Is there a way to customize the launch window? We're having problems with people closing the window in the LMS, and when they do, the course stops tracking and never marks them complete. I'd like to add some nice red text "DO NOT CLOSE THIS WINDOW".
OK, I just opened the launcher.html file and was able to add the text (not sure why I didn't think about that earlier) but would I need to do that every time I publish something? Is there a way to permanently change my template file?
What did you use to edit the HTML file? We're having the same challenge you did. I' m hoping it's as easy as editing it in Word.
When you made the edit in the html file and attached to your lms, did it work?
I would reccommend using a text editor, you could use Notepad but I would try and use something that will make the code a bit more meaningful, dreamweaver is probably a little overkill but you could use notepad++
PLEASE IGNORE ABOVE POST. I tried to delete it, but no luck - I've probably permanently screwed up the eLearning Heroes site by pasting that code in :-( NOTE TO SELF: don't do that again).
Here is a screenshot of the way the code should look:
Before I had a chance to see your responses, I actually tried editing in Word....
It looked quite simple as I simply deleted the launch icon and added my own text.. I've tested on ScormCloud and seems to work. I'm just hoping that it will also work once we host on our lms.
Here's what I created just by using Word to edit the html:
Word often adds in more html than is needed, it is better to use a plain text editor, notepad++ is free and will give you a more meaningful view of the html
Word has got better as a html editor it is just something I would avoid using because when something goes wrong, you dont know if you did it or word
Ray, I left the launch button in there, but in our LMS, the courses are loading pretty quickly. The code I showed you causes the text to appear at the very top of the HTML window, which works well for us because the Articulate window cascades below the launch window in such a way that the learner can still view my text even after the course launches. If the text was hidden beneath the course window, learners might still be tempted to close it after the course launches (since it appears to be a blank window).
Phil, I'm hearing the same thing (and seeing shudders from our system admins/devs when we talk about pasting text from Word into a Web site) , so I try to discipline myself and just use straight text, applying any formatting with either code, or whatever rich text editing functions the app might have.
Of course, I seem to have no discipline whatsover when it comes to pasting HTML code into a web forum LOL!
OK, I just opened the launcher.html file and was able to add the text (not sure why I didn't think about that earlier) but would I need to do that every time I publish something? Is there a way to permanently change my template file?
Did you ever get an answer, I would really like to know how to permanently change the template file.
Phil, I'm hearing the same thing (and seeing shudders from our system admins/devs when we talk about pasting text from Word into a Web site) , so I try to discipline myself and just use straight text, applying any formatting with either code, or whatever rich text editing functions the app might have.
Of course, I seem to have no discipline whatsover when it comes to pasting HTML code into a web forum LOL!
lol, luckily most of our CMS's and LMS's have a button to clean pasting in from word, I have also pasted code directly into this forum though, it seems to just dissapear
Can anyone tell me how to configure our online courses to launch in the LMS player window? I am a new Articulate user. I have been asked to configure our courses to launch in the LMS player window, not a separate window. Our courses, which were designed in Articulate, are configured to launch in a separate window . When a person opens the course, the LMS player window opens first with a launch button in the center of the screen. Many people click the launch button and get an error message and then close the window, thus, the LMS stops tracking their activity.
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OK, I just opened the launcher.html file and was able to add the text (not sure why I didn't think about that earlier) but would I need to do that every time I publish something? Is there a way to permanently change my template file?
Hi Anne!
What did you use to edit the HTML file? We're having the same challenge you did. I' m hoping it's as easy as editing it in Word.
When you made the edit in the html file and attached to your lms, did it work?
I would reccommend using a text editor, you could use Notepad but I would try and use something that will make the code a bit more meaningful, dreamweaver is probably a little overkill but you could use notepad++
Hi Raymond -
Yes it worked fine. Here's what I did (I made my text red):
Articulate Presenter
var g_bLMS = false;
if (g_bLMS)
{
document.write("");
}
// -->
DO NOT CLOSE THIS WINDOW OR ANY OTHER BROWSER WINDOWS WHILE VIEWING THE TRAINING
... [leave the rest of the html file as it was]
PLEASE IGNORE ABOVE POST. I tried to delete it, but no luck - I've probably permanently screwed up the eLearning Heroes site by pasting that code in :-( NOTE TO SELF: don't do that again).
Here is a screenshot of the way the code should look:
Leave the rest of the HTML file the way it was.
Hope this helps and apologies for the confusion!
Anne
Hi there,
Before I had a chance to see your responses, I actually tried editing in Word....
It looked quite simple as I simply deleted the launch icon and added my own text.. I've tested on ScormCloud and seems to work. I'm just hoping that it will also work once we host on our lms.
Here's what I created just by using Word to edit the html:
I would avoid word as a html editor it will cuase you headaches in the end
Hey Phil,
Thanks for the heads up. Could you let me know what type of errors I might run into with what I did above?
I'm not that familiar with editing html files...i simple wanted to remove the launch button and insert my message above.
Anne,
did you remove the launch button as well or leave it there?
thanks!
Word often adds in more html than is needed, it is better to use a plain text editor, notepad++ is free and will give you a more meaningful view of the html
Word has got better as a html editor it is just something I would avoid using because when something goes wrong, you dont know if you did it or word
Ray, I left the launch button in there, but in our LMS, the courses are loading pretty quickly. The code I showed you causes the text to appear at the very top of the HTML window, which works well for us because the Articulate window cascades below the launch window in such a way that the learner can still view my text even after the course launches. If the text was hidden beneath the course window, learners might still be tempted to close it after the course launches (since it appears to be a blank window).
Phil, I'm hearing the same thing (and seeing shudders from our system admins/devs when we talk about pasting text from Word into a Web site) , so I try to discipline myself and just use straight text, applying any formatting with either code, or whatever rich text editing functions the app might have.
Of course, I seem to have no discipline whatsover when it comes to pasting HTML code into a web forum LOL!
Did you ever get an answer, I would really like to know how to permanently change the template file.
No, never did Blake. Maybe we should all put in a Feature Request!
lol, luckily most of our CMS's and LMS's have a button to clean pasting in from word, I have also pasted code directly into this forum though, it seems to just dissapear
I will do that.., It would be a great feature.
Can anyone tell me how to configure our online courses to launch in the LMS player window? I am a new Articulate user. I have been asked to configure our courses to launch in the LMS player window, not a separate window. Our courses, which were designed in Articulate, are configured to launch in a separate window . When a person opens the course, the LMS player window opens first with a launch button in the center of the screen. Many people click the launch button and get an error message and then close the window, thus, the LMS stops tracking their activity.
Hi Cindy,
Looks like you asked over here, too. We'll move the discussion there.
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