Backslash in "Fill in the blank"
May 27, 2012
By
Tanja Holzem
Hello,
in the tutorial "Adding Data Entry Fields" it is mentioned ...
In a text entry field, learners can enter any alphanumeric characters. A numeric entry field accepts only numbers, decimals, and hyphens preceding negative numbers.
Is this the official definition of this kind of field?
In my first project I am faced with the task to motivate people to use regular expressions.
It seems, that I cannot use "fill in the blank" because it is not possible to enter backslashes or any other special characters. Do I miss something or do I have to work around by avoiding direct input by using multiple choice, ordering, drag&drop and so on?
Thanks in advance
Tanja
6 Replies
Hi Tanja
I have just tried this and you cannot use backslashes or even forward slashes it allow you to enter them, but then causes an error when you preview
I think you will have to find a way to avoid them, by being creative with the other question types
Phil
Thanks Phil for having a try!!
Good to know that it was'nt my inexperience, but I would have prefered to be wrong.
For the moment I will work around by using drag@drop, but I hope for an enhancement.
I understand that TextEntry might be limited on purpose, but another objecttype should fill this gap.
Tanja
Are backslashes still a problem in Storyline for simulation triggers?
Hi Nekia,
Since this is an older thread, let's start fresh. What version of Storyline are you using? Are you having trouble getting backslashes to work correctly in a screen recording?
Hello,Thank you.
We are using Articulate Storyline Update 12: 1705.520
Thanks for confirming that, Nekia! Can you tell me a little more about the problem you're seeing with backslashes? If you can share a few screenshots, that'd be helpful, too!
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