I am about to embark upon creating a branched scenario module where a decision is rated. I tried working a proof of concept where the user clicks a shape and a value is added to the cumulative variable (result) e.g. add value 2 to result when user clicks Rectangle 1.
The final slide is supposed to change the state of a text box e.g. change state of text box 2 to Normal if result > o, after a threshold is reached. I have even tried changing state of a shape, and showing a layer; and even lowered the threshold to be greater than zero.
%result% shows the increment in value, but the trigger is not firing.
The change state condition should be from when timeline starts, and not when variable changes like I had. Thank you to Christy Tucker's blog. In my mind it isn't logical, but my mind isn't always logical.
Variable changes can only be "heard" on the slide that changes the variable. Otherwise, every slide would have to keep track of what the value of each variable was the last time the slide was open to see if it is different this time when the slide opens, or every slide slide have to be open all the time listening for variables to change. It would run too slowly to be useful :)
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and so I've persevered and sorted it.
The change state condition should be from when timeline starts, and not when variable changes like I had. Thank you to Christy Tucker's blog. In my mind it isn't logical, but my mind isn't always logical.
Variable changes can only be "heard" on the slide that changes the variable. Otherwise, every slide would have to keep track of what the value of each variable was the last time the slide was open to see if it is different this time when the slide opens, or every slide slide have to be open all the time listening for variables to change. It would run too slowly to be useful :)
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