Cannot specify URL to SWF skin file

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What steps will reproduce the problem?

1. Add the SWF resource to a Moodle topic
2. Browse and select an SWF file (content)
3. Click on the Advanced fields button
4. Click on the Information icon next to the Skins drop down list

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

The information pop up says the parameter is the URL of the skin file, but
I do not see where this URL can be specified. All I see is a drop down list
showing the two default skins provided by the module.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?

Feb 17, 2010; Linux

Please provide any additional information below.

I’m using the latest module code but I’ve been running in circles. My
situation is that I have SWF files output by Captivate. There are two SWF
files, one for content, and the other for the skin that controls the
content (play, pause, stop, etc.).

How do I specify the skin to use with the SWF_activity module? The help
text for the Skin parameter says that the parameter is the URL of the skin
file, but I don’t see how to specify this URL. The parameter I see is a
dropdown list showing the default skins provided by your module which do
not work with my SWF file.

Bottom line is that I just want a container that lets a user
start/stop/pause the SWF file, but when I upload a SWF file using your
module, or the media filter approach in Moodle, all I get is the content
SWF file running from start to finish when the page is displayed, and no
way to stop it. I'd want some way to say "Here is the SWF file of content,
and (separately) here is the SWF skin file used to control display of the
other SWF file".

Original issue reported on code.google.com by robert...@gmail.com on 10 Mar 2010 at 1:10

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hi robertska and thank you for your interest in the SWF Activity Module.

The skin parameter is not compatible with Adobe Captivate playback controller 
skins. 
It is provided for commonly found generic Flash applications that use it, e.g. 
JW FLV 
Player.

If you can, I recommend publishing your Captivate project as a single SWF file 
(Captivate CS4 does this). If not, it's better to upload the published project 
directory to the course files directory and link to the published HTML page in 
Moodle 
as a resource.

I hope this helps!

Original comment by matbury on 14 Mar 2010 at 9:25

• Changed state: Fixed

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Thanks. I'm using Captivate 3, and it took me a while to find out how to 
publish the
project as a single SWF file instead of as separate content and skin files.

It's not intuitive, but to publish a Captivate 3 file as a singe SWF file:

1. Select Project > Skin from the menu
2. Select the Borders tab from the skin properties dialog
3. Clear out the "Show borders" check box

Original comment by robert...@gmail.com on 15 Mar 2010 at 6:44

[GoogleCodeExporter]

Hi robertska, thanks for sharing that info.

Original comment by matbury on 15 Mar 2010 at 9:34