[Eclass-users] Re: more bugs

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

Hi Kevino,

With all the new and different builds of 2.5b4, is it possible to
differentiate them some how? A build number in startup or in the help menu?
People may download and install an earlier version and then forget about it.
I am currently testing this on three machines (currently three versions) and
I know I am going to have problems.

My vote is for all checkboxes, since you can't use radio buttons with
Multiple answers. I think consistency for both instructor and student are
necessary in the interface. Also if the instructor places the term "click
all that apply" in the question and only one applies, it gives part of the
answer away for those who know about web programming.

I know this is probably too late for this version, but would it be possible
to get "new" and "edit" for all of the media (image, audio, video) in the
"Page Editor"? I imagine you could setup the editors in the "System
Preferences". It would be really handy, especially when creating new courses
to create pieces as you go. Maybe eventually, we could have a TALM-Toolkit
version, where it would be pre-configured...just an idea.

Off to work on the latest version...

BJ






William 'BJ' Cameron
Payson Center
Tulane University
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin Ollivier" <ke...@tu...>
To: "BJ Cameron" <ca...@tu...>
Cc: <ecl...@li...>; "Bill Bertrand"
<web...@cs...>; <Hju...@cs...>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2004 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: more bugs


> Hi BJ,
>
> On Apr 7, 2004, at 1:51 PM, BJ Cameron wrote:
>
> > Hi Kevino,
> >
> > Bugs:
> > 1.  This is a very silly bug, but...the EClass page editor has a
> > hard time recognizing file extensions with capital letters. For
> > example, it would see and use mod1.htm and could see, but not
> > use mod1.HTM. For some reason this is only text.
>
> Fixed.
>
> > 2.  Another petty bug, on the quiz page, the question boxes change
> > style. For #1 they use radio buttons, for #2 (square) they use check
> > boxes, then back to radio buttons for #3.
> >
> > >>>Later<<<
> > I think I understand why you did this. If there are multiple "Correct"
> > answers, it uses check boxes(#2), if there is only one correct answer
> > it uses radio buttons(#1,#3). I think it is probably best to use check
> > boxes for all, keep it consistent.
>
> I see the problem, but the different styles serve as a cue to the
> student to know whether it's a single or multiple answer question.
> (Although it's true the professor could write "Please select all that
> apply." for each multiple answer question.) I'd like to know what
> others think about this. If the sudden change is confusing to the
> course author, I think the better approach is to add an option
> specifying whether or not the student can select multiple answers for
> each question.
>
> Or, what may be the best solution is for me to document this behavior
> and add a couple screenshots so it doesn't freak anyone else out. ;-)
>
> > 3.  If you preview or publish a course that has not been search
> > enabled, you get this error message:
> > http://payson.tulane.edu/staff/bjcameron/error4.jpg
> > From the errlog.txt:
>
> Fixed.
>
> > 4. When I try searching with Swish-e, I get this error:
> > http://payson.tulane.edu/staff/bjcameron/error5.jpg
> > (Today, I am at the office on WIN XP) Nothing in the Errlog.txt file
> > about this.
>
> Fixed.
>
> > 5. I have not been able to publish to PDF, nothing happens. I have
> > uploaded the errlog.txt file, there appears to be something at the
> > end:
> > http://payson.tulane.edu/staff/bjcameron/errlog.txt
>
> And once more... Fixed. I've posted a new binary with all of these
> fixes at the usual place:
>
> http://www.eclass.net/Downloads/eclass-builder2.5b4.exe
>
> > I will try Greenstone and themes tomorrow.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kevin
>