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Created by Hamilton Chua, last modified by Torben Brosten 22 Aug 2008, at 08:40 AM
Software
Subversion will be used for version control. The source code will be maintained inside a subversion repository.
The Apache HTTP server will be used to allow remote
users to access the repository. There are other server options for
subversion, however, apache provides the following benefits that maybe
important to OpenACS.
- Network traffic can be encrypted via SSL and HTTP(S).
- Full Apache logging.
- Numerous authentication systems integrated with Apache
- No need to create system accounts for users
cvs2svn is a script that reads an existing CVS repository and creates an equivalent subversion repository.
Optional Software
SvnMerge.py for tracking merges between branches. (http://www.orcaware.com/svn/wiki/Svnmerge.py)
Svn2log to generate changelogs. (http://www.core.com.pl/svn2log/)
ViewVC will be used to view the code in the repository. (http://viewvc.tigris.org/)
Experienced users on linux can use the svn command line client to checkout, update and commit code , or a graphical interface like TkSVN (http://www.twobarleycorns.net/tkcvs.html), while users on windows can use tortoisesvn (http://tortoisesvn.tigris.org/).
Outline of Actions for Repository Transition
- Run cvs2svn on a copy of OpenACS CVS repository. (This will take a while depending on how much data is in the CVS repository)
- There will most likely be errors reported in some of the history files. When I ran a test there were references in the history file to revisions that don't exist in the repository. The history file can be edited to remove the invalid entry. Then cvs2svn needs to be run again until all these problems are fixed.
- The error message will have a long traceback of python code then end in someting like:
- KeyError: '1.12.2.2' The beginning of the error message will tell you which file it stopped at. Edit the file and remove entries for the revision in the KeyError message.
- Fix error in commitinfo,v delete revision info for 1.1
- New error message
- Done
----- pass 2 (CollateSymbolsPass) -----
Checking for blocked exclusions...
Checking for forced tags with commits...
Done
----- pass 3 (ResyncRevsPass) -----
Re-synchronizing CVS revision timestamps...
ERROR: Key 198L not found within items currently accessible.
- Install Apache with HTTP Auth.
- Setup ViewVC
- Point Apache and ViewVC to the new SVN repository converted from SVN
- Create users who can access the repository on Apache
- Rewrite Release documentation for SVN https://openacs.org/doc/releasing-openacs-core.html
Outline of Actions for openacs.org Instance
Created by Stefan Sobernig, last modified by Stefan Sobernig 06 Aug 2008, at 02:33 PM
Created by Dave Bauer, last modified by Emmanuelle Raffenne 01 Aug 2008, at 11:12 AM
Ajax and Accessibility
Open Issues:
- Screenreaders have no way to be notified of changes to a page if the DOM is changed with Ajax
- Need to deliver standard accessible HTML content then add extra behavior on top
- Need to make sure application works without ajax, reloads page on changes etc, then add Ajax behavior to enhance the application
Resources:
- WAI-ARIA Accessible Rich Internet Applications
- http://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/aria
- http://www.w3.org/WAI/aria/faq
- http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-primer/
- http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices/
- support for keyboard only use
- clues for screenreaders etc on what options are available
- Yahoo UI has some support for WAI-ARIA in some controls
- XHTML 1
- Solution needs to be toolkit based, ie: ajaxhelper
- Besides ARIA
- http://hesketh.com/publications/inclusive_web_design_for_the_future/
- Listeners added to standard semantic HTML, ie: menu built from UL of links
- Graded browser support
- X-grade unknown browsers, receive same content as A-grade, unsupported and untested (ie: alpha/beta versions of browsers)
- unobtrusive JS (listeners), behavior added to items by css id or class.
- http://www.onlinetools.org/articles/unobtrusivejavascript/
- Hijax progessive enahancement with ajax
- http://domscripting.com/blog/display/41
- First,
build an old-fashioned website that uses hyperlinks and forms to pass
information to the server. The server returns whole new pages with each
request.
- Now, use JavaScript to intercept
those links and form submissions and pass the information via
XMLHttpRequest instead. You can then select which parts of the page
need to be updated instead of updating the whole page.
Created by Robert Taylor, last modified by Gavin Schuette 30 Jan 2008, at 08:44 PM
1. guidelines - stayed the same / or changed depending on circumsntaces
2. i used this page and this xowiki page for reference on this step
I started with www.archlinux.org
p4 3.40 hyperthread(linux sees as 2 cpu) 2g ram
Linux myhost 2.6.23-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jan 15 06:34:36 UTC 2008 i686 Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux
Mem: 2066108k total
I followed my own notes for tcl+aolserver install
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Aolserver
3. i got an answer to this problem on this thread in the forum
4. I got this help from IRC
29jan08 (05:35:24 PM) jim: oh ok, so you'll probably next build some aolserver modules (incl. nspostgres, nscache, nssha1)
(05:35:52 PM) jim: and on your tcl itself you would install xotcl and tcllib
Day 2 30jan08
looking at openacs install docs
en/openacs-system-install
Created by Gustaf Neumann, last modified by Gustaf Neumann 14 Jan 2008, at 09:10 AM
Created by Gustaf Neumann, last modified by Dave Bauer 21 Nov 2007, at 03:03 PM
In order to create an index conditionally (e.g. only, if it does not exist) in postgresql or in oracle, one can use the following two idioms
Postgres
create or replace function inline_0() returns integer as '
declare v_exists integer;
begin
select into v_exists count(*) from pg_class where relname = ''acs_permissions_object_id_idx'';
if v_exists = 0 then
create index acs_permissions_object_id_idx on acs_permissions(object_id);
end if;
return null;
end;' language 'plpgsql'
select inline_0();
drop function inline_0();
Oracle
declare v_exists integer;
begin
select count(*) into v_exists from user_indexes where lower(index_name)='acs_permissions_object_id_idx';
if v_exists = 0 then
execute immediate 'create index acs_permissions_object_id_idx on acs_permissions(object_id)';
end if;
end;
/
show errors
These examples were posted by Dave Bauer OpenACS Development forum and can be used in a similar style for conditionally creating tables, etc.
