Posts tagged ‘ActionScript’
Complete List of Variables for Adobe Captivate 5
Posted Monday, August 23rd, 2010.
Filed under JavaScript, e-learning with the tags ActionScript, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Captivate Hacks, CaptivateController, e-learning, JavaScript
While updating my CaptivateController script I noticed there have been some changes to the Captivate variables available to Captivate developers. I figured I should document them for future reference.
Note that some variables available in CP3 and CP4 are no longer available. The following list should be exhaustive for CP5; variables for previous versions of Captivate [...]
CaptivateController Updated to Support Adobe Captivate 5
Posted Monday, August 23rd, 2010.
Filed under JavaScript, e-learning with the tags ActionScript, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Captivate Hacks, CaptivateController, e-learning, How-to, JavaScript
By popular demand, I’ve updated my CaptivateController to work with Adobe Captivate 5 (CP5). Since this is an open-source project, there’s no upgrade fee. (What? “Adobe” and “no upgrade fee” in the same paragraph?!) I kid, I kid… I’m a kidder.
Captivate 4 variables gone wild
Posted Saturday, May 16th, 2009.
Filed under e-learning with the tags ActionScript, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Captivate Hacks, How-to, JavaScript
The folks at Adobe recently published a list of Captivate 4 variables. While it’s a solid list, it’s not really a complete list.
LegacyCaptivateLoader example updated
Posted Monday, March 23rd, 2009.
Filed under e-learning with the tags ActionScript, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Captivate Hacks, JavaScript, LegacyCaptivateLoader
Just a note to point out that I updated the LegacyCaptivateLoader example to use SWFObject 2.1 (dynamic publishing).
ECMAScript vs JavaScript vs ActionScript: Do you know the difference?
Posted Tuesday, August 19th, 2008.
Filed under JavaScript, SCORM with the tags ActionScript, Adobe Flash, ecmascript, JavaScript, SCORM, SCORM 2.0
If you’re trying to use SCORM in your e-learning, you’ve undoubtedly heard of JavaScript and ActionScript. But do you know the different between ECMAScript, JavaScript, and ActionScript?
Alex Russell has provided definitions for many of the ECMAScript-related names you might be reading about these days, including ECMAScript (3, 3.1, 4), ActionScript 3, Harmony, and JavaScript 2.
Very helpful!
Via Ajaxian.
Unpublished Captivate variables
Posted Monday, May 19th, 2008.
Filed under e-learning with the tags ActionScript, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Captivate Hacks, e-learning, How-to
A recent post in the e-learning development forum reminded me that I forgot to post some unpublished Captivate variables I dug up a while back.
How to add basic SCORM code to a Flash movie
Posted Sunday, April 27th, 2008.
Filed under JavaScript, SCORM, e-learning with the tags ActionScript, Adobe Flash, e-learning, How-to, HTML, JavaScript, SCORM, SCORM actionscript class, SCORM wrapper, standards
Here’s a quick tutorial for adding basic SCORM functionality to an existing Flash file. This tutorial aims to demonstrate just how easy it can be to add SCORM functionality to an existing Flash movie.
In this tutorial, we’re going to keep things very simple; our SCORM code will only check the LMS for a prior completion, and if no completion is found, will set the course to complete at the appropriate point in the movie.
Please note that this tutorial uses ActionScript 3 and SCORM 1.2, but the same principles apply for ActionScript 2 and SCORM 2004.
Adding SCORM functionality to your existing Flash file
Posted Saturday, April 26th, 2008.
Filed under SCORM, e-learning, web design and development with the tags ActionScript, Adobe Flash, e-learning, How-to, SCORM, SCORM actionscript class, SCORM wrapper, standards
I’m currently working on a tutorial explaining how to add SCORM code to an ordinary Flash file. Here’s a teaser: a very simple Flash movie I made using some images from NASA. It’s called PLANETS!
SCORM ActionScript 3 ZIP file fixed
Posted Tuesday, April 15th, 2008.
Filed under SCORM, e-learning with the tags ActionScript, Adobe Flash, e-learning, SCORM, SCORM actionscript class, SCORM wrapper
A few people have contacted me to let me know the ZIP file for the SCORM ActionScript 3 example was missing the FLA file.
Whoopsies!
I’ve added the source files back to the FLA. You can download it from the downloads page.
Thanks to everyone for letting me know. I usually work on this stuff at [...]
LegacyCaptivateLoader: dealing with pre-existing scripts in your Captivate SWF
Posted Tuesday, April 8th, 2008.
Filed under e-learning with the tags ActionScript, Adobe Captivate, Adobe Captivate Hacks, Adobe Flash, e-learning, How-to, JavaScript, LegacyCaptivateLoader
When I designed the LegacyCaptivateLoader, I was focused on giving the ActionScript 3 SWF the ability to control the ActionScript 2-based Captivate SWF; I hadn’t given much thought to how the situation affects Captivate SWFs using one of the workarounds I just described. Can the embedded SWFs still work? Will JavaScript calls from Captivate still work with ActionScript 3’s ExternalInterface system? The short answer is yes, but it may take some tweaking on your part.