ATutor

Glossary Features

• kolel
  

  2007-03-29 08:51:50

  Glossary Features

  I am a new user- and have downloaded and installed ATutor with MAMP (thanks to the forum- the installation was relatively painless and problem free) so the system is up and running and I am trying to use it.
  
  Two glossary queries:
  I have created a glossary, and want to have the glossary item listed as Buber, Martin. However, in the text, I will be saying something like, "Martin Buber says, ..." and I want 'Martin Buber' to be able to trigger the glossary item which is listed under Buber, Martin. Is there a way to do this, or a work around? Any ideas?
  
  At the end of the day, I also hope to create a second course, but the glossary I have made is 'universal.' Is there a way to share a glossary across courses; or failing that, how can I duplicate the correct files so the glossary does not have to be re-entered?

• greg
  

  2007-03-29 08:56:00

  Re: Glossary Features

  Glossary terms must match exactly. The reversed version will not match the normal version.
  
  No way to share from a single glossary. You could take a backup of the course, then restore that backup into the new course, but select only the glossary items to restore.

• kolel
  

  2007-03-29 09:54:57

  Re: Glossary Features

  Apologies for the multiple posts. I clicked submit but it took a long time to connect and my screen didn't refresh- sorry that messages can't be deleted by users.
  
  re: Buber, Martin.
  I realize that it is impossible for the glossary to not match (exactly) the text.
  I wish there was a way to hide text, so I could have invisible text.
  Then, the Glossary item could be
  Buber, Martin (1878-1965)
  
  And the text could be marked up,
  As Martin [glossary]Buber[INVISIBLE], Martin (1878-1965)[/INVISIBLE][/glossary] wrote, ....
  
  and the user would see,
  
  As Martin Buber [?] wrote, ...