Created by Rocael Hernández Rizzardini, last modified by Rocael Hernández Rizzardini 24 Oct 2007, at 07:13 PM
Get Involved in .LRN!
Being an open source project organized as
a Consortium allows .LRN users to actively participate within the
community, the main collaboration processes and areas are:
-
.LRN application features and enhancements:
since its inception, .LRN has been enhanced with new features and
applications, almost all of them contributed by .LRN adopters, whether
they are end users, commercial vendors, institutions or organizations.
Everyone is welcome to contribute to .LRN. Contributions of new
applications and features might have more adopters and further
contributions of those adopters, at the same time contributors are
encouraged to become package (application) maintainers. If you want to
know more how to contribute, and what is the process, contact the .LRN Leadership team.
- .LRN core enhancements:
.LRN is continuously evolving and enhancing its core functionalities
and applications, contributions and work on this area is encouraged.
.LRN core changes usually go into more detailed revision, which means
that superior review is done in order to guarantee high quality in the
short and long term. Contact the .LRN Leadership team to discuss core
enhancements, usually a formal proposal of your suggestions is the way
to start contributing, better if that comes with the resources or code
to make it happen.
- .LRN specific application collaboration:
.LRN users, including its members are continuously finding and forming
synergies and projects that allows them to collaborate in a give
application or extension. The forums are open for anyone to express
their desire of working in something, and usually collaboration can be
set up through direct contact.
If you want to contact some specific member of the Consortium, send an email to the Board of the .LRN Consortium and we'll introduce you to possible peers on someone you might want to contact.
- .LRN End User Club:
this is a new initiative to gather together interested users of .LRN,
and share best practices in using .LRN and in e-learning in general. At this point please use the .LRN forum at openacs.org to post your comments, suggestions, questions on anything related to .LRN.
Institutions and .LRN adopters have found many benefits comes from
participating in .LRN, most of them are obvious, but important to
mention are:
- Share and get your applications used by many parties which usually ends having greater feedback and finally better applications
- Share yours enhancements and needs that are good for the toolkit, something that easies further upgrades of the platform.
- Lead and influence in the evolution of .LRN
Any .LRN user or interested party is encouraged to participate.
Check the
dotLRN_Roadmap for more information.
Created by Rocael Hernández Rizzardini, last modified by Rocael Hernández Rizzardini 19 Oct 2007, at 03:18 AM
Content development tools options
This is a discussion of content creation tools for Learning Objects, related to the LORS package.
START POINTS
- (First stage implemented by Galileo, check Content Package)--> XOWiki, as it is a very well maintained tool, and have many of the desired features such as: easy content tool (plus the advantage that a wiki tools is becoming more and more common), directories, versioning, flexible built-in features to handle content more easily (including positioning and segmentation), basic template management, variables, multi-language support.
- LORSM contains support for sequencing arbitraty Xowiki pages. TODO includes allowing export of XOwiki content as plain HTML from LORSM. I think this approach is working very well and is less error prone than the technique used in LORS-Central. Another key feature are the simplified file/image upload widgets which make it easier to add media to an Xowiki page. ALso see the Xowiki::File approach which only works in XOwiki. Either of these might be good to allow linking media into course content (assuming the media is part of a "page") DAVEB
- Another interesting approach would be to provide import/export facilities from xowiki into IMS CP format.
- LORS Central built-in editor (for web pages)
- Word 1-click integration to lors-central
- Never try to be a dreamweaver online, that is too sophisticated for our end users, although c/p from dreamweaver or upload from it should be allowed.
- an interesting tool for content creation is eLearning XHTML editor
- Others?
TO DO
- Full review of the tools available, possible approaches, etc.
- Build a prototype that gets near to what the short term objectives are.
Basic review of the lors-central and xowiki: both support well edition, seems that xowiki will do better with template management.
REFERENCES
Check these courses, click on a modulo.
User: usuariosat Pass: usuariosat
Community members interests:
- Galileo University
- Valencia University
OBJECTIVES
Short term
- The Content Package (that runs atop of xowiki) already provides this (18/oct/2007 by Galileo):
- Provide a simple interface to create web pages, and easily include and manipulate web assets such as flash, videos, images, etc.Provide a set on web templates, easy to manage, like PPT templates.
- Provide collaborative content creation tools while being able to set up roles easily.
- Folder, subfolders, pages ordering.
- Free of "standards" approaches, so professors with basic word knowledge can use it.
- If use of already existing content creation tools is considered, try to keep it as customization rather than a fork (specially for xowiki case)
- See above LORSM already works with the standard Xowiki package (no idea if its already commited, where and if its ready for grab and production use?? [roc])
Mid term
- Export to SCORM / IMS-CP automatically, almost with zero knowledge of the standards themselves.
- Import/Publish to LORS one click feature.
Long term
- Workflow definition.
- Third parties API / resources integration (Flickr, Google, Amazon, YouTube, others)
Created by Marcin Kuczkowski, last modified by Manish Hasija 06 Jun 2007, at 06:32 AM
Packages and ad_form
The session covered packages creation and developing them using some of the OACS features. The second part of the session was about using ad_form to easily create and manage web forms.
Created by Lee Denison, last modified by Lee Denison 23 May 2007, at 11:01 PM
