Adobe Flash
Update, Dec. 2018: LearnSWFObject.com has been retired. It had a successful run, but with the demise of Adobe Flash, was no longer relevant. The domain learnswfobject.com is now owned by a squatter, don’t bother visiting. The site contents are preserved on GitHub, available at https://pipwerks.github.
ramblings
I have some simple questions I’d love to get feedback on. I’m curious about what people are looking for in their e-learning authoring tools, specifically: 1. What feature is your current tool missing that you would love to see implemented? Support for team collaboration? Support for themes or
Adobe Captivate
This post has been updated to reflect changes to the CaptivateController since its initial release It took me much much longer than I anticipated, but I am happy to announce the new CaptivateController utility. The CaptivateController is a JavaScript utility that helps you control Captivate SWFs as well as get/
JavaScript
Update (August 2010): I have published a new list of Captivate variables that are specific to Adobe Captivate 5. Check it out. 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. Here is a
ramblings
I’ve had a flurry of emails and messages regarding my SCORM cheat the past few days, and have received feedback from a number of well-regarded SCORM aficionados, some of whom contributed to the standard and helped make SCORM what it is today. This is wonderful, I’m very happy
best practices
Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) is at Release Candidate 1, which means it will be released very shortly. IE8 is a brand-new browser and will represent a considerable shift from IE7/IE6; it will follow standards more closely and will offer much improved CSS 2.1 support. However, because of some
excanvas
excanvas.js is a script that enables developers to use the canvas element in Internet Explorer; since IE doesn’t support canvas or the canvas API, the excanvas script converts (most) canvas commands to Vector Markup Language (VML), the only vector rendering language supported natively in Internet Explorer. excanvas is
canvas
As part of my ongoing experiments with <canvas>, I decided to convert an image-based progress bar to an image-free canvas-based system. I just finished whipping up a proof-of-concept; it uses MooTools to generate the canvas and CSS code. No images were harmed in the making of this progress
canvas
In my previous post Fun with canvas and MooTools: a Rectangle class, I explained that I wanted to make a modal window for a project at my workplace. I was interested in using MochaUI, but felt it was a bit heavy for my needs. I started playing with the canvas
canvas
Greg Houston’s uber-cool MochaUI has led me to experiment with the canvas element the last few days. I first saw MochaUI sometime in 2007. While I was duly impressed, I couldn’t quite find a use for it and filed it away in my bottomless “play with this later”
A while back, I posted my method for defeating spambots that harvest email addresses. This post is an update to that original method. It explores cleaner, less obtrusive code approaches and more accessible/usable HTML markup. If you’re impatient and want to jump to some working examples, here you
ramblings
The new whitehouse.gov site has received a lot of press since its unveiling a few days ago. Many have rightly given it kudos for bringing a modern sense of design and “Web 2.0”-style social practices to the White House. I agree the new site is a big