[Xerte] Re: Customizing XOT Projects

Thu Nov 17 13:23:30 GMT 2011

OK, so those .rlt's are what would need to be tackled.
<IFC name="interface" title="something snappy" visuals="0">
Then below that in <FW_ENT add/place the background and controls you want.
You could build it in desktop and then transfer the code into the .rlt.

> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:18:22 +0000
> From: patrick.lockley at googlemail.com
> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Customizing XOT Projects
> 
> the rlt from the relevant folder
> 
> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 1:16 PM, Dave Burnett <d_b_burnett at hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > If I publish desktop the launch .htm ends up with the actual name of the
> > .rlo I'm publishing and that .rlo contains the IFC and entryframe components
> > (controls).
> > What does the preview/publish sequence load in XOT? An .rlo or an .rlt?
> > I'm suspecting an rlt, like Nottingham.rlt
> > ?
> >
> >> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:04:24 +0000
> >> From: patrick.lockley at googlemail.com
> >> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Customizing XOT Projects
> >>
> >> you might need to give me more detail, it loads the engine and then I
> >> give it some parameters (no different to desktop templates)
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 1:01 PM, Dave Burnett <d_b_burnett at hotmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Pat, what's the XOT load sequence?
> >> > e.g. what does the engine initially pick up and then what does that
> >> > invoke?
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 12:48:04 +0000
> >> >> From: patrick.lockley at googlemail.com
> >> >> To: xt4mhz at yahoo.com; xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >> >> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Customizing XOT Projects
> >> >>
> >> >> I think you can alter the interface in the xwd file in modules/xerte (i
> >> >> think)
> >> >>
> >> >> 2011/11/17 José Gregorio Díaz Unda <xt4mhz at yahoo.com>:
> >> >> > Hi Andy.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > We were looking for a "guide" or something on the Internet but
> >> >> > without
> >> >> > luck.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Ron Mitchell has in his webpages some examples about customizations
> >> >> > over
> >> >> > XOT LO look, but none of them change the look too much, so probably
> >> >> > its not
> >> >> > an easy task.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Yesterday, we downloaded the latest code from the google code svn of
> >> >> > xerte and xot. We're not sure what version is.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Anyway, the plan is:
> >> >> >
> >> >> > 1. Install xot from xerteonlinetoolkits svn folder..
> >> >> > 2. Open with Adobe Flash the "XMLEngine.fla" file from "xerte" svn
> >> >> > folder.
> >> >> > 3. Publish from Adobe Flash the "XMLEngine.fla" file to
> >> >> > "XMLEngine.swf".
> >> >> > 4. Replace "XMLEngine.swf" in xerteonlinetoolkits for the new one.
> >> >> > 5. Test if XOT works.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Lets see what happen.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > By the other hand, I think its important to document an example of
> >> >> > customization.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > If we succeed, we will publish it on Internet.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Take care.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > José.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Enviado desde mi dispositivo movil BlackBerry® de Digitel.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> >> > From: "Davidson, Andrew" <Andrew.Davidson at warwick.ac.uk>
> >> >> > Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:37:08
> >> >> > To: Jose Diaz<xt4mhz at yahoo.com>; Xerte discussion
> >> >> > list<xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>
> >> >> > Subject: RE: [Xerte] Customizing XOT Projects
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hi Jose - did you get anywhere with how to change the 'skin'? This is
> >> >> > where I need to go and so any hints would be welcome.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Best
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Andy
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> >> > From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> >> >> > [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Jose Diaz
> >> >> > Sent: 17 November 2011 01:36
> >> >> > To: XERTE XERTE
> >> >> > Subject: [Xerte] Customizing XOT Projects
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Hi everyone and thanks in advance.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > We're trying to customize "the look" of scorm packages built from
> >> >> > XOT.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > We want to change how learning objects are shown: change logo, move
> >> >> > buttons (forward, backward, etc.) to the bottom of the screen, hide
> >> >> > all
> >> >> > dropdown lists at the bottom of the screen, etc.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > We're take a look to "XMLEngine.fla" file, but we're not sure if
> >> >> > we're
> >> >> > in the right path. When we open the "XMLEngine.fla" with Adobe Flash,
> >> >> > it
> >> >> > shows a grayed rectangle with a lot of code. We just want to "drag
> >> >> > and drop"
> >> >> > elements of the screen to new positions.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Attached to this message, we send an image of an example how much we
> >> >> > want to change the "skin" of the learning objects.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Any "step-by-step" guide to change this "look"?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > After changing the "look", we want to translate to spanish the XOT
> >> >> > ...
> >> >> > but this is another history.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks a lot again.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > José.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --
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