Joseph Rézeau

Ted, thanks for the information. I am quoting your latest message with my comments in red below.

Once the file has been uploaded, close the "file upload/choosing" window. The "Adding a New Hot Potatoes Quiz" page should still be up on the screen. Then type the exact name, and only the name (no path information but include the .htm extension), of the file that was just uploaded into the text entry box labeled "File Name."

• IF you uploaded the HotPot HTML file to the root of your moodledata directory, just type the name of the file, e.g. myCloseQuiz.htm
• IF you uploaded the HotPot HTML file to a subdirectory of your moodledata directory, type that path as well, e.g. /archeo/hotpotatoes/myCloseQuiz.htm (/archeo being a subdirectory of the moodledata directory)

Lastly, click the "Save changes" button.

Joseph_R

Hi Ted

I must be missing a step in your "procedure" for publishing a HotPor file; I still can't get it to work. Why does it not work "normallly" anyway. I'm quoting your procedure below and have added my comments in red.

Once you add a new Hot Potatoes Quiz, fill out the form with the necessary information. Then, click the "Choose or upload file" button. OK

Next, click the "Upload a file" button, type the path to the htm file that was created with Hot Potatoes and saved to your computer (or click the "Browse" button to find it) and click the "Upload this file" button. OK

What should I do NOW ? exit the Choose or upload file window?

Instead of using the button to "choose" the file, ...  where exactly are we now? ...

... type the exact name (and path?) of the htm file (with the .htm extension) that was uploaded and click the "Save changes" button.

Thanks in advance for pointing me to a working solution...

Joseph_R

Using Hot potatoes Module version.php,v 1.2 2004/05/08 & Moodle version 1.3 stable.

Have authored a sample JCloze exercise using Hot Potatoes version 6.0 Release 3 Build 38.

Can't upload hot potatoes HTML file:

a) by using File manager: error message "A required parameter was missing";

b) by typing the file's path & name directly in the File name box & clicking Save changes: error message "No action was specfied"

Tested with IE 6.0 & NS 7.1.

Thanks in advance for help.

Joseph R.

Feature request bug opened.

Joseph R.

Mike,

1- I quite agree with you that the name of the actual resource displayed on the navigation bar (last item of breadcrumbs) should not be displayed as a hyperlink. If students click on it, the actual resource is displayed in a new window which appears to take them out of the Moodle site.

Suggestion for developers:
A) please display name of actual resource as pure text, not hyperlink
OR: B) keep the hyperlink but make it open in target = _self (see * below).

2- As for the general problem of a resource page containing links to external sites, there are several solutions:
a) provide your resource HTML page with a javascript script opening external sites in a pop-up (and preferably chromeless window);
b) provide your hyperlinks with the target _self so they will open in the same window frame as the resource calling them;*
c) provide your hyperlinks with the target _blank so they will open in a new window and student will be brought back to the Moodle windows upon closing that new window).

*If method b) is preferred, then it would make sense for my suggestion B above to be implemented, in which case clicking on the name of the resource would "restore" it in the bottom frame...

Joseph R.