Yay it works! (of course!). I don't understand why you have to test the when. Wouldn't it just work immediately if you didn't have a when - as the way I originally did it? Isn't the implied "when" when you visit each one?
The When is to determine what action will start the trigger. It has to be something that happens that causes the slide to start executing the trigger. It doesn't just sit there always running, and always checking for the conditions to be true.
Well, actually, Walt, if I am using layers (not jumping to other slides), I can change the state of the next button to normal when all of the images are visited and I don't need to state a "when"
Well, actually, Walt, if I am using layers (not jumping to other slides), I can change the state of the next button to normal when all of the images are visited and I don't need to state a "when"
In that case the triggering action (the When) is the image states changing.
When governs at what point you want to test those conditions. If you are jumping to another slide and back, the starting point of the timeline is always reliable. If you are staying on the same slide and going to layers, you want to test them at the point when one of those states changes. "When states are ... " is frequently reliable for that, but is heavily dependent on timing. The point is that something has to happen to cause the trigger to start testing your conditions to see if it should initiate the action.
I have a similar issue where my customise Next button doesn't appear when all the slides have visited. I have successfully done this on layers but I need to do it on slides as this time they have a separate notes.
Also, my situations is the slides will not go back to a "main menu" but it should be clickable anywhere you'd like - like a bookmark. Please see the attached project.
hi, you need for every slide a separate variable and some new trigger (and full buttons on all slide)
trigger on every slide
Important: I have changed the slide properties to "Reset to initial state" because of the use of state "visited" for mark the current button - perhaps a new custom state "Mark" would be better.
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Hi Victoria,
change the triggers as follows - I have only done the Next button repeat on previous.
The when is - you want to test the conditions when the timeline starts.
Yay it works! (of course!). I don't understand why you have to test the when. Wouldn't it just work immediately if you didn't have a when - as the way I originally did it? Isn't the implied "when" when you visit each one?
The When is to determine what action will start the trigger. It has to be something that happens that causes the slide to start executing the trigger. It doesn't just sit there always running, and always checking for the conditions to be true.
Well, actually, Walt, if I am using layers (not jumping to other slides), I can change the state of the next button to normal when all of the images are visited and I don't need to state a "when"
Well, actually, Walt, if I am using layers (not jumping to other slides), I can change the state of the next button to normal when all of the images are visited and I don't need to state a "when"
In that case the triggering action (the When) is the image states changing.
When governs at what point you want to test those conditions. If you are jumping to another slide and back, the starting point of the timeline is always reliable. If you are staying on the same slide and going to layers, you want to test them at the point when one of those states changes. "When states are ... " is frequently reliable for that, but is heavily dependent on timing. The point is that something has to happen to cause the trigger to start testing your conditions to see if it should initiate the action.
aha! I see! Great explanation, Walt. I really appreciate it and now have a much better understanding. Cheers!
Hi guys,
I have a similar issue where my customise Next button doesn't appear when all the slides have visited. I have successfully done this on layers but I need to do it on slides as this time they have a separate notes.
Also, my situations is the slides will not go back to a "main menu" but it should be clickable anywhere you'd like - like a bookmark. Please see the attached project.
Thanks in advance. Cheers
hi,
you need for every slide a separate variable and some new trigger (and full buttons on all slide)
trigger on every slide
Important: I have changed the slide properties to "Reset to initial state" because of the use of state "visited" for mark the current button - perhaps a new custom state "Mark" would be better.
Jürgen