[Xerte] Re: Hyperlinks in Xerte 1.17

[Kemp Johnathan]

 - Table of contents: Xerte automatically creates a navigation menu.
Currently, there is only a one-level hierarchy possible for the table of
contents menu. - Is this true? I would consider to create on large 150
nodes learning module, if I could structure the navigation menu into
chapter overviews and subpages.

The new Menu Connector page by default lists all the pages in a project.
However it has as optional properties a First Entry Page ID and a Last
Entry Page ID.

If you specify the first entry property then the menu Connector starts its
menu from that page.
If you specify the Last Entry Page ID then the menu ends with the specified
last page.

Thus you can break your learning object up into chapters with each chapter
starting with its own menu page - does that deliver what you want?

- Hyperlinks between Xerte Modules: I cannot find a way to link from one
Xerte learning object to specific pages in another Xerte learning object.
Is this possible? This point critical for me. For my current project, I am
facing an impasse: The material comprises around 150 nodes that are
organized into 8 chapters. My approach was to split the material and
create one Xerte module for each chapter. However, there are
cross-references between the chapters. So for instance module 1 links to
module 3, page 5. This kind of cross-referencing seems like a very valid
thing to have between different learning objects, but I do not know if and
how Xerte can handle this.

I don't know a way of doing this. However it should be possible to include
a pageID value in the url. Whether there is any way that Xerte can access
this? Maybe javascript in the index.htm page that sets a variable in the
embed code for the swf, that it obtains from the url if it has been
specified? Perhaps then a script on the projects entry frame could use it
to look up the page and redirect the learner to the page with that pageID.
This is all theoretical and not something I have tried out. Perhaps others
with more experience in these matters might be able to suggest a better
approach.

Kind regards

Johnathan.

On 30 March 2012 22:19, Panke, Stefanie <panke at sog.unc.edu> wrote:

> Hello!
> I am currently working on understanding / documenting the whole topic of
> hyperlinks in Xerte. Here is what I understood so far:
>
> - Standard external hyperlinks are pretty straightforward HTML (a
> href=""). Their formatting can be manipulated by a CSS stylesheet that is
> referenced in the learning object. This allows you to define the color and
> style for links, otherwise they will appear as plain text. However,
> advanced CSS features (e.g., setting icons for PDF, external links through
> CSS classes) do not work. I also found you do not need the target=blank
> attribute to force a new window ­ is there a reason to have it anyway?
>
> - Relative hyperlinks: To reference resources connected to your Xerte
> project, for example further reading material in PDF format, you may want
> to create a directory parallel to the "media" folder and address it with a
> relative link e.g., <a href="../pdf/story1.pdf"> to address
> my_xerte_project/pdf/story1.pdf. This does not seem to work, though people
> on the listserv said it would - am I doing something wrong?
>
> - Internal hyperlinks within a Xerte learning module: To address a
> specific node, you have to reference the node number, e.g., <a
> href="asfunction:_level0.pageLink,2"> will link to the second page in your
> current Xerte learning object.
>
> - Hyperlinks between Xerte Modules: I cannot find a way to link from one
> Xerte learning object to specific pages in another Xerte learning object.
> Is this possible? This point critical for me. For my current project, I am
> facing an impasse: The material comprises around 150 nodes that are
> organized into 8 chapters. My approach was to split the material and
> create one Xerte module for each chapter. However, there are
> cross-references between the chapters. So for instance module 1 links to
> module 3, page 5. This kind of cross-referencing seems like a very valid
> thing to have between different learning objects, but I do not know if and
> how Xerte can handle this.
>
> - Table of contents: Xerte automatically creates a navigation menu.
> Currently, there is only a one-level hierarchy possible for the table of
> contents menu. - Is this true? I would consider to create on large 150
> nodes learning module, if I could structure the navigation menu into
> chapter overviews and subpages.
>
>
> - Another way to create internal hyperlinks are decision paths, where
> users can continue from one page in different ways. This is currently
> achieved through page wizards "routed pages" and with Xerte 1.18 will be
> achieved through connector pages.
>
>
> - Glossary terms can be used to create pop-up windows with definitions.
> Currently, brackets and apostrophes cannot be part of a glossary term.
> Other options for creating pop-up windows are not possible.(is that true?)
>
>
> Best,
> Stefanie
>
>
>
> --
> Stefanie Panke, PhD
> Instructional Analyst
> School of Government
> The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
> Campus Box 3330, Knapp-Sanders Building
> Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3330
> Tel:  919.962.0592
> Fax: 919.962.2707
>
>
>
>
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