1. Creating HyperStudio stacks for display on the Internet
Planning is the
Save stacks using an 8-character name that has no spaces and ends with a .stk extension for Windows compatibility.
Keep your stacks size down. Small stacks can be linked and will load much faster than large, memory monsters.
Click through all buttons that link stacks.
Use the Extra Manager from the Extras Menu in HyperStudio to install the Export Webpage Extra permanently in your Extras Menu.
Here's a step-by-step guide to how to do it:
Check to see whether the Export WebPage Extra is listed under the Extras menu in your copy of HyperStudio. If it is not, then you will have to use the Extra Manager to add it to the Extras menu so that you will be able to use it.
Select the Extra Manager from the Extras menu and click on the Add Extra... button.
Locate and open the NBAs & Extras folder within the HyperStudio for HD folder.
Find and open the Extras folder.
Select Export WebPage from the list.
If you've been successful, your Extras menu should now look like the one below.
Click on Export WebPage to export your stacks to HTML.
When Addy asks, "Would you like to create a Web page that displays this stack?", click on the Yes button.
Use the default name given by the Export Webpage Extra and save the file to the same folder as the stack.
Note: Both files must be kept together in the same folder.
Test your stack/s!
Set up your own copy of Netscape 2.0 or higher and test your stacks on your own machine. You must have the HyperStudio Plug-in in your Netscape Plugins folder.
Be sure to read the Netscape Plug-in Read Me file.
It explains how to configure Netscape for viewing HyperStudio stacks on the internet.
Configuring Netscape for Viewing HyperStudio Stacks
Drop the HyperStudio Plug-in into your Netscape Plug-ins folder.
Launch Netscape, go to the Options menu and select General Preferences.
Click on the Helpers tab and then click on NEW to add the file information for HyperStudio.
The file information tells Netscape what to do when it finds a HyperStudio file on the internet.
MIME type - application
MIME Subtype - HSTUType HS,STK in the Extensions field.
Click on the Browse... button and select HyperStudio or HyperStudio Player as the application.
Select Stak from the File Type menu.
Set the Action to Launch Application.You can also find extremely useful information at Jim Hirsch's web site HyperInternet. Jim Hirsch is the HyperStudio on the Internet guru!
http://k-12.pisd.edu/HyperStudio/HyperInternet.html
Look for the link to the "Realtime" HyperStudio Stacks via Netscape.
http://k-12.pisd.edu/HyperStudio/Realtime.html
Increase HyperStudio's memory by 2000, if you can.
I set the memory at 6000 for both HyperStudio and Netscape.
If your stacks load and run properly through Netscape on your computer, it's time to put them on the Internet.
2. Putting your HyperStudio stacks on the Internet
This may be easier said than done!
Some pointers:
Put your files into logical folders. For example:
CyberPlayground web site
HyperStudio Projects - contains all .html, .gif or .jpg files needed for the HyperStudio Projects page.
Clifford - contains 4 Clifford stacks created by Gr. 1 students
Vikings - contains all of the stacks, .pict and sound files needed to display my Gr. 3/4's Viking project
Arizona - contains all .html, .gif or .jpg files needed to display the page about my trip to Arizona
CyberPlayground Home Page as seen with Netscape 2.02
Set up an .html document with links to your HyperStudio stack/s.
Claris Home Page works great!
Remember to inform your audience that they will need:
HyperStudio Player
Netscape Plug-in for HyperStudioThese can be found at HyperStudio headquarters - Roger Wagner Publishing, Inc..
http://www.hyperstudio.com
HyperStudio Projects
1. You must have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) who will provide you with space on a web server.
2. Download a copy of the Server Configuration Notes from the HyperStudio site and e-mail a copy to support@your ISP along with a polite request asking them to make the changes necessary to configure the web server so that it will be able to serve HyperStudio stacks.
3. To upload your stacks you will need to have set up a public or public_html folder on your ISP for your home page/web site. You can find out how to do this from your ISP.
Use Anarchie 2.0.1 to transfer the files to your public or public_html folder on your ISP.
System 7.5's Drag and Drop feature makes the transfer very easy to do. Since you've got everything you need organized in a folder or two, just select everything you want to send from your computer and drop it into your public folder on the ISP computer.
Web Site Organization on Web Server
Level 1
Use Anarchie to transfer all of your files into the public_html folder in your personal space on your web server.
Level 2 Folders can be used to organize files related to a theme... Arizona, Breslau, etc.
Level 3
This screen shot shows you the files located inside the Breslau folder. Different projects have been stored in different folders. All other files in the Breslau folder are .gif files required for the HSproj.html file or the main Breslau HyperStudio Projects home page.
NetPage NBA info
Acknowledgements: HyperStudio® is a registered trademark of Roger Wagner Publishing, Inc. Netscape Navigator® is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications, Inc. Claris Home Page® is a registered trademark of Claris, Inc. Graphic Converter® is a registered trademark of Thorsten Lemke, Lemke Software. Anarchie 2.0.1® is a registered trademark of Peter N. Lewis, Stairways Shareware.
Trademarks: Trademarked names and graphics appear throughout this document. Instead of listing every firm and entity which owns the trademarks or inserting a trademark symbol with each mention of a trademarked name, the publisher avers that it is using the names and graphics only for editorial purposes and to the benefit of the trademarked owner with no intention of infringing upon that trademark.
Author and Publisher: Brenda Wood, BA
©1997 CyberPlayground
This page is maintained by Brenda Wood and was last updated 10/8/97.
