Useful example Ron - many thanks.



The html5 version handles images much more neatly so it makes it more useful for 'instructionals' where your screenshots might include images of text and menus etc. They remain much crisper now.



A



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Sent: 25 January 2013 15:07

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Thanks, Ron. That does look a lot better. I'll have to update and try it out.



I'm just starting out with Xerte and hopefully once I've got to grips with it I can start looking at how the technology behind hotspots and gap fill work and whether they might be combined to produce the functionality I'm looking for.



Thanks for your quick response.



David



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From: A list to facilitate and support teachers using Xerte Online Toolkits [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ron Mitchell

Sent: 25 January 2013 14:58

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Subject: Re: Hotspots for text



What version are you using?

If you upgrade to 1.9x and use the HTML 5 playback the compression of text in images is much less of a problem. Compare these two views of the same example LO:



Flash player

http://mitchellmedia.co.uk/xot/play_42



HTML 5 player

http://mitchellmedia.co.uk/xot/play_html5_42



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 David Perkins

Sent: 25 January 2013 14:21

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Subject: Hotspots for text



Dear all



I'd like to be able to use the hotspot functionality with text as well as images. This would be useful for exploring texts, e.g. by providing grammar tips, translation comments, literary commentary and much more. At the moment, I have used images of text but the text tends to become distorted and the overall look is less professional.



Is there any way of doing this in Xerte or does anyone know of any projects already under way which aim to achieve this?



Thanks in advance for your help and ideas.



David Perkins

Language Tutor / Associate Teacher

School of Modern Languages

University of Bristol



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