Glossary FAQ: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 09:02, 22 February 2013

How can I turn on glossary auto-linking?

The glossary auto-linking filter should be enabled by an administrator in Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Filters > Manage filters.
Each glossary entry should have the "This entry should be automatically linked" box checked.

How can I make glossary entries auto-link to the first instance on a page ONLY?

To stop the linking of every instance, an administrator can enable either 'Filter match once per page' or 'Filter match once per text' in Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Filters > Common filter settings.

How can I delete a glossary entry attachment?

Simply delete the glossary entry and add a new one.

How can I enable glossary auto-linking in uploaded HTML files?

In Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Filters > Common filter settings, set filteruploadedfiles to "All files" or "HTML files only".

How can I exempt individual words from auto-linking to a Glossary entry?

If you don't want particular text to be linked (in a Forum post, say) then:

In Edit mode, locate and click the Toggle HTML Source button on the formatting toolbar (appears as '<>' symbol)
Locate the piece of text you want to exempt from autolinking
Before and after the text respectively, add <nolink> and </nolink>.
Save and check.

How can I prevent glossary auto-linking in a quiz?

In Settings > Quiz administration > Filters turn the glossary auto-linking filter off
Click the 'Save changes' button

How can I make a glossary "read only" for students?

In Settings > Glossary administration > Permissions, set the Create new entries capability for Student to Prevent. (screenshot in forum thread thanks to Joseph Rézeau)

How do I import entries from another glossary?

See Import glossary entries.

I am frustrated trying to import my old images glossary into my new glossary with XML

Here is a workaround, there has to be an easier way but

Create a webfolder that you can link to. For example call it "images"
Add images to that folder
Export your XML file and edit it
Change the src="@@PLUGINFILE@@/ to something line src="Mydomain.edu/images/ for every entry in the file.
Save the XML file with a different name
Import that new XML file into your new glossary

Now when you use the course import feature, your glossary will work in the new course.

How can I make a glossary global?

See this forum thread on making a glossary global.

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-# The glossary auto-linking filter should be enabled by an administrator in ''Administration > Modules > [[Filters|Manage filters]]''.
+==How can I turn on glossary auto-linking?==
+# The glossary auto-linking filter should be enabled by an administrator in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Filters > Manage filters''.
 # Each glossary entry should have the "This entry should be automatically linked" box checked.
+==How can I make glossary entries auto-link to the first instance on a page ONLY?==
+To stop the linking of every instance, an administrator can enable either 'Filter match once per page' or 'Filter match once per text' in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Filters > Common filter settings''.
 ==How can I delete a glossary entry attachment?==
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 ==How can I enable glossary auto-linking in uploaded HTML files?==
-In ''Administration > Modules > [[Filters|Manage filters]]'', set ''filteruploadedfiles'' to "All files" or "HTML files only".
+In ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Filters > Common filter settings'', set ''filteruploadedfiles'' to "All files" or "HTML files only".
+==How can I exempt individual words from auto-linking to a Glossary entry?==
+If you don't want particular text to be linked (in a Forum post, say) then:
+# In Edit mode, locate and click the Toggle HTML Source button on the formatting toolbar (appears as '<>' symbol)
+# Locate the piece of text you want to exempt from autolinking
+# Before and after the text respectively, add <nolink> and </nolink>.
+# Save and check.
+==How can I prevent glossary auto-linking in a quiz?==
+# In ''Settings > Quiz administration > Filters'' turn the glossary auto-linking filter off
+# Click the 'Save changes' button
+==How can I make a glossary "read only" for students?==
+* In ''Settings > Glossary administration > Permissions'',  set the ''Create new entries'' capability for Student to ''Prevent''. ([http://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=204674&parent=892580#p892618| screenshot in forum thread thanks to Joseph Rézeau])
 ==How do I import entries from another glossary?==
 See [[Import glossary entries]].
+==I am frustrated trying to import my old images glossary into my new glossary with XML==
+Here is a workaround, there has to be an easier way but
+*Create a webfolder that you can link to.  For example call it "images"
+*Add images to that folder
+*Export your XML file and edit it
+* Change the  src=&quot;@@PLUGINFILE@@/  to something line  src=&quot;Mydomain.edu/images/ for every entry in the file.
+*Save the XML file with a different name
+*Import that new XML file into your new glossary
+Now when you use the course import feature, your glossary will work in the new course.
+==How can I make a glossary global?==
+[https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=222800&parent=968960#p969057 See this forum thread on making a glossary global.]
 ==See also==
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 * [[XML FAQ]]
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 [[Category:FAQ]]

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