So, I'm developing a system-based training where learners are instructed to drag an object and drop it into a fairly large space. The problem is that I want it to immediately show the next layer/slide without displaying the object dropped in that space. I have no idea why that lag exists.
The next layer or slide should immediately be triggered when the learner drops the item in the right space, no? Instead, there's like a 2-3 second delay where I still see the dropped item in the space before it transitions to the next layer/slide
If the trigger is show Layer/ Jump to ... when object is dropped on target, and there is a delay, it sounds like it probably has a transition, or the layer isn't set to hide objects on the base. Or, maybe you could use set state of object to hidden when dropped on target.
Attach your .story file here, and someone can let you know definitively why it's doing that.
I converted your activity into a freeform drag and drop question. This allows me to control the location of the dropped object. I think the delay you saw was Storyline centering the dragged item in the whitespace.
Honestly not sure that made it much better. I still see the "test sample" object dropped in the space just to linger for two seconds or so before transitioning to the next screen. Guess it's just another Storyline bug?
Thanks for trying. Instead, there's a lengthy gap between dropping the item and the next slide. So, that space is just blank for a good 2 seconds or so before something appears again.
Here's what I see when I preview your course. Similar to the test results of others, I'm also not seeing any 2 - 3 second delay when the navigation jumps to the next slide.
Would you mind making a Peek 360 recording of the sluggishness that you're seeing so we can check if its isolated to your local installation? I did observe a slower transition between slides when I published your course, but that may have been due to factors related to my network connection. Here's the link to the published output so you can compare how fast this will load for you.
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If the trigger is show Layer/ Jump to ... when object is dropped on target, and there is a delay, it sounds like it probably has a transition, or the layer isn't set to hide objects on the base. Or, maybe you could use set state of object to hidden when dropped on target.
Attach your .story file here, and someone can let you know definitively why it's doing that.
Thanks for following up, Walt.
Hmm, here's a sample of what I'm talking about.
I converted your activity into a freeform drag and drop question. This allows me to control the location of the dropped object. I think the delay you saw was Storyline centering the dragged item in the whitespace.
See the attached file.
Honestly not sure that made it much better. I still see the "test sample" object dropped in the space just to linger for two seconds or so before transitioning to the next screen. Guess it's just another Storyline bug?
If you change to hidden and then jump off that state I am sure it is quicker
Thanks for trying. Instead, there's a lengthy gap between dropping the item and the next slide. So, that space is just blank for a good 2 seconds or so before something appears again.
I dont see a gap, perhaps 0.5 seconds at most, you could make that instantaneous with layers instead of jumping slides
There is something wrong with your slides because they are so sluggish to edit aand preview, suspect they are also slow when loading because of the
Interesting. Any idea of what could be causing the sluggishness?
Hello Edward,
Here's what I see when I preview your course. Similar to the test results of others, I'm also not seeing any 2 - 3 second delay when the navigation jumps to the next slide.
Would you mind making a Peek 360 recording of the sluggishness that you're seeing so we can check if its isolated to your local installation? I did observe a slower transition between slides when I published your course, but that may have been due to factors related to my network connection. Here's the link to the published output so you can compare how fast this will load for you.