[Xerte] Re: [XOT] Inserting special character

Tue Jan 15 08:00:25 GMT 2013

I worked with a tutor with another tool (but principle is the same), and we created equations using equation editor , saved them as an image. I then entered this with the alt text where I actually typed out what I wanted to be read out (e.g. I would type "E equals M see squared") this took a lot of trial and error to get right but it did work, and the blind student we were catering for thought it was wonderful, as he had never had anything before.

Dave Foord
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On 15 Jan 2013, at 07:28, Alistair McNaught <Alistair.McNaught at HEAcademy.ac.uk> wrote:

> You are right – the current LaTeX support uses the LaTeX input and creates an image which is ok for many learners but not for screenreader users.
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> I don’t know the answer to this so it’s really a question to Julian - would the html5 output on Toolkits 1.9 offer better options – for example having plain text Latex embedded in html - or is it the Flash editor that creates the limitations rather than the Flash compiler?
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> Alistair
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Augusto Terada
> Sent: 14 January 2013 23:40
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: [XOT] Inserting special character
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> I tried Latex and it worked, but one of the requisites of the LO i'm doing is that it's fully accessible. I tested it and it doesn't seem to be, it creates an image...
> Dave said something about the text area type and I was wondering: Do you think it's possible to create a model based on slideshow and change the type of the text area?
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> I'm using XOT 1.8
> and i'm trying to display texts like: n < 20
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> 2013/1/14 Ron Mitchell <ronm at mitchellmedia.co.uk>
> What version of xot are you using?
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> Give us an example of what you are trying to display?
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Augusto Terada
> Sent: 14 January 2013 00:49
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: [XOT] Inserting special character
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> I'm using Xerte Online Toolkit and I'm using the slideshow template
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> 2013/1/13 Dave Burnett <d_b_burnett at hotmail.com>
> Hmm.
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> In Xerte desktop if I put 
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> 1 < 2
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> it appears correctly.
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> Where exactly are you entering the text?
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> Dave
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> Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:20:58 -0200
> From: amterada at gmail.com
> To: xerte at lists.nottingham.ac.uk
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: [XOT] Inserting special character
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> Yes, it is, but it recognizes it as a function tag and the rest of the text disappears.
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> 2013/1/11 Pat Lockley <patrick.lockley at googlemail.com>
> i think its < > isn't it?
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> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:41 PM, Augusto Terada <amterada at gmail.com> wrote:
> It recognizes it as a function tag for bold(<b>), italic(<i>) and others, for example.
> If I put: 1 < 2
> It appears: 1
> It misses all the text after the symbol.
> I don't know how to do this because i'm using Xerte Online Toolkits
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> 2013/1/11 Paul Swanson <Paul.Swanson at harlandfs.com>
> I’ve never used the slideshow page (I’ve only used Desktop Xerte). What happens if you just try <?
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> Another thing that might work is to create a variable in a script icon, then embedding that variable in the text icon:
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> script icon:
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> lessThan = “<”;
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> text icon:
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> {“if (1 “ + lessThan + “ 2) echo ‘The universe is in order’; “}
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> Using curly braces in a text icon makes it an expression.
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> Paul Swanson
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Augusto Terada
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 2:02 PM
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> Subject: [Xerte] Re: [XOT] Inserting special character
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> I realized that in Plain Text page inserting the ASCII code works, but I'm writing it in a Slideshow page
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> 2013/1/11 Augusto Terada <amterada at gmail.com>
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> I
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> 2013/1/11 Augusto Terada <amterada at gmail.com>
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> Yes
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> 2013/1/11 Paul Swanson <Paul.Swanson at harlandfs.com>
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> Are you using < ?
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> Paul Swanson
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> Internal Business Intelligence
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> Harland Financial Solutions
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> Paul.Swanson at harlandfs.com
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> From: xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Augusto Terada
> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 1:47 PM
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> Subject: [Xerte] [XOT] Inserting special character
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> Hi,
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> I'm describing an equation and I'm having some trouble when trying use the symbol < as an text, not a tag.
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> I already used the ASCII code but still not working.
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> Does anyone have a clue?
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> Thanks!
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