[Xerte] Re: Problem with Xerte online toolkit under xampp

Sun Sep 18 11:21:33 BST 2011

I would reinstall XAMPP (by the sounds of it, it's a logical next
step, especially if it's all browsers).

Once it's reinstalled, give it a try again, then we'll see if the
problem is still around.

On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 10:59 AM, A-P. Lian <andrew.lian at andrewlian.com> wrote:
> Hmmm,,,, I have not knowingly made any changes to xampp - but then I rarely
> use it.
>
> I do run the noscript add-on in Firefox but localhost is permitted and the
> problem also occurs on IE and Chrome.
>
> Maybe it is something to do with Xampp as you say - wonder where...
>
> I am using a fairly old version of xampp (a couple of years) maybe it is
> time to reinstal??? I confess to knowing nothing of xampp. Where would I
> like at session settings? I imagine it is all done in files... which I have
> not touched.
>
>
> Cheers
> Andrew
>
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> Institute of Social Technology
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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
> (Max Planck)
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 16:42, Pat Lockley <patrick.lockley at googlemail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> By literally nothing happens does the firebug console show any activity or
>> a JavaScript error?
>> It will remember old projects as the database will be the same.
>> I don't recognise that code as mine - looks like html5 which XOT wasn't
>> written in.
>> Seems like edit.php isn't returning anything. Makes me wonder if you're
>> xampp has had a modification to it's session settings?
>>
>> On 18 Sep 2011, at 10:24, "A-P. Lian" <andrew.lian at andrewlian.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Patrick,
>>
>> Thanks for your response.
>>
>> In the meantime, I reinstalled xerteonlinetoolkit - all went well
>> apparently.
>>
>> However...
>>
>> (a) I can no longer create a new object. I can click on the Create Project
>> button but literally nothing happens.
>>
>> (b) It still seems to remember some older projects. I can select them and
>> click on Edit. When that happens, a window opens. The window is empty.
>>
>> Firebug shows the following code:
>>
>> <html><head><button hidden="true" id="SEARCH_PREDICT_EVAL"
>> spid="{0.06532440390098204}"></button></head><body></body></html>
>>
>> I could instal this on an outside server but would prefer not to -
>> especially as I do not have LDAP running.
>>
>> All the best
>> Andrew
>>
>>
>> --
>> Professor Dr. Andrew Lian
>> School of English
>> Institute of Social Technology
>> Suranaree University of Technology
>> 111 University Avenue
>> Muang District
>> Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, 30000
>> Emeritus Professor , University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
>> Vice-President of AsiaCALL
>> e-mail: andrew.lian at andrewlian.com; website: http://www.andrewlian.com
>>
>> 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)
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 18, 2011 at 14:45, Pat Lockley
>> <patrick.lockley at googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Is the pop up window empty for all projects. What happens when you create
>>> a new one?
>>> If you open the empty pop up. Can you press f11 and then right click and
>>> select 'view source'. What do you see?
>>>
>>> On 18 Sep 2011, at 04:15, "A-P. Lian" <andrew.lian at andrewlian.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> I am trying to return to Xerte after a couple of years away. I have
>>> decided to try experimenting with the online toolkit which seems like a
>>> better way to go than the Windows application.
>>>
>>> I have installed the online toolkit on my PC under xampp but... although
>>> it seemed to work for a short while, it has now stopped working.
>>>
>>> What this means is that I can create an object from a template or that I
>>> can select a previously-made object. When I click on the Edit button, a
>>> popup window appears with nothing in it. Needless to say, this is not much
>>> use and I have not found a way to deal with it. At some stage in my playing
>>> around with xerte I was also told that I was not authorised to use that
>>> object (or words to that effect). I am not running ldap or anything like
>>> that. As far as I can tell, there is no protection of any kind.
>>>
>>> I would appreciate some help.
>>>
>>> Thank you
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Professor Dr. Andrew Lian
>>> School of English
>>> Institute of Social Technology
>>> Suranaree University of Technology
>>> 111 University Avenue
>>> Muang District
>>> Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, 30000
>>> Emeritus Professor , University of Canberra, Canberra, ACT, Australia
>>> Vice-President of AsiaCALL
>>> e-mail: andrew.lian at andrewlian.com; website: http://www.andrewlian.com
>>>
>>> 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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