[Eclass-users] Re: more bugs with latest version

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

Hi Kevino,

> On Apr 8, 2004, at 8:41 AM, BJ Cameron wrote:
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> > Problems/bugs:
> > 1. After you submit a quiz, nothing happens. Using Checkboxes huh? =
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> > looks much better.
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> Actually, I didn't change anything in quiz yet... So the graphics =
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> appear? Do you get any script errors? I'm not seeing this here on XP =
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> 98.

I see the problem, in the first question, I failed to denote a correct =
answer. This caused it to malfunction. Actually, looking back at my quiz =
problem maybe the reason I had the other problems at least #2. I just =
created a new course and the menus were created. Maybe we need to make =
it idiot proof (for me at least) and not let them click "ok" until they =
check at least one of the boxes.

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> > 2. When you preview/publish a new course (both search and non=20
> > search), the menu (right frame) and joust menu (right bottom frame)=20
> > are not created. The non-frames theme works fine.
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> I'm also not seeing this one... I know this used to be a problem a=20
> while back, but it should be resolved.
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> > 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=20
> > Projects\<my course>\cgi-bin\ directory.
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> Fixed. (Grrr, sorry this one keeps popping up... I think it should =
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> everything it needs now. I'll test it on another machine when I make=20
> the next build to be sure.)
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> > 4. If I am on the search page (Swish-e, non-frames) and I click on =
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> > other pages from the JavaScript tree menu. They are not found =
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> > the path is going to the cgi-bin.
> > http://localhost:8000/cgi-bin/New_Page_10.htm
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> Fixed.
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> > 5. Not a bug, but an observation. When I switch back to frames =
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> > and refresh the theme, menu.htm and menucntrl.htm are created. yea!
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> Please upload your errlog.txt. It sounds like you're getting some =
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> when trying to create a new course. It's getting far enough that it=20
> creates it, but not so far that it applies the theme.
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> > 6. When using the Greenstone interface, some media (especially =
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> > audio and presentations) and pages took forever to load. I realize=20
> > there is nothing you can do about this, but perhaps a warning to =
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> > EClass users. Also Greenstone has difficulty using file names that=20
> > have spaces.
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> Yes, these are a couple of the reasons I've worked hard to make =
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> a real alternative. I can make a note about this, but people using=20
> Greenstone need to be familiar with it in order for things to work.=20
> (And the problem with Greenstone sometimes picking up the wrong=20
> computer name and failing to start is, IMHO, a more serious problem.)
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> > 7. When creating a hotword link to an eclass file, sometimes (vague=20
> > 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=20
> > created hotword. I have thoroughly inspected the source code of the=20
> > file and I see nothing wrong with the word I want to link. I am =
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> > 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 =
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> > on it.
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> I doubt we'll ever be able to make hotword problems totally disappear, =

> unfortunately. Hotwords as they are implemented in Trainer and EClass=20
> are somewhat flawed as they rely on the program being able to =
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> what should and should not be hotwords. With HTML, this can get really =

> tricky because a word can have tags "inside it", such as "my=20
> <b>hot</b>word". In that example, "my hotword" would not be=20
> highlighted, and there's no way to make that example work without=20
> making EClass do a LOT of work behind the scenes, which would slow =
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> page updates, probably considerably so. This is one major reason I =
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> to move towards visual HTML editing where the user can specify =
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> however they want to. Also, little errors like an extra space =
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> will fudge up the hotword engine, as it doesn't know whether or not =
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> actually want that space. If you can track down the problem, however,=20
> let me know and I'll see what I can do to fix it.
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> > 8. I am still getting the Server/Dr. Watson problems, it may be=20
> > isolated to this computer as I have been crashing a lot lately. No =
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> > is not Windows but a hardware problem. Hopefully, a new computer is =
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> > the works.
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> Ok, let me know how things go!
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> Thanks,
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> Kevin


Enjoy your three day weekend,

BJ