[Eclass-users] more bugs with latest version

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

Hi Kevino,

I am using the latest version (built last night? 04-07-04) on a Win 2K =
machine.

Problems/bugs:
  1.  After you submit a quiz, nothing happens. Using Checkboxes huh? It =
looks much better.

  2.  When you preview/publish a new course (both search and non =
search), the menu (right frame) and joust menu (right bottom frame) are =
not created. The non-frames theme works fine.

  3. I am getting this error when I search with Swish-e:
  http://payson.tulane.edu/staff/bjcameron/error.jpg
  I fixed the problem by copying Zlib.dll into the ...\EClass =
Projects\<my course>\cgi-bin\ directory.

  4. If I am on the search page (Swish-e, non-frames) and I click on the =
other pages from the JavaScript tree menu. They are not found because =
the path is going to the cgi-bin.
  http://localhost:8000/cgi-bin/New_Page_10.htm

  5. Not a bug, but an observation. When I switch back to frames theme, =
and refresh the theme, menu.htm and menucntrl.htm are created. yea!

  6. When using the Greenstone interface, some media (especially video, =
audio and presentations) and pages took forever to load. I realize there =
is nothing you can do about this, but perhaps a warning to other EClass =
users. Also Greenstone has difficulty using file names that have spaces.

  7. When creating a hotword link to an eclass file, sometimes (vague =
enough for you?) it does not create the link. This is especially the =
case if you insert media into the page editor for the newly created =
hotword. I have thoroughly inspected the source code of the file and I =
see nothing wrong with the word I want to link. I am still working out =
the problem and I will send you more details. on another note, it would =
be nice to be able to link to already existing eclass page and not just =
a new one.
  >>later<< it might just be that one eclass page, I have deleted that =
page and re-used the html file, and it works fine. I will keep an eye on =
it.

  8.  I am still getting the Server/Dr. Watson problems, it may be =
isolated to this computer as I have been crashing a lot lately. No it is =
not Windows but a hardware problem. Hopefully, a new computer is in the =
works.


BJ




William 'BJ' Cameron
Payson Center
Tulane University
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "BJ Cameron" <ca...@tu...>
To: "Kevin Ollivier" <ke...@tu...>
Cc: <ecl...@li...>; "Bill Bertrand" =
<web...@cs...>; <Hju...@cs...>
Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 7:05 AM
Subject: [Eclass-users] Re: more bugs


> Hi Kevino,
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> 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.
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> 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.
>=20
> 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.
>=20
> Off to work on the latest version...
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> BJ
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> William 'BJ' Cameron
> Payson Center
> Tulane University
> ----- Original Message -----=20
> 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
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> > 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
> >
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