Broken button states, storyline refuses to fix
Feb 04, 2015
I recently created buttons using one of storyline 2's built in styles; however, at some point storyline decided to remove the different states and keep them as the "normal" state for all. I have tried to bring them back with little to no luck. At one point I got the states to return by selecting a completely different style from what I had before and then switching it back, but when I saved and reopened the file. All the states were gone again. I don't know what caused this issue because earlier I was able to save and reopen the file without the button states breaking. I created/formatted some of the feedback slide masters so I might have done some thing around this time that caused this issue to occur. I have attached a file where this issue occurs.
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Hi Jai,
I see that the file you shared shows no difference in the states from what the normal state it - but within your file I'm able to make changes to those states and add new buttons with the states. I saved it - and then reopened it and the changes I made were saved but the other button I added did not keep the states. I'm not able to replicate this on a new file - so I'd want to confirm that you're working on project files as described here.
I couldn't replicate this issue on a new file either; however, the file I'm having this issue with has a ton of work done in it which I am unable to share with you due to the content. Creating a new file will mean all the work I have done will need to be redone (which is at least a couple of days). I know I could just copy and paste the elements in; however, it still requires a substantial amount of work and it's not guarantee that this issue won't pop up again. Also, I am working on project files as described in the link you provided.
Hi Jai,
Have you tried importing this file into a new project as described here to clean up any issue?
This didn't work either. The buttons states still broke as described above. The way I got around the issue was to re-create the states individually rather than using the built in styles. It wasn''t ideal but it still saved me from redoing the work.
One other thing I should mentioned is that this issue only seems to occur when you are trying to use button styles that don't have gradients.
Hi Jai,
Thanks for sharing that here and I'm glad you were able to get it working. If you're able to recreate the issue on a brand new file, please let us know and share that one if possible.
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