I have PHP Version 4.2.2
I am on FreeBSD 4.6-STABLE and Apache/1.3.26
I use [primarily]Netscape 7.02, Netscape 4.72 and MSIE 5.0 and 6.
I moved my original installation to a new directory named "orig-moodle" and installed the new code in a directory with the same name as the orig installation. Martin saved my life with a brilliant chmod script.
Here are some thoughts ...
- Directories and permissions
- the upgrade doc does't mention anything about creating the data directory by hand or assigning any write permissions to the data directory. Perhaps the upgrade doc could also repeat the information about the htaccess files, or simply link to these sections of the installation manual. A link would be an easy reminder to do these two things. The upgrade doc says to copy the config.php from the orig install to the new install but this new version has important enhancements so perhaps say "collect your personal info from original config to place in the new config". Also for upgrades maybe the chmod.php could be included so that the moodle/data file permissions could be changed to allow them to be copied to the new setup directory The chmod.php worked great to open the permissions to me, the user, but it left the permissions incorrect for moodle to access them. Maybe this script could set permissions for both the user and the moodle access. I went and changed the permissions by hand to "other". It took a while and with a mature site it could be really hard.
- Peer Graded Assignments
- The help popup for Add Activity Modules menu doesn't include "Peer-graded" assignments.
When adding a peer graded assessment page, at the bottom is a warning. The warning text in red (red isn't a great ADA choice due to color-blindness), it's centered and looks odd centered. Could it be left-aligned?
- Hiding entries
- When I select to hide an item and turn off editing I continue to see the item (although a student user doesn't see it). Was the previous example in which hidden items would appear greyed out to teachers done away with? In the editing mode the icon does indicate they're hidden.
- admin/auth.php
- the text explaining about authentication is centered and might read better if left aligned.
- Delete some Install files?
- At the end of my original installation it seemed like there was a note telling me to delete some files used only for installation but I didn't see anything like that after installing this "1.0.9 development (2003042701)" version.
- Files
- I wanted to add a resource, an uploaded file. I started at "Add resource" and chose "uploaded file" and entered the title and brief description. Then I got the link to go and upload the file in the filemanager. After I did that I was automatically sent to the "course->files->foldername window when I'd rather have been returned to the screen in the new resource where I could then link the file I just uploaded. This way, having forgot to upload the file first, I now have to repeat entering the title and description. Is there any way to be returned to the linking of file and retaining the title and description I'd already entered? I was able to hit the "back history" in my browser (NS 7.02) and jump back without losing the title and desc that I'd already entered.
- Oddity pasting the content of a resource from one course to another
- I was in the experimental class and wanted to add the latest copy of my student manual(as a resource) from the (keyed) Net class. I opened the net class and edited the student guide resource and copied the html from that guide. Then went over the the experimental class and created the guide resource. When I clicked save I was returned to the *Net* class view of this resource!! I don't see anything in the document html that would take me back to the original location of this resource!
I didn't want to wait for the final version to debut at the end of May. My first moodle class starts June 19 and I needed to practice and experience an upgrade so I wouldn't be tearing my hair out right before the real class.
It's been an exciting two days. I love the new features. The upgrade experience wasn't as difficult as I feared it would be. I have gone in and made some little changes to the code that appeal to me personally and I found that my notes on the changes helped a lot to "personalize" this upgrade version.
I really love being able to go into the code and make changes. And having Martin and these forums to come to for help has made all the difference in my ability to use this system at all. Thanks to all of you!!!
