LON-CAPA Help

Introduction to Authoring in LON-CAPA

• Author LON-CAPA Introduction

  About This Manual

  • About Authors Manual

  Login as Content Author

  • Login To LON-CAPA

  Roles Screen

  • Roles Screen

  Menu Options

  Inline Menu
  • Author Menu

  Remote Control

  • Author Remote Control

  Resource Types

  • Resource Types

  Description of Authoring Space

  • Construction Space Overview

  Searching Existing Resources

  • Search Basic

  • Search Advanced

  Browsing Existing Resources

  • Browsing Resources

  Help

  Online Help
  • Help

  Where to Find Additional Help

  • Additional Help

  Requesting New Features and Submitting Suggestions

  • Bugzilla

  HTML Page Overview

  • Content Page Overview

  Problem Types in LON-CAPA

  Problem Types
  • Problem Types

  Foils

  • Foils

  Radio Response Problems

  • Radio Response Problems

  Option Response Problems

  • Option Response Problems

    Option Response Problems with Concept Groups

    • Option Response Problem Figure

    • Option Response Problem Parts

    Example: Concept Group

    • Option Response Concept Group Example

    Example: Matching Problem

    • Option Response Matching Example

  String Response Problems

  • String Response Problems

  Numerical Response Problems

  • Numerical Response Problems

  Formula Response Problems

  • Formula Response Problems

  Math Response Problems

  • Math Response Problems

  Custom Response Problems

  • Custom Response Problems

  Function Plot Response Problems

  • Function Plot Response Overview

Authoring Content in LON-CAPA

• Creating Content Overview

  Authoring and Editing Content Pages

  • Creating New Content Pages

  Creating Equations

  • Authoring Equations

  How to Edit Existing Content Pages

  • How To Edit Existing Content Pages

  Authoring Problems Using LON-CAPA

  • Creating Online Problems

  • Problem Editor Testing Area

  General Problem Editing

  Authoring Surveys
  • Authoring Surveys

  Adding Picture

  • Authoring Adding Pictures

  • Authoring Pictures EPS

  Dynamic Plots

  • Dynamic Plot Overview

  Importing Testbanks

  • Testbank Formatting

  Answer Display Overview

  • Answer Display Overview

Authoring Radio, Option, String Response Problems

Authoring Radio Response Problems
• Creating Radio Response Problems

  Randomization

  • Radio Response Randomization

Authoring Option Problems

• Option Response Problem Creation

Simple Option Response: No Concept Groups

• Option Response Simple

Authoring a String Response Problem

• String Response Problem Creation

Authoring Numerical, Formula, Custom Response Questions

Authoring Numerical Response and Formula Response Problems
• About Numerical and Formula Response

• Numerical Response Introduction

  The Parts of a Numerical Response Problem

  • Numerical Response Parts A

  • Tolerance

  • Significant Figures

  • Numerical Response Parts B

  Simple Numerical Response Answer

  • Numerical Response Intro

  Simple Script Usage

  • Script Tutorial Intro

  • Numerical Response Simple Example

  • Variable Naming Conventions

  • Numerical Response Tutorial A

    Variables in Scripts

    • Variables in Scripts

    • Variable Tutorial A

    Variables in the Text Block

    • Variables in the Text Block

    Variables in the Answer Block

    • Variables in the Answer Block

  Calling Functions

  • Calling Functions

    Numerical Response Randomization

  Authoring Formula Response Problems

  • Creating Formula Response

  Dynamic, Randomized Problems: Putting It All Together

  • Numerical Response Advanced Example

  Units, Format

  • Numerical Response Units

  • Numerical Response Format

  For More Information

  • Scripting Help

  Formula Response

  • Formula Response Adv Intro

    Sample Specifications

    • Formula Response Sampling

    Formula Notes

    • Formula Response Limitations

    • Formula Tolerance

    Example Formula Response

    • Formula Response Example

  Authoring Math Response Problems

  • Creating Math Response Problems

  Custom Response Problems

  • Custom Response Problem Creation

Authoring Dynamically Generated Plots

• Authoring Dynamic Plot Gnuplot

  Specifying Curves to Plot

  • Authoring Dynamic Plot Curve

    Plotting Data Points

    • Authoring Dynamic Plot Curve Data

    Plotting Functions

    • Authoring Dynamic Plot Curve Function

    Data and Line Styles

    • Authoring Dynamic Plot Linestyle

  Plot Labels and Key

  • Authoring Dynamic Plot Title X Y Label

  • Authoring Dynamic Plot Key

  • Authoring Dynamic Plot Label

  Plot Axes Details

  • Authoring Dynamic Plot Axes

  • Authoring Dynamic Plot Tics

  Color Selection

  • Authoring Dynamic Plot Color Selection

Authoring Function Plot Response Problems

Introduction
• Function Plot Response Question

Elements

• Function Plot Response Elements

• Function Plot Response Spline

• Function Plot Response Vector

• Function Plot Response Object

• Function Plot Response Background Plot

Rules

• Function Plot Response Rule Set

• Function Plot Response Evaluation Rule

• Function Plot Response Vector Rule

• Function Plot Response Vector Sum Rule

• Function Plot Response Custom Rule

Using Libraries

Authoring Library Files
• Authoring Library Scripts

Authoring Adaptive/Conditional Hints

• adaptive hints

Publishing Your Resources

• Publishing Intro

  What is Metadata?

