Release Notes: ToolBook 10.0 |
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Article: P5105 |
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RELEASE NOTES FOR TOOLBOOK 10.0
September 16,
2009
NEW FEATURES
A description of new features and enhancements
is available in the product’s Help system. To access Help, click on ToolBook’s
Help menu and then select “Help Contents.” Select the “What’s New, What’s
Different” Help topic to view detailed information on new features and
enhancements.
GENERAL
The following general issues should be noted when
using ToolBook 10.0.
Some Changes to Fields in Quiz Summary Don't Show in Reader
Mode
Some changes to field properties show in reader mode, others do
not. Changing the size and font of fields within a Quiz Summary is supported.
Supported font properties include the face, size, and color. Changes to other
field properties will not be saved when the user switches from author to reader
mode.
Updated LastScore property in Actions Editor to Round to
Four Significant Digits
In native ToolBook, the lastScore property
is now always a raw score value rounded to 4 decimal places, whereas previously
its format would sometimes depend on the display format specified for the score
button or action. In the HTML runtime, the lastScore property is now also
rounded to 4 decimal places, whereas previously it was not rounded.
ISSUES WITH WEB BROWSERS
Fillcolor Property of Image Object is not Used if Image
Object is Transparent
If an image object is set up to be
transparent, the fillColor property is not used in DHTML (it will remain
transparent).
Firefox May Generate A General Protection Fault
When it is Closed While A Book is Opened Via Neuron
When the Neuron
plug-in is used to display a book in Firefox under Windows Vista, it is possible
for Firefox to crash when it is closed.
Internet Explorer 6 Does
Not Honor Transparency Feature of PNG Files When They Are Displayed in A Web
Graphic Placeholder
It is recommended that the image object be used
to display all graphic files, which fully supports PNG transparency
settings.
Neuron Book Published With Impulse Will Not Load Via
HTTP
Books that have been published for Neuron using Impulse
occasionally fail to load in the web browser when the book is located on a web
server. The solution is to publish the book for Neuron without using
Impulse.
SIMULATIONS
Simulation Autobuilder Will Only Capture 32-Bit
Applications
The Simulation AutoBuilder is only designed to capture
32-bit applications.
Unable to Record Simulations of Some
Applications Under Vista and Windows 7 When UAC is on
To avoid
potential issues or unpredictable behavior when capturing simulations under
Vista or Windows 7, turn off the User Access Control (UAC), and run the
applications to be captured as Administrator.
CREATING CONTENT FOR MOBILE DEVICES
Fill-In-The-Blank Question Does Not Register Answer on an
Android Browser
The cursor must leave the entry field in order for
the question to register the answer. This can be done by clicking elsewhere on
the page, then clicking a submit button, or clicking the submit button twice.
Another way to handle this situation is to use the Actions Editor to set the
focus to another object when enter (or submit) is pressed.
Audio
and Video Does Not Play on Android Devices
The browser installed on
Android devices does not play embedded media. One way to circumvent this is to
link directly to the media file. Assuming the device supports that media type,
the media will play full screen in another window, using the appropriate
player.
If a Quiz Summary is Larger Than The Display Area, it
Will Expand to Show All Data
Mobile devices that do not support
embedded scrolling text fields will encounter this behavior. The entire quiz
summary object will display on the page, listing a set of questions as defined
by the course author. There will be no scroll bar and if the list is long
enough, it will overflow off of the bottom of the page area. Care should be
taken to not place navigation buttons below the quiz summary object in this
situation.
Navigation Panel 01 is Unresponsive
When
using the Android browser, the Navigation Panel 01 should not be used, as this
object cannot accept clicks from the Android
browser.
Cross-Domain Http Post Does Not
Function
When an attempt is made to do a cross-domain HTTP post
using the signed Java applet a message is displayed in the browser on mobile
devices: “The required applet cannot be found.” The post does not occur.
CONVERTING POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS TO TOOLBOOK
Cd Audio Will Not Be Converted into Toolbook
Format.
Most audio inserted into PowerPoint using insert ? Sound is
supported. This includes the “Sound from File”, “Sound from Clip Organizer,” and
“Record Sound” options. The “Play CD Audio Track” option will not be converted
into ToolBook format.
Version 9.5 And 10 Are Launched From
Powerpoint Separately
If ToolBook version 9.5 and version 10 are
installed on the same machine, there will be two Publish to ToolBook buttons on
the PowerPoint ribbon. The one for ToolBook 9.5 is labeled “ToolBook” in the
ribbon group. The one for ToolBook 10 is in a ribbon group labeled “ToolBook
10.” The version 9.5 “Publish to ToolBook” button will always publish to a
ToolBook version 9.5 .tbkx file, but the version of the .tbk files it creates
will depend on the highest installed version of ToolBook. And, if the “Open in
ToolBook” option is selected (and ToolBook 10 is installed), a 9.5 .tbkx file
will then be opened in ToolBook version 10. If you want to publish to ToolBook
version 9.5 after version 10 is installed, you can do so by publishing a version
9.5 .tbkx file, and de-selecting “Open in ToolBook.” This will create a .tbkx
file. Then, open ToolBook 9.5 and use File ? Open to open the .tbkx file.
NOTES FOR FEATURE PREVIEW RELEASE PARTICIPANTS
Books
Created With Feature Preview Releases Need To Be Re-Created in Version
10
Several objects, including the Quiz Summary, have been updated
between the last Feature Preview Release, and the final release of version 10.
Therefore, it is required that these objects be recreated in the final release
of version 10 and we recommend recreating the book using the final release of
version 10, rather than simply editing the book in the final release of version
10.
Where to find more information
Mobile
Best Practices
ToolBook online Help contains a mini lesson called
SumTotal Authoring Best Practices for Mobile Learning available from the
Contents tab.
Converting PowerPoint Presentations
An
overview of the SumTotal Publish to ToolBook is available in ToolBook’s inline
Help. Additional information is available within Help for the SumTotal Publish
to ToolBook Add-in, installed in the PowerPoint
ribbon.
XML
A document describing the ToolBook XML
format is available in the Documentation folder under the ToolBook 10 folder of
the Start menu.
Knowledge Base
Valuable ToolBook
tips, techniques, and answers to commonly asked questions can be found in the
ToolBook Knowledge Base located here:
http://www.sumtotalsystems.com/support/toolbook/community_knowledgebase.html