Drag and Drop hot spot

The problem is not just with the size of the hot spot, but the size of the object you are dragging.  You could have the student drag a smaller item like a dot or an arrow to make it more accurate, then have the real item move the that spot if they are correct.

Thanks Ron! (I replied via email but it doesn't appear that it uploaded here so I am reposting.)

I did start looking at having a smaller object to drop into the narrow hot spot. Is there a way to have my larger object move to the spot where the user places the smaller object? (i.e. have the end of the motion path tied to the object that the user moves?) Does that make sense?

Amanda

Hi Amanda,

If you respond via email any attachments won't come through, so you'll want to visit this particular forum discussion to share any information here such as attachments, images, copies of your project file, etc. I don't see anything attached here yet - so keep us posted if you're able to share. 

Hi Ashley-

I didn't upload anything. 

Amanda

Storyline supports Relative Start Points with their motions, but not a relative end point.  It is an interesting idea and could be a feature request.  I think it could be done if you predfined several motions and then triggered those based on clicking a variety of hotspots.

That would be a way to build it - I am not sure if the juice is worth the squeeze, but it could work nicely.

Hi All- here is how I solved this issue, with the arrow being the drag item and the narrow green part the drop target.

Thanks Amanda for coming back to this discussion and sharing, it's truly appreciated! 

I think I am having a similar problem. I have a drag and drop interaction where users drag a number of list entries onto four lists. I have hotspots over the lists as the drop targets so that the drag items snap to the correct place and it looks tidy. At the moment, when someone drags a correct item CLOSE to the correct hotspot (when in actual fact the answer is still hovering over another list), the answer is deemed to be correct and tiles to the correct list rather than snapping back as an incorrect answer.

See attached. You can best see what I mean if you drop a number onto the number list and then drag another number close to the left top edge of the number list, but don't actually drop it.

Can anyone explain what is happening and if there is any way around it?

Hi Christina!

In Drag and Drop Options in Form View, use the setting "Return item to start point if dropped outside any drop target."

This way, the behavior will be the same no matter if the learner is dropping the item on the correct or the incorrect target. Here's a peek at how that works: