Drag and drop : bug with multiple drag objects and multiple target areas

Dec 21, 2015

Hi,

I encounter a problem with a drag and drop a little specific.
It is  an exercice with multiple drag objects and multiple target areas.

Only two objects are affected on only one area. The other 4 objects can go into 2 different zones (2 per zone).
To create this drag and drop so I inspired me with the example presented here that normally works well. But in this particular case, I got a problem when the player moves the two same objects in an area and two in the other  area. It appears to me that the answer is correct when normally it would take that there is a different object on each side for the response is good. Would you have an idea of how to fix this bug? 
It appears only in very specific configurations but I would like it doesn't happens at all. It is not simple to explain so I enclose my storyline file so that you can test. Thank you very much for your help.

 

4 Replies
Ashley Terwilliger-Pollard

Hi Charlotte,

I'd agree with Ashraf's general thought here - that is a lot of triggers for a built in drag and drop question. You can customize your own question, but once you start adding the triggers you'll change the general behavior of the drag and drop items and the built in functionality may not work as expected. 

Take a look at the file Ashraf shared and if you're still having difficulty please let us know! 

Charlotte Dona

Hi Ashraf & Ashley,

Thanks a lot for your help. Unfortunatly, I got an other problem in the file you sent me. Because when the pictures looks identic, it is not possible to know which one is going where. That's why the identical icons have to be true when there are dropped in one zone or in an other one, and I can't do it with the classical drag and drop (i can have many object on only one zone but not 2 drop zone for one unique object) and to do that, people say that i have to use variables and triggers. That's what i did but it doesn't work if i put two identical icone in the same zone when i test it : it display the correct answer layer and it shouldn't.
I'm sorry, it is quite difficult for me to explain it in my french language and so it is worst in english... ;) No problem if you can't help me in this specific case.
Thanks again

Ashley Terwilliger-Pollard

Hi Charlotte,

I'll defer to the community on this custom set up, as the default drag and drop doesn't allow for a drag item to have more than one correct drop target. You may also want to look at beginning with some of the sample files that already exist in the forums such as the threads here:

Can I Have Multiple Drag Objects

Storyline Multiple drag objects and drop targets

Best of luck with your project and happy holidays! 

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