localization strategy and variables

Hey Robert - 

What goes into your manifest will depend on the LMS. Some are really sticky about the manifest matching the contents. Most are not, since it really doesn't matter all that much. Manifests aren't being used as they were originally intended.

You'll want to make sure all of your SCORM description files are at the root. These should get it. Just copy those out to the root. You can make your folders contain your entire SCORM structure from your separate publishes. The key is that your manifest points to your "link" file so that the LMS launches this to start.

You can place images and image directories (pretty much anything else you want) at the root and construct your launch file to look or operate however you want. When you click to link into your alternate SCO folders, the SCORM API will initialize.

Again, you shouldn't need to add everything into the manifest file. But if you run into problems where the LMS isn't loading all of the files, you'll know pretty quickly. This is a super-hacky way to build isolated alternates. But it does work as long as folks consistently launch the same language. The bonus is you get one set of reports for completion and don't need to run for separate courses.