Free sample - Restricted and Free Random Navigation Using Variables and Triggers

Thanks Walt for sharing this sample - I know it's been a common question, so it's great to have more than one way to do so. 

Cool demo and solution, Walt! Thanks for putting this together.

You're so good at these Walt, and sharing the community ideas and assistance as well - would love to see what you could do with a screencast showing how to set up files like this! 

Hi Walt

I have tried to replicate the mix slide and for some reason by end button appears all the time.

I also deleted your button and added it back in and now I am getting the same results.

Can you tell me how you have made the end button appear after everything items have been visited as I have copied it step by step and it is not working for me?

Thanks

K

Hi Kay

the most common issue is trigger order or the variables aren't firing.  Do you want to upload your story file.

Thank you Wendy for your help, I closed my file without saving it due to frustration what I will do is recreate it and upload it again.

I am sure that I am following it line by line but now that you mentioned the order I am going to be extra careful.

I also have a feeling that if I plan the pages out then add all the variables that I am going to have to the same issue.

Kay,

I have updated the attachment in the original post. The new version is more flexible, and may be easier to understand.

So I know I'm late to the party, but I'm having quite a time getting my custom navigation to work with variables.

Here's the low down:

I have 7 custom objects to navigate the course.  I want the learner to access 1-6 in any order.  Object 7 is the Knowledge Check.  I want them to only access after completing 1-6.

I created a custom state called "Completed."  I created 6 variables for the respective objects to adjust to completed when timeline starts.  Everything's working fine.  Then I create a variable for object 7 and trigger to adjust variable to True when 1-6 states are completed.  This should allow me to click on object 7 now and jump to the assessment.  Snap, it doesn't.

I know it's a silly little thing I'm missing, but I'm heading to the roof, so I thought I'd ask.

Thanks for any assistance you can give.

I don't think you need a variable for object 7.

If you set object 7's initial state to hidden, you need a trigger to change its state to normal when timeline of slide starts on condition that the value of variables 1 - 6 are = True.

Or if you like to tease your user by having a visible but non-working button, you can set the initial state of object 7 to normal, and the trigger to jump to the assessment when the user clicks on condition that objects 1 - 6 = True. Remember: variables don't do anything; they are only sticky notes on the wall to keep track of things.

Thank you for your quick response!  I took the teaser route for object 7; navigation is finally working per expectation, but now the blasted states do not change.  I had them set by user click, then by variable change, but they stay in the normal state either way, thus the user doesn't know which topic they've completed.  Well, back to the roof!

Okay.  Figured it out.  Just added the visited state and called it a day.

Good for you.

Glad to hear it Samantha, and always feel free to share a copy of the .story file you're working on. Sometimes it's easier to offer advice directly on that one.