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Moodle and PDFs
From clunky to funky to
maximum coolness
Frankie Kam
boonsengkam@gmail.com
6/11/2015
iMoot15MM

Who is Frankie? A wee bit ‘bout me
• Same age as Bond James, Bond (D.C.)
• Married with 1 wife and 2 girls
• Taught IT in ...

What is this presentation about?
• It’s about how I changed the way I open and
download PDF files on my Moodle site
• It’s...

What is this presentation about?
• It’s about how I changed the way I open and
download PDF files on my Moodle site
• It’s...

What is this presentation about?
• It’s about how I changed the way I open and
download PDF files on my Moodle site
• It’s...

What is this presentation about?It’s about
DESIGN

Learning Outcomes (you will able to…)
• Understand my Motivation for changing the way
PDFs are opened and downloaded
• Mod...

Act I: My Motivation
• Institute’s first-time using
Moodle
• First-time users/teachers
• File repository?
• Files and more...

Act I: My Motivation
Mostly PDFs;
Some users want to
download a file FAST;
Most want to print the file.
Others want to vie...

Act I: My Motivation
Why can’t I open a PDF on the same page as
my Moodle course page?
How can I give users the same exper...

Act I: My Motivation
I did some ‘research’ on Twitter. Here’s a sample:

Act I: My Motivation
What browser was used?
What platform? Is the user the problem or the s/w?

Act I: My Motivation

Google Chrome 46
• When clicked, PDF file loads on the same screen

Google Chrome 46
• PDF file loads up. Click Back Arrow button to return.

Opera 33
• When clicked, PDF file loads on the same screen

Opera 33
• PDF file loads up. Hit Back Arrow button to return.

iPad Safari
• Before tapping the PDF link…

iPad Safari
• After tapping PDF. Read or tap “Open in iBooks”.

iPad Safari
• Tap Back to Safari, then tap < to return to Moodle

Internet Explorer 11
• Before clicking

Internet Explorer 11
• Hit the Back button to return to Moodle

Fresh Mozilla Firefox 41
• PDF won’t open when clicked? Solution on next page.

Fresh Mozilla Firefox 41
• Solution? https://goo.gl/YdTeSF

Fresh Mozilla Firefox 41
• Solution? https://goo.gl/YdTeSF

Fresh Mozilla Firefox 41
• Firefox’s PDF viewer launches! Click Back to return.

On Moodle.org
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=320152

On Moodle.org
https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=320152

Act 2. The Technology

Act 2. The Technology

Act 2. The Technology

Act 3. Modifying
/public_html/test/theme/bcu/config.php
$THEME->sheets = array('custom', 'blocks', 'menu',
'course', 'slid...

Act 3. Modifying
• Copy both files into the folder

Act 3. Modifying
• Copy jqueryfancybox.css into the folder

Act 3. Modifying
• Copy the entire pixpdf folder into the theme folder

Act 3. Modifying
• Copy the entire pdf.js-gh-ages folder your moodle

Act 3. Modifying
• Edit and hack the renderer.php file

Act 3. Modifying
• Code…

Act 3. Modifying
• …and more code..

Act 3. Modifying
• …and too much code for this presentation!

Act 4. The Results

Act 4. The Results

Act 4. The Results

Act 4. The Results

Act 4. The Results

Act 4. The Results

Act 4. The Results

Act 4. The Results

Act 4. The Results

APPENDIX
(Work in progress,
Areas of Improvement)
- Full-screen
- Movable window
- Take advantage of more features
of Fanc...

Fancybox Fullscreen
https://github.com/milhouse1337/fancybox-fullscreen

THANK YOU
and
see ya!

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