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[WWdevel] Re: Webwork Question
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From: Michael G. <ga...@ma...> - 2005-02-04 20:58:16
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Sounds good to me. The underpinnings are pretty solid at this point. There are lots of specialized extras that aren't in place, as Arnie points out. We have a pretty uniform user interface in place and as long as we don't undo the underlying uniformity, we can add the specialized features that are being requested. #######corrected###. You guys should come to some agreement of how the advanced operations should work and add them in to the user interface. My one worry is that if something is being done "automatically" that it can also be disabled in those cases where it isn't needed -- but I expect that you are aware of that also. Take care, Mike On Feb 4, 2005, at 1:09 PM, Arnold Pizer wrote: > At 12:35 PM 2/4/2005, John Jones wrote: > > At 12:35 PM 2/4/2005, you wrote: > > I think something like this would be good. Maybe having an "advanced > operations" link that brings up a new advanced page (sort of like > Google's advanced search). I think there are other placed for an > "advanced operations" links such as when importing classlists (WW 1.9 > has many options where as WW2 has only 2 --- Gavin remarked about > this) or when adding students (WW 1.9 sets up reasonable default times > giving students 2 weeks to do assignments --- a prof here just > complained about this in WW2). > > Arnie > >> Yes, creating directories on the fly fixes part of this problem. The >> "add problem to" feature addresses something else. But, a reasonable >> question is whether there should be more file manager type operations >> available when doing a save as. >> >> One possibility would be to have the "save as" become "save as ..." >> with no entry spot for the new name. Clicking on it brings up a file >> manager type screen when you can see existing directories and >> navigate to where you want the file to go. >> >> John >> >> >> >> >> Arnold Pizer wrote: >> >>> At 11:01 AM 2/3/2005, Michael Gage wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Mike, >>> >>> I didn't realize you could create directories using "save as" . >>> >>> Arnie >>> >>>> Hi Mike, >>>> >>>> Arnie's method seems a bit complicated to me although I it should >>>> work. You might want to try this: >>>> >>>> Say I want a new version of by problem 2 in set 1 which resides >>>> in the file templates/set1/ur_1_1.pg. >>>> >>>> Then start by editing problem2 and use "save as" to save it as >>>> set1/ur_1_1a.pg (notice that the templates directory is assumed) >>>> You can also choose a completely different file name. >>>> >>>> Now use the "add problem to" button and pop down menu to add this >>>> problem to set1 (it will be added to the end of the set) >>>> >>>> Edit the problem as you wish. >>>> >>>> Once you are done you can get rid of the old problem 2 from set 1 >>>> and to rearrange the order of the problems in set 1 you use the >>>> link from the Homework Sets Editor (the link that tells you how >>>> many problems are in the set) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> If you want a problem that has associate gifs, follow the same >>>> procedure but when you "save as" save to the path >>>> set1/ur_1_1a/ur_1_1a.pg >>>> >>>> This will create the directory set1/ur_1_1a as well as the .pg >>>> file inside it. >>>> >>>> You use the File Manager to upload the .gif files into the >>>> directory. >>>> >>>> Hope this helps. Let us know how it goes. >>>> >>>> Take care, >>>> >>>> Mike >>>> >>>> On Feb 3, 2005, at 10:32 AM, Arnold Pizer wrote: >>>> >>>>> At 04:51 PM 2/2/2005, you wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Mike, >>>>> >>>>> I don't think it is easy to do what you want. It should be. If >>>>> you save a problem using the editor with the button "Save as", it >>>>> puts the problem (e.g. test.pg) directly under the templates >>>>> directory (not in any subdirectory there of). You can see such >>>>> problems with the Library Browser under Local Problems under the >>>>> so called subdirectory "My Problems" --- this isn't a subdirectory >>>>> at all --- the name is not intuitive but I don't know what name >>>>> would be. The "add problem to" does not copy the problem to a >>>>> subdirectory (which would be the intuitive thing to do from that >>>>> page) but rather adds it to an already assigned set. >>>>> >>>>> You should be able to do what you want by using the File Manager >>>>> to create a new folder, saving the edited problem, the downloading >>>>> the edited problem from the templates directory, uploading it to >>>>> your new directory, then deleting the original problem. If we >>>>> have a problem (say test5.pg in the directory settestproblems) >>>>> with images what we do is to create a directory >>>>> .../settestproblems/test5/ and under the directory test5 we put >>>>> test5.pg and all the image files. >>>>> prob4 in set0 is an example of this. >>>>> >>>>> Arnie >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Arnie, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have a webwork question for you. I'm trying to write a few >>>>>> problems for my linear algebra class, on webwork as >>>>>> LOYOLA-MA301, and I'm having two difficulties. First, I'm trying >>>>>> to >>>>>> write them by modifying existing problems, and if I modify an >>>>>> existing >>>>>> problem and save and replace it, then it seems to work. But it >>>>>> doesn't >>>>>> seem to want me to save problems with all new problem names. (It >>>>>> says >>>>>> that it is letting me do this, but then when I go to the library >>>>>> browser, the names of the directories I'm making up to put the >>>>>> problems >>>>>> in don't appear.) The other problem that I'm having is that these >>>>>> problems are going to use pictures, and I don't know where I >>>>>> should put >>>>>> my .gif files and can't find any feature on the web interface to >>>>>> add >>>>>> problems using graphics. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for any help you can give me with this. Most likely >>>>>> I'm >>>>>> just doing something stupid. To make sure I'm being clear, I'm >>>>>> *not* >>>>>> asking for help writing the problem code or anything like that. >>>>>> Just >>>>>> how to make a directory and save problems and picture files to it >>>>>> and >>>>>> retrieve them later. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> Mike >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Prof. Arnold K. Pizer >>>>> Dept. of Mathematics >>>>> University of Rochester >>>>> Rochester, NY 14627 >>>>> (585) 275-7767 >>> >>> Prof. Arnold K. Pizer >>> Dept. of Mathematics >>> University of Rochester >>> Rochester, NY 14627 >>> (585) 275-7767 >> >> > > Prof. Arnold K. Pizer > Dept. of Mathematics > University of Rochester > Rochester, NY 14627 > (585) 275-7767 > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IntelliVIEW -- Interactive Reporting Tool for open source databases. Create drag-&-drop reports. Save time by over 75%! Publish reports on the web. 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