Info Panel

Description:

This simple RCO is used as a sub-component of more complex RCOs, to provide combo box (dropdown list and display box) functionality. If this is all that were needed, simple HTML would suffice. When the functionality needs to be embedded within an RCO, it makes sense to implement it as a simple, standalone RCO.

The instructor need only provide an XML file with a set of terms. A term consists of a label and associated text. The instructor also provides a title for the Info Panel.

The sample XML file provided below can be populated with this data and must placed in the same location as the HTML file used to access and present this RCO.

Example usage:

This link will bring up a separate browser window with a page that uses this RCO. Note there are three RCOs used on this page. The Info Panel RCO is in a box labeled Instructions and Hints.

Snapshot of sample use:

How to use

1. Not used by itself. When needed, it will be included automatically as part of another RCO's jar file, and all the instructor will have to provide is the XML file to populate it.
2. Create an XML file with input data based on the example below.
3. Edit the applet tag parameters of the parent RCO, similar to the example shown below, and test.

Sample applet HTML tag:

Sample Info Panel XML file

Generate your XML automatically with this link.

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