[Xerte] Re: Formulae and Latex - idiot's guide?

[Pat Lockley]

languages thingie?

On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:12 AM, Alistair McNaught <
Alistair.McNaught at heacademy.ac.uk> wrote:

>  Server based version still fine but local version now hangs on loading
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> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Ron Mitchell
> *Sent:* 20 January 2012 11:06
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> *To:* 'Xerte discussion list'
> *Subject:* [Xerte] Re: Formulae and Latex - idiot's guide?
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> Hi Alistair
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> ok try exporting again and reporting back re the same questions.
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> Cheers
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> Ron
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> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Alistair McNaught
> *Sent:* 20 January 2012 10:55
> *To:* Xerte discussion list
> *Subject:* [Xerte] Re: Formulae and Latex - idiot's guide?
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> Hi Ron
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> Many thanks for speedy response.
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> 1) Now it works fine on the server BUT
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> 2) Local version after download doesn’t work – doesn’t render any latex
> but leaves blank spaces.
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> Is that the export function that needs tweaking or something different?
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> A
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> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [
> mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>]
> *On Behalf Of *Ron Mitchell
> *Sent:* 20 January 2012 10:47
> *To:* 'Xerte discussion list'
> *Subject:* [Xerte] Re: Formulae and Latex - idiot's guide?
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> Alistair
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> I was updating the itq installation as your message came in - try again I
> think you'll find it works now?
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> However could you try exporting that and viewing locally and answer the
> following:
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> 1. Does it still display the latex when viewed locally?
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> 2. If it displays is it ok or is it jumbled in any way e.g. spacing
> between lines not quite right?
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> Cheers
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> Ron
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> BTW sandpit not yet updated - need to contact David about something.
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> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [
> mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk<xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk>]
> *On Behalf Of *Alistair McNaught
> *Sent:* 20 January 2012 10:33
> *To:* Xerte discussion list
> *Subject:* [Xerte] Formulae and Latex - idiot's guide?
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> Hi all
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> I previously creates a learning object at
> http://itq.jisctechdis.ac.uk/xerte/play_59 to show teaching staff how to
> create formulae using simple Latex expressions.
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> I know there have been issues with the site that was used to host the
> Latex rendering script and we now have a new solution but I’m not sure how
> to implement the new solution so that my old learning object (above) will
> correctly display the formulae now.
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> I’ve probably missed some important comment in a thread I skimmed too
> quickly but any pointers as to how to ‘redeem’ old formulae rich learning
> objects will be very welcome.
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> Thanks
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