flashXBlock
Description
This XBlock provides an easy way to embed a Flash (.swf) file.
- Download button available
- (Optional) Source document download button, for example to provide another format
Customize the XBlock
- By default, Flash Download Allowed is set on True. The default value can be changed in
flashXBlock / flash / flash.py
Install / Update the XBlock
# Move to the folder where you want to download the XBlock
cd /edx/app/edxapp
# Download the XBlock
sudo -u edxapp git clone https://github.com/MarCnu/flashXBlock.git
# Install the XBlock
sudo -u edxapp /edx/bin/pip.edxapp install flashXBlock/
# Upgrade the XBlock if it is already installed, using --upgrade
sudo -u edxapp /edx/bin/pip.edxapp install flashXBlock/ --upgrade
# Remove the installation files
sudo rm -r flashXBlock
Reboot if something isn't right
sudo /edx/bin/supervisorctl -c /edx/etc/supervisord.conf restart edxapp:
Activate the XBlock in your course
Go to Settings -> Advanced Settings
and set advanced_modules
to ["flash"]
.
Use the XBlock in a unit
Select Advanced -> Flash
in your unit.