Frequently Asked Questions:- What is eConf?- How is WebReplay related to eConf? - Do I have to install an HTTP proxy to use eConf? - How can I customize the messages that WebReplay gives to the user? - I would like to modify eConf for my own requirements. What should I do? - Where can I find help and resources? AnswersWhat is eConf?eConf is an open source e-learning software, written in Java. It allows to easily record web sessions. eConf is an add-on to an HTTP proxy that is able to capture the web pages shown during the session and the voice of the presenter. The audio and the web pages are then synchronized to allow the students to listen to the recorded course.How is WebReplay related to eConf?WebReplay is an open source applet which allows playing back web sessions in synchronization with an audio file. WebReplay has been designed as a companion of eConf and is used as the client of the recorded sessions. More information about WebReplay can be found at the offical site: http://www.infonet.fundp.ac.be/soft/webreplay/Do I have to install an HTTP proxy to use eConf?No. The current release of eConf is built on top of the W3C's Jigsaw proxy. This proxy is provided with each eConf release.How can I customize the messages that WebReplay gives to the user?Simply modified the following file in the player directory of the release (by default, otherwise this is the directory defined by the econf.webreplay.path property): error.html gives some tricks to find out why it is not working. You can add your own experience and contact there blank.html is the slide that is shown before the first slide is requested by the user welcome.html is the welcome message that WebReplay provides once it has intialized sucessfullyI would like to modify eConf for my own requierments. What should I do?eConf is under the GNU General Public License (GPL), so you are free to modify it for your needs. However, it would be nice to share these improvments with us. Please see http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/econf/ for more information.Where can I find help and resources?If you can't record a session or if you can't play back a recorded session, please tell us and consult our forum. You will receive our help as soon as possible. | ||
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