GRC 275
A6
Inserting Media, Google API’s, RSS, Dreamweaver Sprys and more
*Create dif webpages specific for each step of this assignment so I will be able to grade easily
1. Insert a flash swf file somewhere in a page (Insert>Media>Flash), remember to upload .swf file
2. Find or create a video file and convert to a flv file, insert the flash video file embedded somewhere in a page (Insert>Media>Flash Video)
3. Insert another type of video file (.wmv or .mov or ??) embedded somewhere in a page (Insert>Media>Plugin) make sure to add a width and height on properties bar, should be slightly larger than movies size. You will have to add the class if inserting Active X for windows media files.
4. Add a google API to your page, http://code.google.com/more/#label=APIs. For example you can add a google search box for your site or a google map or ??
5. Create two examples of a Dreamweaver Spry: Like Spry Menu Bar and one other, like spry form with validation, see help>spry for examples, pick two dif spry examples for this assignment
6. Provide an example of a RSS to JavaScript converter. You will need to find a news feed first, see some examples: http://www.cnn.com/services/rss/?iref=rsssvcs
Here’s what a rss feed should look like:
http://rss.cnn.com/rss/cnn_world.rss
Once you find a feed you will need to find a way to display rss within your webpage, there are various options, here’s a link to two easier options, pick 1:
http://itde.vccs.edu/rss2js/build.php
or
http://www.howdev.com/products/fs/create_adv.aspx
7. Create a RSS file for this assignments main page or your website. On the main page of this assignment create a link to this file so people can subscribe to your website using your RSS file link.
8. Explain somewhere in these pages for A6 what a blog is and offer 2 free solutions to do blogging.
9. Extra credit: create a free blog account and provide a link to your blog. Make sure blog has your name or some content.
Quicktime embed example
<object
width="320"
height="250"
classid="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B"
codebase="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab">
<param name="src" value="http://www.yourdomain/your.mov">
<param name="autoplay" value="true">
<param name="controller" value="false">
<embed src=" http://www.yourdomain/your.mov"
width="320"
height="250"
autoplay="true"
controller="true"
pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/">
</embed>
</object>
Windows Media wmv embed example
object id="WMPEmbed"
height="250"
width="320"
classid ="CLSID:6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-00C04F79FAA6">');
<param name="autoStart" value="TRUE"/>');
<param name="UIMode" value="full"/>
<param name="URL" value="http://www.yourdomain/your.wmv"/
<embed type="application/x-mplayer2"
src="http://www.yourdomain/your.wmv"
name="MediaPlayer"
width="320"
height="250"
</embed>
</object>
How to make a RSS file, instructions
http://www.xul.fr/en-xml-rss.html
rss example, replace with your info and create a link to the text file
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>XUL and XML</title>
<link>http://www.xul.fr/</link>
<description>XML graphical interface etc...</description>
<image>
<url>http://www.xul.fr/xul-icon.gif</url>
<link>http://www.xul.fr/index.html</link>
</image>
<item>
<title>News of today</title>
<link>http://www.xul.fr/xml-RSS.html</link>
<description>All you need to know about RSS</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>News of tomorrows</title>
<link>http://www.xul.fr/xml-rdf.html</link>
<description>And now, all about RDF</description>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>