[LON-CAPA-users] Application of new style after problem opening

Mon Nov 9 16:19:59 EST 2020

On Mon, 9 Nov 2020, at 20:10, Raeburn, Stuart wrote:
> Itay,
> 
> The "Apply style file:" option in Authoring Space is used to apply a 
> LON-CAPA style file (.sty extension) and *not* a CSS style file (.css 
> extension).  See the "Resource Types" help file (e.g.,  
> loncapa.msu.edu/adm/help/tex/Resource_Types.hlp ) for information about 
> .sty files.
> 

Oooooppss.  

> If you have uploaded or created a .css (Cascading Style Sheet) file 
> (e.g., /res/jce/itayf/hebrew.css) and published it, and wanted to apply 
> that to a resource in Authoring Space you would push "EditXML" and then 
> add the following tag to the resource XML in Authoring Space:
> 
> <parameter type="string" name="cssfile" 
> default="/res/jce/itayf/hebrew.css" description="CSS file to link" />
> 
> and then push "Save and View".
> 

I missed this point in the guide.
Probably I shoud set cssfile parameter as shown above inside the resource.
This will also eliminate the need to link the css file in course context -- I guess.
Will give it a try.

Many thanks for the help
Itay

[snip]

> Stuart Raeburn
> LON-CAPA Academic Consortium
> ________________________________________
> From: LON-CAPA-users <lon-capa-users-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org> on 
> behalf of Itay <itayf at nospammail.net>
> Sent: Monday, November 9, 2020 3:00 AM
> To: Discussion list for LON-CAPA users
> Subject: Re: [LON-CAPA-users] Application of new style after problem 
> opening
> 
> Thank you Stuart.
> 
> I just realized that something similar, perhaps, happens also in author space.
> Visiting a resource I
> (1) selected a css file to "Apply style file:";
> (2) selected language "עברית - UTF"  (hebrew); and,
> (3) pressed "Change view".
> Nothing happened.
> (The style file was supposed to assist in rendering right-to-left typesetting.)
> In student view, the the style file does work (when applied).
> 
> Looking at the rendered page code, I saw indeed that the <link> tag for 
> the css file is not included within the <head> tag.
> 
> I applied for an account in bugzilla in order to submit a bug report.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> On Mon, 9 Nov 2020, at 02:54, Raeburn, Stuart wrote:
> > Itay,
> >
> > When a student displays a problem with the parameter CSS file to
> > link(cssfile) set to point at a CSS file, and in effect for the current
> > student, then the styles defined in that file will apply when rendering
> > the problem.  Whether the folder was previously opened (and submissions
> > were made) is immaterial.
> >
> > However, currently if you select "Manual Grading/View Submissions" from
> > the Grading interface and select "Select individual students to grade
> > and view submissions" and the choose either "one student" or "all
> > students" in the "View Problem Text" row, those CSS styles are applied
> > when rendering the student's current view of the problem.
> >
> > The reason is that for each resource, when LON-CAPA adds the <link>
> > tag(s) which reference(s) the css file(s) in effect, those tags are
> > included between the <head></head> tags in the resource, but during
> > assembly of the grading page the HTML in the head portion of each
> > rendered resource is removed.
> >
> > Anyway, I filed a bug report:
> > https://bugs.loncapa.org/show_bug.cgi?id=6943, implemented changes so
> > css file(s) for resource(s) will be incorporated in the grading page,
> > when rendering of the student's current view of the problem for the
> > grading interface, and marked 6943 as resolved.
> >
> > Stuart Raeburn
> > LON-CAPA Academic Consortium
> > ________________________________________
> > From: LON-CAPA-users <lon-capa-users-bounces at mail.lon-capa.org> on
> > behalf of Itay <itayf at nospammail.net>
> > Sent: Friday, November 6, 2020 7:42 AM
> > To: Discussion list for LON-CAPA users
> > Subject: [LON-CAPA-users] Application of new style after problem opening
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > I applied a new display style (parameter : css file to link) to a
> > folder containing already-opened problems.
> > My assumption was that the new styling will apply (after the standard
> > 10min grace period).
> > Looking at previous student submissions, the problems are displayed
> > with the old style.
> >
> > Am I correct to assume that when the student will revisit a problem she
> > will be presented with the new shiny style?
> >
> > Thank you
> >
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