Using the Actions Editor

The Actions Editor is a visual programming tool in ToolBook II Instructor. It features familiar interface elements-such as menus and a toolbar-that you can use to add sophisticated interactive behavior to object is in your applications.

The Actions Editor now has the ability to detect keyboard input by a user. This lets a developer set specific actions (such as display dialog, go to page, etc.) to occur when specific keys are clicked by the user. With this new support in both DHTML and Neuron, software simulations can be created.

The new HTTP Post/Get and Set URL Parameters actions lets a developer send lesson activity and other dynamic information to Web applications (i.e. CGI). These applications are typically used to store and retrieve data from databases.