JMatch_Sort - A categorisation exercise with HotPotatoes JMatch drag-drop format
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JMatch Sort v 1.4.2 A Categorisation exercise with HotPotatoes JMatch drag-drop format (Test mode or Practice mode with auto-highlighting of wrong items) Demo: http://ewbooks.info/hotpot/assets/taxonomy/jmatch-sort/categorisation.htm 1. Unzip and put the JMatch_Sort folder into the source folder of Hot Potatoes. Windows: C:\Program files\HotPotatoes6\source\ Mac: Applications\ javahotpot\
2. Load the interface file Open a new JMatch. Click on
Options->Interface->Load interface file.
It will help you with instructions through the interface.
You won’t see the jmatch-sort interface files among your other .hif files. Browse to the folder JMatch_Sort and choose the
jmatch-sort-en.hif (or
jmatch-sort-fr.hif) file.
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JMatch_Sort - A categorisation exercise with HotPotatoes JMatch drag-drop format
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A dialogue box will ask you if you would like to change the interface for all applications. Choose “No“.
You will immediately notice the change:
(For instructions how to reset the interface to the default, see 5 Resetting the interface)
On the left are the ‘Categories’, on the right are the Draggable (jumbled) items. For each Category put one Item for this category. For example, if you want four Categories (1-4) with three Items in each category (A, B, C): Category 1 -
Item 1A
Notes:
Category 1 -
Item 1B
1. The order of Categories does not matter
Category 1 -
Item 1C
unless you have a specific number ordering.
Category 2 -
Item 2A
Category 2 -
Item 2B
1. Categories must be written the same way.
Category 2 -
Item 2C
Do not mix upper and lowercase for the same
Category 3 -
Item 3A
Category. Bird, BIRD and bird will make three
Category 3 –
Item 3B
different categories!
Category 3 -
Item 3C
If your Category names are complex (including
Category 4 -
Item 4A
images and code for audio players) use "Copy-
Category 4 -
Item 4B
Paste" to be sure they are all identical.
Category 4 -
Item 4C 3. The application will generate the categories depending on their number and names.
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Your JMatch will look something like this:
- You can also Fix one or more draggable items. 3. Configuration options 3.1. Appearance tab Go to
Configuration->Appearance
tab
Here you can specify: -
the background colour of the headings of the Categories
-
the background colour of wrong items. This is also the link colour.
-
the background colour of the Category boxes. To make the boxes the same colour as your page background, put the colour of the page background.
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3.2. Shuffling and showing a limited number of items Go to
Configuration->Other
tab
-
You may choose to shuffle the Categories each time the page loads. The draggable Items are always shuffled.
-
You may choose to show only a certain number of Items each time the page loads. It happens that sometimes Items from fewer categories (2 or 3 out of 4 or more) are chosen randomly, therefore not all Categories will show in the exercise – do NOT worry, this is NOT a bug, but expected behaviour.
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If you have a Fixed Item, it may be that the item is not chosen among the random Items and therefore it will not show - do not panic, this is NOT a bug either.
3.3. Width and Height of Categories (Optional) and Practice/Test mode Go to
-
Configuration->Custom
tab
(Optional) Height of Category boxes – the Category boxes are tall enough to hold the ‘correct’ number of Items in the biggest Category. If you need larger (or smaller)
boxes, set the value here. -
(Optional) Width of Category boxes – If you leave it empty, the width of the boxes will be the width of the length of the longest string of text. If you want different width of the
Categories boxes, set a value. -
Enable Practice mode with auto-highlighting of wrong items – Choose between Test mode and Practice mode. If empty, the default mode is Test. In Practice mode the wrongly positioned Items are automatically highlighted. To enable Practice mode with automatic highlighting, write 1 or true.
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JMatch_Sort - A categorisation exercise with HotPotatoes JMatch drag-drop format
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4. Generating/Exporting the exercise Click on
Options
and select
Set source file location (or press CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+S simultaneously)
Choose JMatch_Sort, save and export the exercise to drag-and-drop format. After exporting the exercise to the web, to return to the default settings, select Clear source file location (or press CTRL+SHIFT+ALT +T simultaneously). 5. Resetting the interface Go to Options > Interface and select "Reset Default Interface". You will need to confirm several times. Afterwards restart the program.
If you want a different language interface file, browse to HotPotatoes6 >
Translations.
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