Spectra Filter (Chemdoodle)

Filters ::: filter_chemdoodle
Maintained by Carl LeBlond
Part of set EasyOChem.
A Moodle text filter that convert links to JCAMP-DX files (*.jdx) to interactive Chemdoodle Web Component Spectra Canvas's.

Spectra Filter (Chemdoodle) 1.0 (Build: 2014083100)

Moodle 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7
Released: Sunday, 31 August 2014, 9:33 PM
This is a very simple Moodle filter utilizing the ChemDoodle web component to show
JCAMP-DX files (*.jdx) in the ChemDoodle web component.

Developed by Carl LeBlond - copyright 2014 onwards Carl LeBlond

TO INSTALL:

1. Unpack the .zip file you download. You should obtain a folder called chemdoodle.
2. Copy the chemdoodle folder (and all its contents) to the filter folder
of your Moodle 2.3+ installation i.e. alongside the folders for other filters.
3. Activate the filter in Moodle's filter admin screen.


USAGE:

To add a spectra to your course simply create a link to a .jdx file. The text of
the link will be replaced by a ChemDoodle spectra canvas.

1) Type some text in your content.
2) Highlight the text with your mouse.
3) Click the "Insert/Edit Link" icon.
4) Click the "Browse" icon.
5) Either upload your own by clicking "Upload your own" or choose from hundreds in
spectra database (NMR Spectra, IR_Spectra or MS_Spectra folders).


There are three possible spectra configurations possible;

1) Perspective Canvas - With a ChemDoodle Perspective canvas you can zoom in and
adjust the scale of the spectrum. This is the default setting.

2) Seeker canvas - The Seeker canvas allows the user to obtain or see the
coordinates of points on the spectrum. To use the Seeker canvas add ?c=2 at
the end of the URL when you create the link or by editing the link.

3) Linked Perspective and Seeker Canvas - This option provides two linked spectrum.
To use both Perspective and Seeker, add ?c=3 to the link url.


Title control

You can also control the title. Adding ?c=2&title=none to the end of the link URL
will setup a Seeker canvas with a blank title. This is useful when including
spectrum in quiz questions. Adding ?title=NEW TITLE will override the existing
title found in the jdx file. The default is to use the title from the jdx file.

Flipping the X-axis

Adding ?c=1&flipaxis=false to the end of the link URL will create a perspective
canvas without a flipped axis (i.e. the scale will increase from left to right).
The default setting is true (i.e. the x-axis is flipped)

x-axis max and min

Adding ?minx=4&maxx=6 will adjust the initial x-axis max and min scale of the spectrum.

Integration Line

The integration line can be turned off by adding &int=off at end of URL. By default
the integration is turned on.

The following is an examples illustrate the three possible ChemDoodle canvas options.
With a ChemDoodle Perspective canvas you can zoom in and adjust the scale of the spectra.

Version information

Version build number
2014083100
Version release name
1.0 (Build: 2014083100)
Maturity
Stable version
MD5 Sum
2805ccb7fb3e531fc9046914b43845c8
Supported software
Moodle 2.3, Moodle 2.4, Moodle 2.5, Moodle 2.6, Moodle 2.7
  • Latest release for Moodle 2.3
  • Latest release for Moodle 2.4
  • Latest release for Moodle 2.5
  • Latest release for Moodle 2.6
  • Latest release for Moodle 2.7

Version control information

Version control system (VCS)
GIT
VCS repository URL

Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Filters

  1. Make sure you have all the required versions.
  2. Download and unpack the filter plugin.
  3. Place the folder (eg "myfilter") in the "filter" subdirectory.
  4. Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to finish the installation