SWF
SWF Activity Module
This page relates to the SWF Activity Module which is currently under development.
What is the SWF Activity Module?
The SWF Activity Module provides a comprehensive and flexible method for deploying SWF (Flash and Flex) files as learning interactions in a Moodle course.
How does is work?
Once installed, select SWF from an "Add an activity" list on a Moodle course page. The standard "Adding a new SWF to topic... " moodleform will appear. In this form you can set the following parameters:
Required Parameters
The required parameters are:
- As with all Moodle activities, name and intro.
- SWF file
- Height
- Width
- Version
Optional Parameters
- AMF Interaction (Not yet implemented)
- XML file URL
- FlashVars #1
- FlashVars #2
- FlashVars #3
Advanced Parameters
- API Key
- Align
- Auto Play
- Loop Playback
- Menu
- Quality
- Scale Mode
- Stage Align
- Window Mode
- Background
- Use Device Font
- Seamless Tabbing
- Allow Full Screen
- Allow Script Access
- Allow Networking
What features does it support?
The SWF Activity Module supports a number of features, specific to Flash and Flex applications. They are:
Flash Remoting (AMF)
Flash Remoting is a method for Flash or Flex applications to communicate directly with server-side applications written in .NET, Java, PHP, Cold Fusion and Ruby on Rails. There are a number of open-source libraries for handling communication via Flash Remoting:
See [Development:AMF3] for details on how to set up AMFPHP in Moodle.
