[Using Sakai] [Building Sakai] Tests and quizzes woes

[Karen Tsao]

Hi Mathieu,

I thought this happens only in FF4 and 5? That's what stated in the
SAM-1224. I have also tried it in IE and I didn't get this issue. Can you
please clarify?

Thanks,
Karen

On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 8:44 AM, Mathieu Plourde <mathieu at udel.edu> wrote:

> Hi Ken,
>
> It happens in all browsers, including FF and IE, the only two browsers we
> officially support. Safari seems to have been the worst offender though. The
> browser is always the first question we ask our users. If the answer is
> anything but FF or IE, we simply send them back where they came from and ask
> them to use a supported browser.
>
>
> Mathieu
> ==================================
> Mathieu Plourde, MBA
> Project Leader, LMS/Educational Technologist
> IT Client Support & Services
> mathieu at udel.edu
> Office: 302-831-4060
> ==================================
> IT Support Center: http://www.udel.edu/help
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>
>
> On Thu, Jul 7, 2011 at 11:39 AM, Kenneth Romeo <kenro at stanford.edu> wrote:
>
>> Mathieu,****
>>
>> Does the problem happen in IE8/9 or Safari (or Chrome)?  There were
>> longstanding problems with QT plugin playback in FF, so we only recently
>> started recommending FF for language center instructors and students.  If
>> the Samigo functionality is important, or a total pain to do without, then a
>> browser recommendation might be an easier choice for the time being.****
>>
>> Just an idea,****
>>
>> Ken Romeo****
>>
>> [http://kenro.web.stanford.edu]****
>>
>> Academic Technology Specialist [http://ats.stanford.edu]****
>>
>> Stanford Language Center [http://language.stanford.edu]****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> ** **
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>> ** **
>>
>> *From:* sakai-user-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org [mailto:
>> sakai-user-bounces at collab.sakaiproject.org] *On Behalf Of *Mathieu
>> Plourde
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 06, 2011 8:55 AM
>> *To:* Sakai Dev List; Sakai User List
>>
>> *Subject:* [Using Sakai] Tests and quizzes woes****
>>
>> ** **
>>
>> Dear dev and user lists,
>>
>>
>> According to a comment on https://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAM-1244 ,
>> this issue also occurs on 2.7.1, so more folks should be aware.
>>
>> This has caused so much trouble on our campus that our distance learning
>> testing center has reverted back to paper tests, which is making our
>> instructors very angry.
>>
>> After the patch has been active for 10 days or so, our most common problem
>> is the fact that users have to clear their cache to get the new js/css.
>>
>> We are starting to consider finding alternatives to Samigo at Delaware. I
>> have been doing too much forensic into it recently, and faculty are afraid
>> students will exploit this to get away with "Sakai ate my quiz".
>>
>> Anyone else experiencing this issue in 2.7 or 2.8?
>>
>> Mathieu
>> ==================================
>> Mathieu Plourde, MBA
>> Project Leader, LMS/Educational Technologist
>> IT Client Support & Services
>> mathieu at udel.edu
>> Office: 302-831-4060
>> ==================================
>> IT Support Center: http://www.udel.edu/help
>> Sakai at UD Support and Training: http://www.udel.edu/sakai/training****
>>
>>
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