New documentation for new assignment types

help.php

@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@
                     }
                 }
 
+                // Some horrible hardcoded stuff follows, should be delegated to modules to handle
+
                 if ($module == 'moodle' and ($file == 'resource/types.html')) {  // RESOURCES
                     require_once($CFG->dirroot .'/mod/resource/lib.php');
                     $typelist = resource_get_resource_types();
@@ -97,6 +99,16 @@
                         }
                     }
                 }
+                if ($module == 'moodle' and ($file == 'assignment/types.html')) {  // ASSIGNMENTS
+                    require_once($CFG->dirroot .'/mod/assignment/lib.php');
+                    $typelist = assignment_types();
+
+                    foreach ($typelist as $type => $name) {
+                        echo '<p><b>'.$name.'</b></p>';
+                        echo get_string('help'.$type, 'assignment');
+                        echo '<hr size="1" />';
+                    }
+                }
                 break;
             }
         }

lang/en/assignment.php

@@ -16,11 +16,14 @@
 $string['assignmentname'] = 'Assignment name';
 $string['assignmenttype'] = 'Assignment type';
 $string['availabledate'] = 'Available from';
+$string['comment'] = 'Comment';
+$string['commentinline'] = 'Comment inline';
 $string['configmaxbytes'] = 'Default maximum assignment size for all assignments on the site (subject to course limits and other local settings)';
 $string['description'] = 'Description';
 $string['duedate'] = 'Due date';
 $string['duedateno'] = 'No due date';
 $string['early'] = '$a early';
+$string['editmysubmission'] = 'Edit my submission';
 $string['emailteachers'] = 'Email alerts to teachers';
 $string['emailteachermail'] = '
 $a->username has updated their assignment submission
@@ -35,7 +38,19 @@
 $string['existingfiledeleted'] = 'Existing file has been deleted: $a';
 $string['failedupdatefeedback'] = 'Failed to update submission feedback for user $a';
 $string['feedback'] = 'Feedback';
+$string['feedbackfromteacher'] = 'Feedback from the $a';
 $string['feedbackupdated'] = 'Submissions feedback updated for $a people';
+$string['helpoffline'] = 'This is useful when the assignment is performed outside of Moodle.  It could be
+   something elsewhere on the web or face-to-face.</p><p>Students can see a description of the assignment, 
+   but can\'t upload files or anything.  Grading works normally, and students will get notifications of 
+   their grades.</p>';
+$string['helponline'] = '<p>This assignment type asks users to edit a text, using the normal
+   editing tools.  Teachers can grade them online, and even add inline comments or changes.</p>
+   <p>(If you are familiar with older versions of Moodle, this Assignment
+   type does the same thing as the old Journal module used to do.)</p>';
+$string['helpuploadsingle'] = '<p>This type of assignment allows each participant to upload a 
+   single file, of any type.</p> <p>This might be a Word processor document, or an image, 
+   a zipped web site, or anything you ask them to submit.</p>';
 $string['late'] = '$a late';
 $string['maximumgrade'] = 'Maximum grade';
 $string['maximumsize'] = 'Maximum size';
@@ -49,10 +64,11 @@
 $string['saveallfeedback'] = 'Save all my feedback';
 $string['submissionfeedback'] = 'Submission feedback';
 $string['submissions'] = 'Submissions';
+$string['submissionsaved'] = 'Your changes have been saved';
 $string['submitassignment'] = 'Submit your assignment using this form';
 $string['submitted'] = 'Submitted';
 $string['typeoffline'] = 'Offline activity';
-$string['typeonline'] = 'Online activity';
+$string['typeonline'] = 'Online text';
 $string['typeuploadsingle'] = 'Upload a single file';
 $string['uploadbadname'] = 'This filename contained strange characters and couldn\'t be uploaded';
 $string['uploadedfiles'] = 'uploaded files';