Serious Javascript confusion and other problems
Mar 05, 2015
Hello
I have been playing with Javascript. I have used successfully variations on the same script countless times in testing. I use Firefox, but the problem reported also occurs in Chrome. All my browsers and Flash are up to date.
Suddenly, out of the blue the script stopped working after I changed the folder in which I was saving it - and I also added a variable assignment. I now get the following error message (as I said after countless successful local tests): "The custom JavaScript feature on this slide has been disabled while viewing locally because your browser does not support it."
Help... I am still testing whether or not to use articulate.
I have also had some other problems: sometimes when "publishing", the system does not go to the blue publishing bar and I just get the revolving circle for ever. I have to kill the process and re-start it.
Finally, again with JS, yesterday I encountered a really strange problem. I updated javascript but it kept running the OLD version of the javascript. It did not matter how often I updated the script or how many times I removed the output files, the same thing kept happening.
If this continues, Articulate becomes unusable, especially when I have little control over the <Enter> key which seems to remain active no matter what I do.
Sorry for this long post.
12 Replies
Hi Andrew,
Never test JS enabled courses locally unless you have a web server (like XAMPP) running in the background.
You should:
a) Either move the published output to a private webspace (such as a temp folder on your website/dropbox etc.), OR
b) Setup a local webserver such as XAMPP , move the output to htdocs, and then go to 127.0.0.1/story.html via any web browser to test.
Hope this helps,
Alex
Thank you Alex. I will do what you suggest. Interestingly, when I rebooted my computer the "Javascript disabled" error had disappeared. And I can test the file as before.
Cheers
Andrew
I dont understand,
I worked perfectly, then all of a sudden this message just pops up. Isnt there a way we can bypass this?
Hi Kennethg! This is not an issue that I'm familiar with. If this is due to JS, have you attempted the suggestions that Alex shared above? Perhaps someone in the community will be able to chime in and assist as well.
http://tempshare.articulate.com/
I just uploaded my project to the temphare area and it seems to work.
Hi Helena! You had the same issues reported here and it worked as expected during your testing?
Hi Leslie. It worked in the tempshare area. However when I launch it to the web it still give me the Javascript error message.
Wait, let me correct this. Actually, it works when I launch it into the LMS.
For some reason Google doesn't understand JS language.
You need to upload your content to some server. If you test a Javascript locally, you'll get an error message in Chrome.
Thanks. I found that out. Its working great.
Glad that Michael was able to assist you here Helena :) Thanks for the update.
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