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

[Pat Lockley]

added a folder loop in to export.php?

On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Julian Tenney
<Julian.Tenney at nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
> I did that in the new code. If you've got old code it won't be doing it, obviously. But the code in the svn does export languages.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Pat Lockley
> Sent: 20 January 2012 11:30
> To: Xerte discussion list
> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Formulae and Latex - idiot's guide?
>
> *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....
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. It's Tom Reijnders who's now hosting the latex code
>>
>>
>>
>> 2. When updating XOT installations it may not be just the xmlengine.swf that
>> needs updating and not just in one place either...
>>
>>
>>
>> I have some answers and some questions:
>>
>>
>>
>> XMLEngine.swf and MainPreloader.swf need to go in the root and
>> modules/xerte/scorm/
>>
>> 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)
>>
>>
>>
>> However having put all this in place on the itq install that Alistair is
>> using:
>>
>>
>>
>> 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)
>>
>> The latex isn't displaying in the exported lo
>>
>>
>>
>> Does there need to be a second languages folder somewhere or updated export
>> code?
>>
>> Likewise other files to enable latex to work offline?
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Formulae and Latex - idiot's guide?
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Alistair.
>>
>>
>>
>> The issue is that the original host for the latex functionality has ceased
>> to exist.
>>
>> Ron is now hosting that function.
>>
>>
>>
>> The pointer to the original site was hardcoded in the engine, XMLEngine.swf.
>>
>> That is what need to be updated with a version that points to the correct
>> source.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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).
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
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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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 1) Now it works fine on the server BUT
>>
>> 2) Local version after download doesn't work - doesn't render any latex but
>> leaves blank spaces.
>>
>>
>>
>> Is that the export function that needs tweaking or something different?
>>
>>
>>
>> A
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>>
>>
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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?
>>
>>
>>
>> Alistair
>>
>> I was updating the itq installation as your message came in - try again I
>> think you'll find it works now?
>>
>>
>>
>> However could you try exporting that and viewing locally and answer the
>> following:
>>
>>
>>
>> 1. Does it still display the latex when viewed locally?
>>
>> 2. If it displays is it ok or is it jumbled in any way e.g. spacing between
>> lines not quite right?
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Ron
>>
>>
>>
>> BTW sandpit not yet updated - need to contact David about something.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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?
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> A
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