EmbedQTPlugin

Overview

This is a plugin that you can use to embed QuickTime files in TWiki pages.

Syntax Rules

%EMBEDQT{filename="string" width="number" height="number"}%

EmbedQTPlugin Global Settings

Plugin settings are stored as preferences variables. To reference a plugin setting write %<plugin>_<setting>%, for example, %EMBEDQTPLUGIN_SHORTDESCRIPTION%

• One line description, shown in the TextFormattingRules topic:
  • Set SHORTDESCRIPTION = Embeds QuickTime files in a TWiki page

• Debug plugin: (See output in data/debug.txt)
  • Set DEBUG = 0

Plugin Installation Instructions

Note: You do not need to install anything on the browser to use this plugin. The following instructions are for the adminis trator who installs the plugin on the TWiki server.

• For an automated installation, run the configure script and follow "Find More Extensions"

• Or, follow these manual installation steps:
  • Download the ZIP file from the Plugins home (see below).
  • Unzip EmbedQTPlugin.zip in your twiki installation directory. Content:

    File:	Description:
    data/TWiki/EmbedQTPlugin.txt	Plugin topic
    lib/TWiki/Plugins/EmbedQTPlugin.pm	Plugin Perl module
    pub/TWiki/EmbedQTPlugin/sample.mov	Plugin sample movie

  • Set the ownership of the extracted directories and files to the webserver user.

• Plugin configuration and testing:
  • Run the configure script and enable the plugin in the Plugins section.
  • Test if the installation was successful:
    • A small QuickTime movie below:

%EMBEDQT{filename="https://www.twiki.org/p/pub/Plugins/EmbedQTPlugin/sample.mov" width="80" height="60"}%

Plugin Info

Plugin Author:	TWiki:Main.DonnyKurniawan
Copyright:	© 2003 TWiki:Main.DonnyKurniawan © 2008-2011 TWiki:TWiki.TWikiContributor
License:	GPL (GNU General Public License)
Plugin Version:	2011-03-12
Change History:
2011-03-12:	TWikibug:Item6638: XHTML fixes; doc fixes; changing TWIKIWEB to SYSTEMWEB -- TWiki:Main.PeterThoeny
2003-08-06:	Initial version
CPAN Dependencies:	none
Other Dependencies:	none
Perl Version:	5.005
Plugin Home:	http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/EmbedQTPlugin
Feedback:	http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/EmbedQTPluginDev
Appraisal:	http://TWiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Plugins/EmbedQTPluginAppraisal

Related Topics: TWikiPreferences, TWikiPlugins