[Xerte] Re: Customizing XOT Projects

[Pat Lockley]

one rlt rules them all

On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Dave Burnett <d_b_burnett at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Is the .rlt a single instance or does it get copied over to the new project?
> Can it get overwritten?
> IOW, would we need to change it once in the prototype, so to speak, or best
> change each new project instance?
>
>> 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
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
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>> >> >> > 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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