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1.1     ! albertel    1: <problem>
        !             2:   <outtext>
        !             3:     In the fllowing questions remember that a tomato is a fruit.
        !             4: 
        !             5:     I have presented a couple of ideas on how this might be done.
        !             6:     
        !             7:     I am presuming a random function that returns an integer between the 
        !             8:     two arguments given.
        !             9:   </outtext>
        !            10:   <part>
        !            11:     <outtext>
        !            12:       Please select the fruit from the list below.
        !            13:       
        !            14:       This one attempts to be very simple I think to edit and recreate
        !            15:       from the editor.
        !            16:     </outtext>
        !            17:     <script>
        !            18:       $numoftrueleafs=2;
        !            19:       $numoffalseleafs=4;
        !            20:       $numofpresentedleafs=4;
        !            21:       $whichtrue=random(1,$numoftrueleafs);
        !            22:       @whichfalse=pick(3,1,$numoffalseleafs); #pick(x,y,z), Picks x 
        !            23:                                               #inetgers between y and z
        !            24:     </script>
        !            25:     <randomlist> 
        !            26:       <comment>
        !            27: 	maybe <block order="random"></block> is better? 
        !            28: 	The idea is that the following top level blocks get parsed in
        !            29: 	random order.
        !            30:       </comment>
        !            31:       <radio value=false condition="&ismemberoflist(1,@whichfalse)">
        !            32: 	Trucks
        !            33:       </radio>
        !            34:       <radio value=false condition="&ismemberoflist(2,@whichfalse)">
        !            35: 	Cars
        !            36:       </radio>
        !            37:       <radio value=false condition="&ismemberoflist(3,@whichfalse)">
        !            38: 	Guy Albertelli
        !            39:       </radio>
        !            40:       <radio value=false condition="&ismemberoflist(4,@whichfalse)">
        !            41: 	Computers
        !            42:       </radio>
        !            43:       <radio value=true condition="1==$whichtrue">Oranges</radio>
        !            44:       <radio value=true condition="2==$whichtrue">Tomatoes</radio>
        !            45:     </randomlist>
        !            46:   </part>
        !            47:   <part>
        !            48:     <outtext>
        !            49:       Please select the fruit from the list below.
        !            50:       
        !            51:       This one attempts to be easier to type in by hand, but more
        !            52:       troublesome to automate editing for. Also lets the parser been
        !            53:       even less smart.
        !            54:     </outtext>
        !            55:     <script>
        !            56:       $numoftrueleafs=2;
        !            57:       @trueleafs=('Oranges','Tomatoes');
        !            58:       $numoffalseleafs=4;
        !            59:       @falseleafs=('Trucks','Cars','Guy Albertelli','Computers');
        !            60:       $numpresentedleafs=4;
        !            61:       $whichtrue=random(1,$numoftrueleafs);
        !            62:       @whichfalse=pick($numpresentedleafs,@falseleafs); #Picks 3 items from the list
        !            63:       $randseed=random(1,1000);
        !            64:       @leafs=&map(randseed,$numpresentedleafs,(@trueleafs[$whichtrue],@whichfalse));
        !            65:       @value=&map(randseed,$numpresentedleafs,('true','false','false','false'));
        !            66:     </script>
        !            67:     <radio value="@value[1]"> @leafs[1] </radio> 
        !            68:     <radio value="@value[2]"> @leafs[2] </radio>
        !            69:     <radio value="@value[3]"> @leafs[3] </radio>
        !            70:     <radio value="@value[4]"> @leafs[4] </radio>
        !            71:     <comment> 
        !            72:       Can tags inside a <script></script> be parsed? if so stick the
        !            73:       radio button generation as a loop inside the script block.
        !            74:     </comment>
        !            75:   </part>
        !            76:   <part>
        !            77:     <outtext> 
        !            78:       Select the word from the drop down box that best matches.
        !            79:     </outtext>
        !            80:     <script>
        !            81:       @options=('Fruit','Vehicle','Person','Place');
        !            82:     </script>
        !            83:     <randomlist>
        !            84:       <comment>
        !            85: 	To have different options appear for different students.
        !            86: 
        !            87: 	You could add conditions similar to the way the first radio
        !            88: 	button one works.
        !            89: 	
        !            90: 	Or you could do somthing along the lines of the second one and
        !            91: 	do all of the choosing in the script, setting a list of values
        !            92: 	and the associated text to that value.
        !            93: 
        !            94: 	I could whip a couple examples of this up, but I think you
        !            95: 	could too.
        !            96:       </comment>
        !            97:       <outtext>
        !            98: 	Tomatoes are <list value="1" possible="@options"></list>
        !            99:       </outtext>
        !           100:       <outtext>
        !           101: 	<list value="1" possible="@options"></list> can be found
        !           102: 	growing on trees.
        !           103:       </outtext>
        !           104:       <outtext> 
        !           105: 	Istanbul is a <list value="4" possible="@options"></list> 
        !           106:       </outtext>
        !           107:     </randomlist>
        !           108:   </part>
        !           109: </problem>