Review H5P Crossword

Acceptance Criteria

• Oliver received UX feedback

• Code has been reviewed and Oliver has received feedback

• Oliver has improved code according to review(s)

• Content type has been released

Background

There have been multiple requests for a crossword content type, the oldest one probably being https://h5p.org/node/4780. There was a very basic demo created once, but it never got completed. There's now a brand new version that I have created as a contractor. The sponsor is open for UX improvement and I’ll gladly do minor changes on my own, yet funding for major changes would have to be discussed.

Features:

• Allows you to create a pool of clues and words that will be used to generate random crosswords or have the words at fixed positions

• Is not limited to using A-Z, but uses uppercase characters only

• Allows you to optionally use a background image

• Allows you to add a special solution word

• Provides you with an option to add extra clues: text, image, audio or video

• Adjusts the layout based on the horizontal space given

• Supports xAPI, e.g. for transferring results to a host system's gradebook

• Supports saving and restoring the current state (if activated in the H5P plugin settings)

• Has keyboard support on the grid and additional text input fields for improved accessibility

• Supports readspeakers (fairly well).

• Has an optional instant feedback mode and the usual H5P views for results and the solution

Notes:

• So far, there's no special a11y support for the extra solution word, but apart from that a11y should be okay at least.

• Some glitches on IE11 (e.g. cursor keys not working on grid and visible cursor) that will probably not be fixed, cmp. IE11 being phased out by Microsoft https://redmondmag.com/articles/2020/08/17/end-of-support-ie11-and-edgehtml.aspx

Site for testing: usual place
Code: https://github.com/otacke/h5p-crossword
Demo: https://www.olivertacke.de/labs/2020/11/19/some-things-take-time-h5p-crossword/