eclass-users

Re: [Eclass-users] Problems and a comment/suggestion

[BJ C. <ca...@tu...>]

Hi Kevino,

Regarding problem #2 from yesterday:

>>>Not sure why this happens, but when I used a flash file for a video =
in the page editor, the audio portion does not play. I opened it in IE, =
and it works fine. Also, the size is quite small, anyway to adjust =
that?<<<

The sound problem seems to be a problem with Flash files created with =
PresenterPro, I just inserted another Flash file created with another =
program and the sound works fine.

For the sizing issue, In the source code, I fixed the first and last =
param of the Flash object code to include the size.
width=3D" 320 " Height=3D" 240 " and removed scale=3D"exactfit" from the =
last.  It seems to be adjustable.

However #3 and #4 are still an issue when viewing presentations with the =
server. This is very odd as they are just links to the flash/ppt files.


Regarding problem #5 from yesterday,=20
>>>The search function isn't searching the section text, only titles of =
the pages. <<<
This problem is intermittent. I think it has something to do with =
switching back and forth between Greenstone and Swish-e Search. However, =
I have not been able to replicate the problem. I just published to both =
and then published using Swish-e and the search worked fine, the text is =
found. I will explore a bit more with republishing the troubled Eclass =
and send you another note.

BJ

William 'BJ' Cameron
Payson Center
Tulane University
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: BJ Cameron=20
  To: Kevin Ollivier=20
  Cc: ecl...@li... ; Bill Bertrand ; =
Hju...@cs...=20
  Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 3:22 PM
  Subject: Re: [Eclass-users] Problems and a comment/suggestion


  Hi Kevin,

  Problems
    1.. Eclass is having problems with hotwords. When a new EClass is =
created it automatically creates the Files directory. However when you =
want to hotword link a word to a file in this directory the path is to =
File, even though you selected the file from the Files directory. =
Obviously, it then can't find the page. FYI, the swishe.conf also points =
to the File directory.

    2.. Not sure why this happens, but when I used a flash file for a =
video in the page editor, the audio portion does not play. I opened it =
in IE, and it works fine. Also, the size is quite small, anyway to =
adjust that?

    3.. I used the same Flash file and I put it into the "Present" =
directory and used it as a Presentation. It worked great in the EClass =
IE window, but when I tried to view it using the server, I get "goobly =
gook". If I view it without the server it runs fine.=20
    4.. The same exact thing happens if you use a PPT with the server.

    5.. The search function isn't searching the section text, only =
titles of the pages. =20

  Comment/suggestion:
    1.. Is there any way, other than editing the publication file, to =
get an image into the quiz page? Not all questions are best asked using =
only words. For example you may need a supply/demand curve.

  Thanks,

  BJ


  William 'BJ' Cameron
  Payson Center
  Tulane University

Re: [Eclass-users] Problems and a comment/suggestion

[Kevin O. <ke...@tu...>]

Hi BJ and all,

I think a vast majority of these issues are now resolved, so I've=20
posted a new release online at:

http://www.eclass.net/Downloads/eclass-builder2.5b4.exe

Read below for responses to BJ's questions.

On Apr 6, 2004, at 6:41 AM, BJ Cameron wrote:

> Hi Kevino,
> =A0
> Regarding=A0problem #2 from yesterday:
> =A0
> >>>Not sure why this happens, but when=A0I=A0used=A0a flash file=A0for =
a video=20
> in the=A0page editor,=A0the audio portion does not play. I opened it =
in=20
> IE, and it works fine.=A0Also, the size is quite small, anyway =
to=A0adjust=20
> that?<<<
> =A0
> The sound problem seems to be a problem with Flash files created with=20=

> PresenterPro, I just inserted another Flash file created with another=20=

> program and the sound works fine.
> =A0
> For the sizing issue, In the source code, I fixed the first and last=20=

> param of the Flash object code to include the size.
> width=3D" 320 " Height=3D" 240 "  and removed scale=3D"exactfit" from =
the=20
> last.=A0 It seems to be adjustable.

Yes, Flash has no intelligent way to automatically detect the size of=20
the SWF file, and unfortunately, neither does EClass. Eventually I can=20=

add a little dialog asking you what size you want for your Flash=20
presentation, but that will be somewhat tricky to do without=20
complicating the interface.

> =A0
> However #3 and #4 are still an issue when viewing presentations with=20=

> the server. This is very odd as they are just links to the flash/ppt=20=

> files.

This is fixed. I'm actually really surprised that IE exhibited this=20
problem, as it means they are now respecting the Content-Type (MIME=20
Type) rather than just using the file extension to determine how to=20
open the file! I never thought IE would do this.

Anyways, it was a bug in Karrigell itself, and was an easy fix.

> =A0
> Regarding problem #5 from yesterday,
>  >>>The search function isn't searching the=A0section text, only =
titles=20
> of the pages.=A0<<<
> This problem is intermittent. I think it has something to do with=20
> switching back and forth between Greenstone and Swish-e Search.=20
> However, I have not been able to replicate the problem. I just=20
> published to both and then published using Swish-e and=A0the=20
> search=A0worked fine, the text is found. I will explore a bit more =
with=20
> republishing the troubled Eclass and send you another note.

OK, let me know if you see this problem again.
=A0
> Comment/suggestion:
> 	1.  	Is there any way, other than editing the publication =
file, to=20
> get an image into the=A0quiz page? Not all questions are best asked=20
> using only words. For example you may need a supply/demand curve.

Not yet, but I do plan on beefing up the Quiz module in the not so=20
distant future.

Thanks,

Kevin