Thanks Ron - I am in the office this morning and it works. Not sure what the issue is at home.
Martin Cooke
ILT Advisor
JISC RSC East Midlands
Loughborough College
Loughborough
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RSC efair resources
-----Original Message-----
From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online Toolkits [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
Sent: 21 July 2010 19:24
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: text2speech
Hi Martin
are you viewing an online xerte LO or an LO from a hard drive or usb stick?
A couple of suggestions...
1. View the xerte example at http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/toolkits/play_560
and try the TTS does that work? Do you get prompted to allow the ActiveX
control?
If you aren't getting prompted to allow the ActiveX via an online LO then
something isn't correct in the IE settings.
2. If the above does work but when viewing an LO via HDD or USB it doesn't I
suspect it's the Flash Player security settings. Right click on the LO and
select Global Settings....
A new browser window should launch where you can select the Global Security
Settings panel see http://grab.by/grabs/8e20f782907a1a6a1ca306c6ee177f68.png
Select Edit locations > Add location and add the location of your LO e.g.
C:\mydocuments\xerte\ or just C:\
In my case my ext hdd is J:\
http://grab.by/grabs/27cfe11937d5db2479a6278dd47628d5.png
As long as the IE settings are correct you should now find that LO's viewed
from that drive will prompt for the ActiveX and then work as they should.
There is a way you can add a text file to a specific directory to override
these security restrictions but potentially there is a risk with that which
is why the restrictions exist in the first place.
HTH
Ron
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From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online Toolkits
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Martin Cooke
Sent: 21 July 2010 16:09
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Subject: Re: text2speech
I've reset all the zones to cater for web and local files
Martin
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Sent: 21 July 2010 15:00
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Subject: Re: text2speech
I've never known it not work if the settings are correct. You have the
right zone?
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From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online
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Cooke
Sent: 21 July 2010 13:55
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Subject: Re: text2speech
Thanks for the help. Still no joy I'm afraid.
IE
SAPI 5.1
settings as you suggested
xerte t2s box ticked
I've checked sound and that's ok.
Martin
Martin Cooke
ILT Advisor
JISC RSC East Midlands
Loughborough College
Loughborough
LE11 3BT
01509618110
07786526189
www.rsc-em.ac.uk
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Sent: 21 July 2010 12:55
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Subject: Re: text2speech
Thanks Mags, the IE settings are sometimes on different default setting
so it's worth IT teams knowing to allow Active X
Thanks again
Alistair
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On 21 Jul 2010, at 12:09, "Margaret McKay"
<[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>>
wrote:
.....forgot to say... That tabbin round the xerte interface worked once
I had followed the following actions to enable active x prompts.....
I went into advanced IE internet options > custom level > initialize
script and Active X controls not marked as safe for scripting > prompt
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On 21 Jul 2010, at 11:55, "Margaret McKay"
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> wrote:
Martin
I had a similar issue but then realised that in IE with TTS enabled if
you tab through the different areas if the Certe interface the Speech
will/should work.
Mags
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On 21 Jul 2010, at 09:50, Martin Cooke
<<mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:[log in to unmask]>Mar
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> I have tried and failed to get text2speech running on xerte. I have
the box ticked and am running in IE but no joy. Will it be easy for most
users?
>
> Martin
>
> Martin Cooke
> ILT Advisor
> JISC RSC East Midlands
> Loughborough College
> Loughborough
> LE11 3BT
> 01509618110
> 07786526189
> <http://www.rsc-em.ac.uk> <http://www.rsc-em.ac.uk>
<http://www.rsc-em.ac.uk> www.rsc-em.ac.uk<http://www.rsc-em.ac.uk>
> ________________________________________
> From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online
Toolkits
[<mailto:[log in to unmask]><mailto:XERTEFORTEACHERS@JISCMA
IL.AC.UK>[log in to unmask]<mailto:XERTEFORTEACHERS@JISCMAI
L.AC.UK>] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell
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MITCHELLMEDIA.CO.UK<mailto:[log in to unmask]>]
> Sent: 21 July 2010 09:36
> To: <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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> Subject: Re: TechDis sandpit update and request
>
> Hi Julian
> well yes it is the download available at
<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/>
<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/>
<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/> http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/
> which does indeed indicate June 7th but actually it's more recent than
that
> and does include the pages I've mentioned and that you'll find on the
> sandpit. There are 2 main difference between that download and what
you will
> find on the sandpit - the sandpit has 4 additional page types under
the
> mitchellmedia menu and also the two extra optional properties on the
youtube
> page.
> HTH
> Ron
>
> -----Original Message-----
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>
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@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Julian Prior
> Sent: 21 July 2010 09:27
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> Subject: Re: TechDis sandpit update and request
>
> Hi Ron,
>
> Could you (or somebody) please confirm that the latest version of the
> XOT with the new pages/changes you mention below is 1.5 (updated June
7th)?
>
> cheers
>
> Julian
>
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>
> Ron Mitchell wrote:
>> Hi all
>>
>> this is a quick reminder, an update and a request....
>>
>>
>>
>> *1. Reminder*
>>
>> the TechDis sandpit is due to be wiped again this coming Sunday so if
>> you are using the sandpit do remember to export your LO's before
Sunday.
>> Guidance on how to do this is available via the pt1 and pt2 guides
>> available at <http://techdis.ac.uk/getxerte>
<http://techdis.ac.uk/getxerte> <http://techdis.ac.uk/getxerte>
http://techdis.ac.uk/getxerte
>>
>>
>>
>> *2. Quick update*
>>
>> Julian and the team at Nottingham continue to make improvements and
>> updates to Xerte and XOT and there are updated versions of each
>> available via <http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/>
<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/>
<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/> http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/xerte/
>> I have just updated the sandpit to include the latest XOT updates so
>> those of you making use of the sandpit may wish to explore the new
pages
>> and changes. The following is a quick summary of these:
>>
>>
>>
>> New page: Media > Morph Images
>>
>> add two images which morph/zoom between each other on the click of a
>> button e.g. a wide shot which zooms into a close up
>>
>>
>> Media > Video now has a view full screen button similar to the
buttons
>> on the YouTube controllers
>>
>>
>>
>> New page: Navigators > Links a new page for adding a number of web
site
>> links in one or more columns which are keyboard accessible
>>
>>
>>
>> New page: Interactivity > Interactive List
>>
>> A page for adding a list of headings which when selected opens a
panel
>> of information and links e.g. can be used as a structured menu page
to a
>> series of LO's
>>
>>
>>
>> YouTube page - Some of you will also be aware that I made a couple of
>> changes to the single clip YouTube page so you now have optional
>> properties to set the clip to auto play and display full screen by
>> default (This is not currently part of the download from the Notts
site)
>>
>>
>>
>> *3. A request - Please share your examples via this list!*
>>
>> We hear about different uses of Xerte and XOT frequently but part of
the
>> purpose of this list is to encourage and facilitate everyone to share
>> examples and links to what they are doing with Xerte and XOT. So if
you
>> have effective examples and links to share or if you try these new
pages
>> and changes and have ideas about how they can be used please send to
>> this list.
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Ron
>>
>
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