[Xerte] Re: Xerte 2.17 Glossary / relative links / css classes

[Alistair McNaught]

I can answer point 2 - you can upload pdfs etc via the media tab in the properties panel for a Xerte LO - the media tab gives you the url that you can add via hyperlink navigator page or (less accessibly) via right click hyperlink in any text field. I've done this successfully on several LOs.

Key steps below: BTW sometimes a file you upload doesn't show in the media list but the url can be worked out from the other files.

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From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Panke, Stefanie
Sent: 20 March 2012 14:57
To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
Subject: [Xerte] Xerte 2.17 Glossary / relative links / css classes

Hello!
I have - yet again - a few questions.

1. Glossary
I think I found a bug of sorts while using the Xerte 2.17 glossary: When using terms with brackets or apostrophes, the term stops working as a hotspot - probably because it interferes with  the scripting syntax, e.g., "Home Owners' Association (HOA)". Is there a workaround for this?
2. Relative Links
Relative hyperlinks do not work in Xerte, do they? I have additional reading material in PDF format to include in my course material. My initial idea was to create a local directory and
3. CSS classes
Connected to the PDF material, I would like to use link classes in my additional CSS stylesheet. In the learning  object, I have enabled the stylesheet and it work fine for defining the link color for external hyperlinks. Now, I would like to go a step further and add icons for links to PDF documents - ideally by parsing the file extension or otherwise by using a fake CSS class. Both approaches don't seem to work. Has anyone tried this before? Is there a structural reason for this not to work?

I am attempting something like this:

In stylesheet (my_style.css):
a.pdf {
padding-right: 18px;
background:url(pdf_icon.gif) no-repeat center right;
}

In Xerte file:
<a href="" class="pdf"> </a>

It should place a pdf icon after the hyperlink.

4. I have started to work on a brief "Getting started with Xerte 2.17" guide, that pretty much mirrors my learning curve over the past few weeks. Here's my preliminary structure - feedback welcome:

1. Which Xerte is right for me?

2. Basic Set-up for the Learning Object
- Set the stage size
- Include a logo
- Make external hyperlinks visible
- Allow copy and paste
- Include Print button
- position / make permanent
- print script
- Include Help

3. Troubleshoots & Testing
- Xerte Mailinglist & Wiki
- Adjust Flash Player settings for accurate preview
- Test layout in different text sizes!

4. Functionality within pages
- Add text and images
- Position text and images
- Add scrollbar (important for resizing text!)
- Add Nested Pages
- Add interactive elements
- Install Page Wizards
- Use wizard templates
Create the folder before using the wizard, one folder per page
- Adjust wizard templates (information on specific templates)
Image Viewer: Add additional text fields, adjust image size

5. Hyperlinks & Navigation
- Add internal links
- Add external links
- in scripts
- in plain text
- Add Glossary
- Add Chapter overview (if you publish a complex, long learning object, you might want to produce one Xerte per chapter and create and introductory screen displaying the whole structure)

6. Publish Xerte

Best,
Stefanie



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