In both the modern and the classic player, the feedback master has been changed, so the base layer is dimmed when the feedback is shown.
I have search in vain for an option to turn off the dimming. The only solution I have found is to imidiately call abother layer from the feedback layer and add the feedback manually. But this is not an optimal solution due to extra work and maintanance in the future.
looks like it is a 'feature' of the modern style feedback layer.
When you turn it back to the classic one, the question and response are not dimmed.
I would copy the feedback items from the modern player and put onto the Classic feedback layer in the short term - until you find out what's happening.
Go to the feedback master, if you right click on the slide, you can format the background and change transparency. That may be a setting that impacts your slide and makes it look dim.
You can also delete any built in feedback layer and replace with a layer you create as long as you call them the same name they will automatically show when you press submit.
Tom's right again, the background of the feedback master is set to 29% transparency so change that to 100% and the base layer will show through as you want
1. all quiz related layers using modern fedback have a transparent option on format background 2. the blank feedback does not have this option 3. classical feedback layers do not have the option 4 and finally, the default tranparency can be set on feedback master level
I found this thread because I was trying to find out why my base layers were dimming when new layers loaded (in preview and published output). To be clear, this wasn't happening on quiz slides, but any slide that had multiple layers. And I'm using the modern player.
I pulled up the feedback master. Transparency was set to 29%. I changed it to 100%. Now the base layers don't dim on preview or publish.
While I'm happy, WHY DOES THIS WORK? I changed Feedback Masters, not Slide Masters.
Feedback masters control the built-in feedback that's generated for a question, and those appear as layers. Because of that setup, they're also set to control any other slide layers added to a slide.
Thanks, Ashley. I understand why making a change on feedback masters would affect feedbacks, but not why they'd also affect non-question slides. In any case, I'm glad this works. And I think this is something that needs to be made more clear to users. I never would have thought to look at feedback masters to solve my problem had I not found this thread.
Changing the transparency on the Feedback Master slides did not solve this issue for me BUT checking the Disable skip navigation shortcut on the Modern player style did!
Select Player > choose Other > check the box for Disable skip navigation shortcut
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Thanks for the help!
Unfortunately, this options only dim layers while developing, as far as I know. The dimming which gives me problems is added in previewing a question.
Maybe I'm not understanding your issue.
Do you want to see the base layer objects? If so, On the slide layer uncheck the 'hide objects on base layer.
If that isn't it - can you share the slide and show us what you mean.
Sure
In the very basic example I want to see the original question (and my choice) without dimming, when I get the feedback.
Hi Soren
looks like it is a 'feature' of the modern style feedback layer.
When you turn it back to the classic one, the question and response are not dimmed.
I would copy the feedback items from the modern player and put onto the Classic feedback layer in the short term - until you find out what's happening.
Yes, I think you are right - although I need to go the other way around: use the classic feedback master on the modern player. Thanks for your help.
Go to the feedback master, if you right click on the slide, you can format the background and change transparency. That may be a setting that impacts your slide and makes it look dim.
You can also delete any built in feedback layer and replace with a layer you create as long as you call them the same name they will automatically show when you press submit.
Tom's right again, the background of the feedback master is set to 29% transparency so change that to 100% and the base layer will show through as you want
Yes, problem solved. Excellent! Thank you.
As far as I can see, the concept is:
1. all quiz related layers using modern fedback have a transparent option on format background
2. the blank feedback does not have this option
3. classical feedback layers do not have the option
4 and finally, the default tranparency can be set on feedback master level
I found this thread because I was trying to find out why my base layers were dimming when new layers loaded (in preview and published output). To be clear, this wasn't happening on quiz slides, but any slide that had multiple layers. And I'm using the modern player.
I pulled up the feedback master. Transparency was set to 29%. I changed it to 100%. Now the base layers don't dim on preview or publish.
While I'm happy, WHY DOES THIS WORK? I changed Feedback Masters, not Slide Masters.
Hi Dan,
Feedback masters control the built-in feedback that's generated for a question, and those appear as layers. Because of that setup, they're also set to control any other slide layers added to a slide.
Hope that helps clarify and keeps you happy! 😃
Thanks, Ashley. I understand why making a change on feedback masters would affect feedbacks, but not why they'd also affect non-question slides. In any case, I'm glad this works. And I think this is something that needs to be made more clear to users. I never would have thought to look at feedback masters to solve my problem had I not found this thread.
I can absolutely pass that insight along to my team and we'll look at updating our documentation.
Changing the transparency on the Feedback Master slides did not solve this issue for me BUT checking the Disable skip navigation shortcut on the Modern player style did!
Select Player > choose Other > check the box for Disable skip navigation shortcutGreat news, AJ! I appreciate you stopping by to share what fixed this for you. I'm sure this will help others out in the community!