  • Metadata Description

  Publishing a Resource

  • Publishing A Resource

  • Publishing Keywords

  • Publishing Copyright

  • Publishing Author Tutorial Segue

Printing Your Resources

Printing from Authoring Space
• Print Resource

Printing a Subdirectory of Problems

• Print Library

Tips for Improving Print Output

• Print Options

  TeXsize Attribute

  • TEXsize attribute

  TeXwidth Attribute

  • TEXwidth attribute

  TeXDropEmptyColumns Attribute

  • TEXDropEmptyColumns attribute

  Image TeX Attributes

  • Problem LON-CAPA Image Options

  TeX Type Attribute

  • TEXtype attribute

  TeX Itemgroup Width Attribute

  • TEXitemgroupwidth attribute

  TeX Layout Attribute

  • TEXlayout attribute

Troubleshooting PDF Errors

• Print Tricks

Authoring Maps: Sequences and Pages

• Creating A Course Intro

  Authoring Sequences

  • Sequence Definition

  • Sequence Editor Selection

  Authoring a Simple .sequence With The Simple Editor

  • Sequence Simple Editor Creation

  Authoring a Simple .sequence With The Advanced Editor

  • Sequence Advanced Editor Creation

  Adding links and conditions

  • Sequence Advanced Editor Links Conditions

  Page Maps

  • Sequence Page Maps

  Courses: Top-level Sequence

  • Sequence Top-Level

Tags Used in XML Authoring

• Authoring XML Intro

  Response Tags

  • Authoring Response Tag Intro

    numericalresponse

    • Authoring NumericalResponse

    imageresponse

    • Authoring ImageResponse

    optionresponse

    • Authoring OptionResponse

    radiobuttonresponse

    • Authoring RadiobuttonResponse

    dataresponse

    • Authoring DataResponse

    externalresponse

    • Authoring ExternalResponse

    Attributes For All Response Tags

    • Authoring Response Attributes

  responseparam and parameter

  • Authoring Responseparam Parameter

  Foil Structure Tags

  • Authoring Foil Structure Tags

  Hint Tags

  • Authoring Hint Tags

  Input Tags

  • Authoring Input Tags

  Output Tags

  • Authoring Output Tags

  Internal Tags

  • Authoring Internal Tags

  Scripting Tags

  • Authoring Scripting Tags

  Structure Tags

  • Authoring Structure Tags

<script> Tag

Supported Script Functions
• Script Functions

Script Variables

• Script Variables

Table: LON-CAPA Functions

• Problem LON-CAPA Functions

Table: CAPA vs. LON-CAPA Function Differences

• CAPA LON-CAPA function diffs

Bridge Task

• BridgeTask About

  Introduction to Bridge Task

  • BridgeTask Intro

  Bridge Task Features

  • BridgeTask Features

  Authoring Bridge Task

  • BridgeTask Create

  Bridge Task XML Editing

  • BridgeTask XML

    .Task Headers

    • BridgeTask XMLHeader

    .Task Parameter and Variable

    • BridgeTask XMLVariable

    .Task Questions and Criteria

    • BridgeTask XMLQuestions

    .Task Finishing Up

    • BridgeTask XMLFinishing

  Bridge Task Edit Mode

  • BridgeTask EditMode

    Introductions

    • BridgeTask EditModeIntroduction

    Questions and Criteria

    • BridgeTask EditModeQuestion

    Parameter and Variable

    • BridgeTask EditModeVariable

    Edit Mode Finishing Up

    • BridgeTask EditModeFinishing

  Setting Up a Bridge Task

  • BridgeTask SetupResource

    Bridge Task and Slots

    • BridgeTask Slot

    Bridge Task and Conditional Resources

    • BridgeTask Conditions

  Handing In Bridge Task Files

  • BridgeTask Portfolio

WebDAV access to Authoring Space

• Authoring WebDAV

• Authoring WebDAV Mac 10v6

• Authoring WebDAV Mac 10v10

• Authoring WebDAV Windows v7

• Authoring WebDAV Linux Centos

Appendix: Symbols in TeX

• Greek Symbols

• Other Symbols

Appendix: Physical Units

• Physical Units