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

[Kemp Johnathan]

This all sounds really promising. You might want to hold fire on section 4
for a few more weeks,

Page Wizards are now legacy items, as the next version of Xerte will
include the ability to create a project which includes individual Page
Templates (effectively an improved implementation of Page Wizards). The
folder will be created automatically for you when you create a new page
based on an Individual Page Template.

There will also be available seven new connector pages which will allow
authors to design non-linear projects. I will be working on some supporting
documentation for these over the next few days.

Kind regards

Johnathan

On 20 March 2012 14:57, Panke, Stefanie <panke at sog.unc.edu> wrote:

>  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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