[Xerte] Re: Problem with dragDropLabel (Interactivity page)

[Kemp Johnathan]

Further to my earlier posting take a look at the attached document.

Kind regards

Johnathan

On 22 April 2013 19:41, Kemp Johnathan <johnathan.kemp at ntlworld.com> wrote:

> OK I think you will find this is the problem.
>
> With version 2.18 the individual page templates were introduced, as part
> of the official release and replacing the "page wizards" which had been
> provided as a separate additional download.
>
> However these individual page templates are not intended to be used in a
> project in desktop Xerte that has been created by doing "File / New".
>
> If instead of creating a new project by doing "file / new" you create your
> project by doing "Pages / Create new Page Project" then the project created
> will contain additional code to provide support for the individual page
> templates. Amongst other things it sets a flag to ensure that the code in
> the page's model file looks in the right place for the xml data. The
> problems you are experiencing are in part due to the model files not
> locating the xml data.
>
> Your project has a mix of pages you have created yourself and pages that
> use the individual page templates. Once you have been able to create a
> "Page Project" and have proven to yourself that the page template works you
> should be able to duplicate the pages you created yourself in the new "Page
> Project".
>
> I am sorry for the difficulty you are experiencing. This issue is known.I
> thought that the latest release of Xerte only offered the individual page
> templates if you had created a "page project". I could be wrong in this.
> What is needed is a tidying up of the menu system so that "File / New"
> offers options to create a standard Xerte project, a Pages Project or a XOT
> style project (formerly known as page templates). At present the
> development focus is on getting the next release of XOt with the the html5
> pages completed.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Johnathan
>
>
> On 22 April 2013 19:18, Suhaila Haji Mohd Hussin <
> bell_beauty12 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm using Xerte version 2.18
>>
>> The project I'm having has contained a lot already but I also tested on a
>> new project and also giving the same result (no d/d display).
>>
>> I created a new project. Drag text icon and typed some random text. Next
>> I go to File > Publish to test it on web server. Then I wanted to create
>> dragDropLabel to I go to Pages > Interactivity > Drag and Drop Labelling
>> and dialog box asks 'Open wizard' and I clicked 'Yes' then I entered
>> details in Page Title, Text, upload the graphic from media folder, align
>> text Left,  enter some details in Image ToolTip then I clicked New Hotspot
>> and enter the required details as normal and edit image for highlighting
>> some area of the graphic.
>>
>> Suhaila
>> ------------------------------
>> From: d_b_burnett at hotmail.com
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:06:49 -0400
>>
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Problem with dragDropLabel (Interactivity page)
>>
>> Do you know what version of Xerte you are using?
>> Can you give me the exact sequence of steps you take to create the
>> project and add the d/d
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: bell_beauty12 at hotmail.com
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 06:01:16 +1200
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Problem with dragDropLabel (Interactivity page)
>>
>> Oh I see.
>>
>> So for now there's nothing I can do with it then? Or do you have a
>> suggestion?
>>
>> Suhaila
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: d_b_burnett at hotmail.com
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:56:24 -0400
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Problem with dragDropLabel (Interactivity page)
>>
>> OK, the fact that I have template.xml and you have draganddrop.xml means
>> we're working with different versions or a different set of templates.
>> That introduces some variables that will make it real difficult to
>> troubleshoot.
>>
>>  When I substitute
>>
>> <dragDropLabel linkID="PG1366649139626" name="Test yourself" text="Match
>> the code with every pseudo code line" url="FileLocation + 'media/1.JPG'"
>> align="Left" highlightColour="0xFFFF00" showHighlight="true" tip="Code for
>> Individual Initialization" tryAgainTxt="Try again">
>>  <hotspot name="Randomize product" text="Generate product randomly"
>> x="59.4763636363636" y="256.887272727273" w="315.098181818182"
>> h="50.6181818181818" />
>>  </dragDropLabel>
>>
>> into my template.xml file, it works as expected in Play, though Preview
>> produces nothing, not even a window.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: bell_beauty12 at hotmail.com
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:16:48 +1200
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Problem with dragDropLabel (Interactivity page)
>>
>> Yes that's correct. Just left or right in the drop down.
>> I attached the graphic x: coded and y: 30
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> From: d_b_burnett at hotmail.com
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:12:35 -0400
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Problem with dragDropLabel (Interactivity page)
>>
>> I think the wizard just gives you left or right in the drop down.
>>
>>
>> From: Paul.Swanson at harlandfs.com
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:06:52 +0000
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Problem with dragDropLabel (Interactivity page)
>>
>>  Could it be positioned off-screen? What are the X and Y properties of
>> the graphic in Xerte?
>>
>>
>>
>> *Paul Swanson*
>>
>> Internal Business Systems Analyst
>>
>> Internal Business Intelligence
>>
>> Harland Financial Solutions
>>
>> (800) 274-7280 Ext. 2462
>>
>> Paul.Swanson at harlandfs.com
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:
>> xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] *On Behalf Of *Suhaila Haji Mohd
>> Hussin
>> *Sent:* Monday, April 22, 2013 9:56 AM
>> *To:* Xerte discussion list
>> *Subject:* [Xerte] Re: Problem with dragDropLabel (Interactivity page)
>>
>>
>>
>> There's no template.xml in my project root. Did you mean my publised work
>> which is index.html or the xml files that are in the languages folder (I
>> attached them)? I also attached the graphic from the media folder.
>>
>>
>>
>> Suhaila
>>  ------------------------------
>>
>> From: d_b_burnett at hotmail.com
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:42:12 -0400
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Problem with dragDropLabel (Interactivity page)
>>
>> Can you send me the template.xml file from the project root and the
>> graphic from the media folder?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>>
>> From: bell_beauty12 at hotmail.com
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 04:30:01 +1200
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Problem with dragDropLabel (Interactivity page)
>>
>> Yes. I pressed the play button also didn't work.
>>
>> The image parameter is 'FileLocation + 'media/1.JPG' - you may refer to
>> the attached image
>>
>>
>>
>> Suhaila
>>  ------------------------------
>>
>> From: d_b_burnett at hotmail.com
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:26:14 -0400
>> Subject: [Xerte] Re: Problem with dragDropLabel (Interactivity page)
>>
>> Also could you show us the string in the Image: parameter
>>
>>
>>  ------------------------------
>>
>> From: bell_beauty12 at hotmail.com
>> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
>> Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:57:17 +1200
>> Subject: [Xerte] Problem with dragDropLabel (Interactivity page)
>>
>> Hello.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm trying to create drag and drop page via the wizard page from
>> interactivity pages.
>>
>>
>>
>> The problem is that there's no display on preview.
>>
>>
>>
>> Please help,
>>
>> Suhaila
>>
>>
>>
>>
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