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  Derek Chirnside

  Sat, 18 Jan 2014, 5:18 AM

  OK, I'm taking two days off now. We still have two 2.6.1 dev sites (one upgraded, one fresh install) were course menu faults as previous.
  
  I've asked our wonderful hosting service if they will try course menu on Monday on their test server. We must be doing something wrong. If it goes OK we can upgrade on Tuesday. (Hooray!!)
  
  On a slightly depressing note I now realise I have posted over eight times in four years about a course menu in Moodle core, and have had no response from anyone at MoodleHQ, except to say "what's wrong with the new single topic format?" My latest effort is here: https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-27039 You may even like to vote.
  
  We appreciate your work Alex.
  
  -Derek
  
  
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  Derek Chirnside

  Mon, 20 Jan 2014, 11:56 AM

  OK, latest: installed the DEV version
  
  https://github.com/netsapiensis/moodle-block_course_menu/tree/MOODLE_23_DEV
  
  And it works on 2.6.1. Whew.
  
  -Derek
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  Usman Asar

  Mon, 10 Feb 2014, 3:26 PM

  Derek, have you tried accessing image place holders on themes after installation? Although Theme works fine on Moodle 2.6.x, but it did created this slight issue of keeping on loading image place holders, which I thought was fault of theme(s) itself at first place, later to uninstall all plug-ins and re-install to see and Course Menu Block showed fault, still waiting for this awesome Block to work
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  Derek Chirnside

  Tue, 11 Feb 2014, 4:42 AM

  Usman, you say "accessing image place holders on themes after installation" I am not exactly sure what you mean by this.
  
  -Derek
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  Derek Chirnside

  Fri, 14 Feb 2014, 6:15 AM

  Just added a page to the docs. Feel free to edit/add to it. http://docs.moodle.org/26/en/Course_Menu_block
  
  -Derek
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  Derek Chirnside

  Mon, 10 Mar 2014, 6:36 AM

  Thinking about an upgrade to 2.6.2. AL reports an error with "Course Menu"
  "Course Menu gives a fatal error: Coding error detected, it must be fixed by a programmer: Missing YUI3 module details"
  See https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=255888
  
  Has anyone else tried Course Menu with 2.6.2?
  
  -Derek
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  Derek Chirnside

  Wed, 12 Mar 2014, 5:00 AM

  Confirming: After trying it myself, Course Menu v 2014011401 throws an error with 2.6.2 as AL suggested on Monday.
  
  -Derek
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  Derek Chirnside

  Tue, 18 Mar 2014, 5:52 AM

  I've just been trying to decide what to do about Course Menu.
  
  I note Alex's comment here: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=169107&parent=922800
  I quote: "Hello Hussain, I'm glad you find the Course Menu useful. The Course Menu block is the result of a team of people it's not only my contributions, that's why we normally don't give hints on how to modify the source. We either implement a new feature or leave it out completely"
  
  Which is part of the huge thread https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=169107
  
  So there are others involved with course menu, and there are people posting in the thread who do know what is going on under the hood. I've wasted time with versions of CM (GIT has stuff there, but they are not packaged in nice branches, and an amateur can foul things up). It's now become a show stopper in several ways for one of the sites I deal with. It will still not work with 2.6.2.
  
  What to do?
  +I've asked about getting it into Core Moodle here: https://tracker.moodle.org/browse/MDL-27039 but little movement. It will not happen I suspect, progress on the UI question re Moodle is a long way off.
  +Do I approach NetSapiensis AB and see about paying them? http://www.netsapiensis.se/ - In their GIT they do say they are the "creator and maintainer" of course menu https://github.com/netsapiensis/moodle-block_course_menu/blob/MOODLE_20_STABLE/course_menu/README.txt
  +Do hire a coder and fork it?
  
  Ahhh. Such are the joys of open source software.
  
  Just not sure
  
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  Derek Chirnside

  Tue, 18 Mar 2014, 6:21 AM

  OK, as you were. I have now read Alex's original email properly https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=169107 (if all else fails read the documentation)
  
  I quote:
  When Reporting bugs and issues send mail to: info@netsapiensis.se
  Please send us information about the following:
  
  Operating system name and version
  Database name and version
  PHP version
  Moodle version (2.x)
  Course Menu version (check in version.php)
  Theme used
  Steps to reproduce the bug
  Send a few screenshots
  
  Writing my email now.
  Have a nice day.
  
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  Jackson D'Souza

  Tue, 1 Apr 2014, 9:27 PM

  Hi Derek
  
  Did you manage to get the Course Menu block working for Moodle 2.6.2
  
  Thanks
  Jackson
  
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  Derek Chirnside

  Wed, 2 Apr 2014, 6:25 AM

  Not yet. I have emailed Alex to confirm we have the right version etc, and then sent him the errors we were getting. At the moment they cannot reproduce them. Meeting tomorrow (3 Apr) with tech guys to check everything again then we'll either have solved the problem or will give Alex access to our site to see if they can help.
  
  -Derek
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  Jackson D'Souza

  Wed, 2 Apr 2014, 6:07 PM

  Thanks Derek. Please keep us informed.
  
  Regards
  Jackson
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  Derek Chirnside

  Thu, 3 Apr 2014, 9:40 AM

  Jackson, fresh install of 2.6.2, correct version of Course Menu, go to any admin page and javascript dies. Non admin pages are fine. Looking for an object not there. Passing on details and logins to Alex.
  
  -Derek
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  Derek Chirnside

  Tue, 8 Apr 2014, 6:41 AM

  Darn it, didn't check cut and paste. Just heard from Alex, New version updated 11 hours ago:
  
  https://github.com/netsapiensis/moodle-block_course_menu/tree/MOODLE_23_DEV
  
  -Derek
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  Jackson D'Souza

  Tue, 8 Apr 2014, 3:35 PM

  Thanks Derek and Alex