Change an Illustrator SVG inside Storyline with GSAP

if you use firefox as debugger you can see what happens with the image svg -> #shadow-root

and the inner part of the svg is searchable with javascript

it would be easy to search, if storyline would not modify the id (and class name) from the inner of the svg file

so I have search for an alternative way to find the svg part with javascript

after export from Ilustrator I have injected a searchable wrapper

<g data-...=">

</g>

and with

document.querySelectorAll('[data-...]');

you get

search - tested with firefox and chrome

You lost me there Jurgen ? What are you saying ? The imported SVG is directly editable ? Although its a SVGImage ? Its just Chrome that doesnot show it completely but in Firefox you can debug it better and see the path ?

And indeed... in Firefox the path data is available...wow... thanks Jurgen... have to redo my function so i can call inner elements of a imported  Illustrator SVG

So basically Storyline uses 

element.attachShadow({ mode: "closed" });

 somewhere when importing the SVG...if they used

element.attachShadow({ mode: "open" });

we could normally edit SVGs ?

I just did a feature request changing the closed mode to open mode. As there is little plus for Articulate in keeping it closed. And as there are workarounds to access the closed shadow-root as found here.
https://blog.revillweb.com/open-vs-closed-shadow-dom-9f3d7427d1af

with

document.querySelectorAll('[data-mermaid')[0].classList.add("mystyle");

I could modify the DOM tree - it seems possible to write into the 'closed' DOM

... I am searching always the javascript part, where they create the DOM for the svg - they don't use ".attachShadow" ???

and found

they use the #... feature only for clipping in a central "mask-library" - it's not the modern shadow-DOM feature

the firefox debugger does not seem to distinguish between the two

Aha :-) So step by step we decrypt Storyline's hidden world :-)

Only thing i am missing...is no need for injecting custom wrapper into the Illustrator svg or possibly a Illustrator script that automatically exports the SVG with the added wrapper. As that makes it way easier for non-scripters to use.

Apparently a script isnot that hard... this is a basic SVG export script from Illustrator.
Just have to figure out how and where to add the custom wrapper...

function exportFileAsSvg(path) {
    const options = new ExportOptionsWebOptimizedSVG();
    options.compressed = false;
    options.coordinatePrecision = 3;
    options.cssProperties = SVGCSSPropertyLocation.PRESENTATIONATTRIBUTES;
    options.fontSubsetting = SVGFontSubsetting.None;
    options.fontType = SVGFontType.SVGFONT;
    options.svgResponsive = false;

    app.activeDocument.exportFile(new File(path), ExportType.WOSVG, options);
}

exportFileAsSvg("X:\\foo.svg")

Luckily no need for any extra scripts or workarounds i guess. CTRL+G -> grouping and naming layers you want to trigger in Storyline in Illustrator ( as seen in the image ) and using the SVG Options as shown, will result in a proper id for those groups in the SVG. Have to test it first though.

Almost there ;-) 
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/95c7ceb6-6e90-4b7b-a838-34762497829f/review

Only changing the strokes now... have to focus on something else right now...but we almost have it :-)

The illustrator with groups.

Luckily the change to target the inner SVGs from an imported Illustrator SVG are easy.

https://360.articulate.com/review/content/8d933ab6-3f92-4111-ab30-87d01d879956/review

As it selected only the upper 'bodyColor' element, to target all the paths inside it... is just a case of checking the HTML setup and adding needed code.

With these lines of code you now can select any part of a SVG and change the color of it. And in fact any attribute of the SVG, but showing that later. Keep in mind however that grouping and naming your elements in Illustrator is imminent, else its tough to select.

selectAllSVGelements("bodyColor");

function selectAllSVGelements(partialID){
var svgCollection = document.querySelectorAll("[id*='"+partialID+"'] > path:nth-child(n)");
     for(var i = 0; i < svgCollection.length;i++){
            gsap.to(svgCollection[i], {duration:2, strokeWidth:8, stroke: "#984807" ,fill:"#77F27B"});
     }
}

Added the Story.

Hi Math,

How are you?

I really like your post here and your solution!

I have a question though...

I take it that it is possible to write some javascript that when you click a button, it changes the colour of a textbox?

Thanks

Keith

Yes... either a shape or the backgroundColor of a textfield. Both possible.

One of Articulate/Storyline's most dreaded things is in my opinion the hidden changes they do, without notice. For example... here is a link https://community.articulate.com/discussions/building-better-courses/storyline-svg-icons
to a previously properly working solution to exactly what you asking about...but when i publish the original it doesnot work anymore. Due to internal changes Articulate did.

This specific case im fixing it now. But i do dislike Articulates way of working in this.
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/1fee0a55-6de7-4346-92eb-071a64486e06/review

Here i uploaded the fixed version. Articulate added a > div to elements. So the original file failed.
Adding the updated file here and to the original post too.