Using Web Objects in E-Learning #220: Challenge | Recap
Storyline’s Web Objects are similar to lightbox slides in that they give course designers a solution for loading on-demand content an...
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This is a cool idea to show your demos Richard. BTW one of your "Background" menu titles is missing a "d".
Yep and one of the links doesn’t appear to work. (E.g., the RGB converter link). Working on that as well. Let’s just stay it is a “prototype” pre “Alpha” release. :) Will update today and try to make it a real “Alpha” release later. Thanks Alexander
- Updated with an explanation of why WebObject for one of the links (e.g, RGB to Hex Conversion) does not always display correctly. Hint... it has to do with the browser as well as the site's use of the x-Frame option/SAMEORIGIN Another great reason to participate in the Articulate Challenges... learning new things that you might not encounter otherwise (e.g., WebObjects, browser compatibility issues and x-Frame options on websites)
- Hi Richard, Is the x-Frame/SAMEORIGIN the reason that some websites have to be opened in a new browser window instead of embedded in the slide?
- Jess,
From my understanding, the x-Frame Options is more of a policy that allows the website admin to determine how the webpage is allowed to be framed.
There are three options:
(Deny): page cannot be displayed in a frame
(SAMEORIGIN): page can be displayed in a frame on the same origin as the page itself (same domain, protocol, port)
(ALLOW-FROM url): page can only be displayed in a frame on the specified origin
When the website sends the X-Frame-Option: SAMEORIGIN, it means the site can only be framed by pages with the same origin as the framed page.
On the other hand, setting up a link to open in a new window (target="_blank") will cause a browser to open a new window/tab in your browser. There is much debate about the value of using it but it is often used to:
1. Ensure a page stays open. The link is loaded in a new window. When the user is finished reading/viewing it and closes the window, they still have the first page open.
2. Some people use them for references. For example, if you wrote an article that has references. You might link those references to their original source and have the open in a new window. This allows the user to view the reference and then continue reading the article.
I'm not an expert on this specific thing so maybe someone with more experience may be able to add on to this comment.
