, Pat Lockley schreef:
>>>> The Nottingham server has GD now, I'd be surprised if there isn't a
>>>> PHP class to do it - touchstone?
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 6:19 PM, Tom Reijnders<reijnders at tor.nl>     wrote:
>>>>> Julian,
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, I can accomodate this. Looking in the best way to do this. Will keep
>>>>> you informed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>> Op 12-12-2011 11:07, Julian Tenney schreef:
>>>>>
>>>>> Dah. The script is still there, but under
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.forkosh.com/mathtex.cgi
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> instead of
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.forkosh.dreamhost.com/mathtex.cgi
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I've changed it in the engine attached. However, it would be good if we
>>>>> could get a more reliable solution going. I have been chasing it up here for
>>>>> a year or more, and haven't got anywhere, so if someone runs a web server
>>>>> and can install mathtex on it, that might be easier.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> J
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
>>>>> Sent: 09 December 2011 14:05
>>>>> To: 'Xerte discussion list'
>>>>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Projects make in Xerte
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> There normally is but I think there may be something wrong because my
>>>>> examples and tests aren't working anymore and neither is the Nottingham
>>>>> example http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits/play_595
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Julian - any ideas?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>>>>> [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Shirley Crawford
>>>>> Sent: 09 December 2011 13:07
>>>>> To: Xerte discussion list
>>>>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Projects make in Xerte
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Is it possible to insert maths equations in Xerte, I want to display
>>>>> something similar to below but the 30cm2 displays as 30cm2
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We work out the area of the grey rectangle by multiplying 3 by 10 which = 30
>>>>> cm this is written as 30cm2 or 30 cm Squared
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>
>>>>> Shirley
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Shirley Crawford
>>>>> E-Learning Teaching Mentor
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