Moodle plugins directory: Annotate PDF advanced

I have just raised two issues on Github. One is that ticks and crosses do not appear correctly in the final downloadable PDF. Can you please advise a workaround for this? The documents are supplied originally as PDF scans; can I edit them to add a font that will correctly support the symbols? Thanks.

Hello, thank you for your feedback.
I answered you on the Github. There is no solution in the immediate future (except to use "classic" characters, as "X" or ""). We are studying a change in the PDF generator, which will answer to this problem among other things.

Hi Marion, I am looking at an issue with moodle Core Assignment annotation, where documents that are smaller or larger than A4 (A5 or A3 for example) do not display properly, and cannot be resized within the module or through zooming in the browser. Here is the bug tracker I have started following: https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-47580 just wondering if this fork works with larger and smaller docs?

Hi David,
This fork "works" with A5 or A3 documents: documents are displayed properly (maybe depending of your size screen), I've just made the test this morning on Moodle 3.6. But there is not specific option for zooming in/out.

Hi, I have yet to get the module installed and functioning, but from what I've read about it am I correct in assuming that the annotation process is initiated by the TUTOR only? e.g. the workflow is student submits PDF, tutor creates annotation, student replies/annotates, tutor updates annotations/saves (students annotations are deleted), student replies etc If that is the case would it be very difficult to adjust the code to add administrative settings that would override that default behaviour? e.g. Allow Student to Initiate Annotation - workflow is tutor creates/makes pdf available in Moodle for class, students annotate, tutor annotates/replies etc and another admin setting that turns OFF the deletion of student annotations if/when the tutor saves the pdf - thanks for your time and patience, my apologies if I have the workflow/functionality of the plugin incorrect.

Hi Martin
You have correctly understood the workflow.
It is quite difficult to allow students to initiate a process because it is only a feedback plug-in for the student's work.
However, we can work on removing (or not) the student's comments when a teacher modifies annotations. I will add your suggestion on Github.

Hi, Marion,
I tried to install this plugin on my Moodle and I am stocked on a dependency Hell. It is saying that I need assignfeedback_editpdf plugin to be installed before I can continue installation. I tried installing all versions of required plugin but I am not able to proceed forward nor am I able to cancel the installation. If you could suggest me the solution that would be great.
Regards,

Hi Anil,
Which version are you trying to install ? on which version of Moodle ?
In the last version I have removed this dependency. But assignfeedbck_editpdf is a plugin integrated to Moodle core, you should not have trouble with it. Tell me about your versions.

hello
is it possible that instead of changing the pages, scroll down the document?

Hello,
Sorry, at this time, it isn't. All is based on this system... But I will think about it.

We upgrade Moodle 3.8.1+ but seems that this plugin can no longer be used for this moodle version

Is there any way to configure which file types will get converted by the cron? It looks like a video file has been processing for over 4 hrs.

Hi Terry. The plugin does not do document conversion, but just sends them to a queue for processing by a document conversion service (see https://docs.moodle.org/38/en/Assignment_activity#Feedback_types). This is defined in Moodle admin under Site administration > Plugins > Document converters). I guess that depending on the converter selected the conversion behavior can change.

I am having some trouble with icons. What does the left/right arrow do ? What do the pdf icon + arrow that can be toogle right / bottom do ? Thanks !

is it possible to extend this plugin to include pictures (jpg, png). Many students take pictures of their handwritten assignment and upload those. Ghostscipt should be able to render pictures. Can it be done with this plugin as well?