Digital Workshop

hi,

i have the Opus Pro v7.

Today i check the new version of Opus Pro v9 and i think that there is a new useful feature, the Shuffle Action.

Is it possible to upgrade my Opus Pro v7 to Opus Pro v9 for free? I didn't upgrade any other time my Opus Pro v7 and i think must be one-time upgrade for Opus products

If it's not possible is there any Shuffle Action script to use for Opus Pro v7?

I doubt it Digital workshop offers an Early Bird upgrade when new versions are initially released - so you would have been able to upgrade from v7 to v8 and then from v8 to v9 at an excellent price but as you haven't used this offer - you'll have to use the normal upgrade path which would be £234 in VAT -

http://www.digitalworkshop.com/products ... ades.shtml

The free upgrades are the increments between versions - so from version v7 to v7.5, if such an update exists. I think Evolution members may also qualify for additional upgrades but you'd have to check with Digital Workshop for the details.

I will add that if you are, or likely to be, interesting in using HTML5 publications then Opus 9, in my option is the best release of this software to date!

As for the shuffle problem, I'm not sure when it was added but QuickBuild (menu) > QuickScripts Templates contains a script that shuffles objects in a frame. We have been using OpusScript and this concept for years to shuffle objects - so it is possible.

Mack

Sorry but i didn't receive any Early Bird upgrade offer.....

i check upgrade prices. I have Opus Pro v7 Educational and the upgrade to Opus Pro v9 is 120euro. Am i correct?

What about the cost to upgrade to Opus Creator v9?

by the way is there a table with Opus Pro v9 and Opus Creator v9 differences?

I don't work for DW, so you'd have to contact them about Early Bird offers.

But yes, according to the website link above, if you are buying for Educational purposes only - the cost does appear to be €120.00.

There is a key differences listed here: http://www.digitalworkshop.com/products/index.shtml. DW may have details and people on the forum would be able to answer questions about suitability for a particular project if you have one in mind. It's probably worth skimming some posts in both the Pro and Creator section (below) to get an idea of what people are doing.

Mack

thanks for the answer......how can i use it, can you help me to use this script? (opus v7)

I don't have Opus 7 installed so can't post an example. The basics of what you'll need to do though are:

1. Create a frame and called it "masterFrame" - for example.

2. Inside the masterFrame place the other frames (or other objects) to shuffle.

3. With the page icon selected in the tree, click QuickBuild Menu > QuickScript Templates > Select Shuffle script and click OK.

4. Add a button to the page and choose the programming tab and add a Script action.

5. In the script pane add the follow code:



Mack

thanks, it works!!!!

another problem: i'm using shuffle script to create a multiple choice test.

for example on Question1 the user select the answer2. Using Checkbox Button and Link to Variable it's possible to remember user's choice on Question1. In case that i use shuffle script it's not possible and the all the buttons are Up again.....

any idea?

i'm using the OnShow trigger to shuffle the answers.