[Xerte] Re: Hyperlinks in Xerte 1.17

[Kemp Johnathan]

With respect to the connector pages

   1. The connector pages when working in the desktop i.e. not XOT or a
   pageTemplates project, have access to the list of pages in the project -
   this does not include pages embedded in a framework, the framework page is
   seen as a single page effectively the first page of the framework. It is
   possible to use a connector page to take the user to a page that uses a
   framework but they will be taken to the first page of the framework. Also a
   connector page can be used inside a framework, but not to navigate inside
   the framework. So for example the third page of a framework could be a
   connector page that took the learner to a new destination page outside of
   the framework.
   2. Now that the menu connector has been modified to accept a list of
   page IDs it will be possible to provide at the start of the project ( but
   not as the first page in a desktop project, as the list of pages is not
   built by xerte until after the first page has loaded ) a menu that lists
   just the first page of each chapter or section in a project. If you want to
   then each first page in a chapter could then be a menu of the pages in that
   chapter. By ending your chapter with a redirector connector page you could
   then take the user back to the start menu that listed all the chapter /
   section start pages. If I have understood your requirements correctly this
   would give you close to what you want.
   3. At present the menu connector page does not support the listing of
   multi tier menus or any additional graphic elements such as an optional
   image.

Kind regards

Johnathan

On 1 April 2012 21:57, KnowledgeWare <knowledgeware at kccsoft.com> wrote:

> I’m following this thread and trying to visualize how the connector pages
> might work.
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> I’ve been using a menu like the image below from my AW days and reluctant
> to let it go. ‘Parts’ (chapters?) are listed on the left, and when clicked
> on, ‘Modules’ (basically groupings of pages) appear in a sub menu on the
> right. I’m reading your posts Stephanie and wondering if you are doing
> something similar to this?
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> Since this is the desktop version I can build separate frameworks for each
> part and jump there. In toolkits however, with a linear flow, I can’t do
> that. Is there a way with the connector pages to duplicate the type of
> navigation above – parts/modules – where module 2 jumps to let’s say page 5
> – 10 then returns to the main menu, module 3 jumps to page 11-15 then back
> to the main menu, etc? So…we have a great big linear toolkits presentation
> but the menu breaks it into parts/modules ‘learning chunks’. Is that
> possible?
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> Also - once the user ‘returns’ to the main menu, is there a way to mark
> (color change, checkmark etc.) which menu choice has been completed?
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> Thanks
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> RonM2
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> Further to my earlier email regarding the Menu Connector page. I have now
> added the facility to supply the page with a list of pageIDs that you want
> listed in the menu. That way you could have a project set up as follows
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> Title page
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> Main menu - listing pages Introduction, Chapter 1 menu, Chapter 2 menu,
> Chapter 3 menu etc.
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> Introduction
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> Chapter 1 menu - listing all the pages in chapter 1
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> Pages 1 - n of chapter 1
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> Chapter 2 menu - listing all the pages in chapter 2
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> Pages 1 - n of chapter 2
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> Chapter 3 menu
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> etc.
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> That should cover pretty much any project structure.
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> Kind regards
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> Johnathan
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