Creating my own menu

Mar 20, 2013

I am looking to use a DVD style menu for a programme I am developing. I produced an appropriate template in photoshop, with each chapter labelled. I then put a hotspot over each chapter number so that the chapter name appears as the mouse hovers over the number. I have also added an extra trigger so that when the number is clicked the user is taken to the begining of the relevant chapter. So far so good.

I thought it would be a nice touch if the menu came up as a lightbox, which I have done but now I find that when I click on the relevant chapter that too comes up as a lightbox, which is about as much use as an ashtray on a motorbike.

Is it possible to have the menu as a lightbox but not the subsequent slides?

Any advice appreciated

Paul

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Donna Morvan

11 years ago03/20/13 at 6:03 am (UTC)

Hello Paul,

Make sure to add a trigger on the menu to "close lightbox" first before they jump to the beginning slide of your chapter.

Donna

Paul Brennan
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11 years ago03/20/13 at 6:14 am (UTC)

Donna,

Thanks for that...i did actually discover the close light box option after I had posted but still couldn't get it to work. Having read your reply I moved the close light box trigger above the go to slide trigger and bingo, it worked!

I knew there had to be a solution. Thanks for your help. Much appreciated.

Paul

Donna Morvan

11 years ago03/20/13 at 6:22 am (UTC)

Glad it worked Paul.. yep.. order of triggers are important I know I learned that the hard way!

Creating my own menu

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