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

[Pat Lockley]

*mumbles about no one telling me the language folder was a requisite
for exports to work*

On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk> wrote:
> A few points of clarification....
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> 1. It's Tom Reijnders who's now hosting the latex code
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> 2. When updating XOT installations it may not be just the xmlengine.swf that
> needs updating and not just in one place either...
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> I have some answers and some questions:
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> XMLEngine.swf and MainPreloader.swf need to go in the root and
> modules/xerte/scorm/
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> the languages folder needs to be in the root along with it's contents (this
> is not for latex but to avoid having undefined showing in the interface
> menus)
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> However having put all this in place on the itq install that Alistair is
> using:
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> The languages folder isn't being exported and so the LO doesn't finish
> loading (adding the languages folder to the exported folder fixes that)
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> The latex isn't displaying in the exported lo
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> Does there need to be a second languages folder somewhere or updated export
> code?
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> Likewise other files to enable latex to work offline?
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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 Dave Burnett
> Sent: 20 January 2012 11:05
> To: Xerte list
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Formulae and Latex - idiot's guide?
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> Hi Alistair.
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> The issue is that the original host for the latex functionality has ceased
> to exist.
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> Ron is now hosting that function.
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> The pointer to the original site was hardcoded in the engine, XMLEngine.swf.
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> That is what need to be updated with a version that points to the correct
> source.
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> Check to see if all the XMLEngine.swf files on your local machine match the
> latest one (the one on the server it looks like).
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> Cheers,
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> Dave
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> ________________________________
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> From: Alistair.McNaught at HEAcademy.ac.uk
> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:54:41 +0000
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Formulae and Latex - idiot's guide?
>
> Hi Ron
>
> 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] 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
>
> 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
>
> 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] 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
>
> 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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> A
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