Is it possible to have a gradual state change, or add an animation to one?
I'm looking to upon load, if a variable is true, change the state of some menu items to dim. It does so, but it jumps right to the new state without fading into it.
Does anyone know a way to make this change less abrupt?
With the built in state set up there isn't a way to change the "timing" of the change, but in regards to the animation element you may be able to create your own animation and have that appear on a layer that is triggered based on your variable. The built in animations of Storyline are detailed here, although mostly limited to entrance/exit and slide transitions. In addition to those, I have heard of users creating animations within Powerpoint and saving as a gif and using that in Storyline.
There is a way of fading in a new state, which might work for you depending on the effect you're looking for. Possibly try fading in a partially transparent object on top of your original changing it from Hidden to Normal at the appropriate time.
The steps for doing this are:
Place your object/image on the slide
Create a partially transparent duplicate of the object/image in the same place
Add a fade entrance animation to the duplicate
Change the initial state of the duplicate to hidden
Create a trigger to change the state of the duplicate to Normal at the necessary time
I tried to view your .story file, as this sounds perfect for a project, and I get a big, scary page of code. Eek! Is there any hope that you still have this file, and I may take a peek at it, please?
If it downloaded wrong, you may want to look at ensuring it's saving as a .story file or renaming it to be such once you download it. It looks like you may be all set though - so best of luck with the rest of your project!
I am actually not able to download .story files this morning. I've tried right clicking on the file, and on the download arrow, and I am not given the option to open or save any files. I specially noticed this in discussions where people attach .story files to their posts. I am able to download materials from the Download posts.
I am not sure what kind of discussion this would fall under, as it's a bit of an oddball. I am able to download zip attachments.
What browser are using? I'd first look at testing in another browser or asking your IT team if there is a particular security restriction that would prevent you from downloading files.
My company's default browser is Internet Explorer, and when I copied and pasted this discussion thread in Chrome, I was able to download the .story file Helen put up.
The more you know! Thanks for the suggestion to try another browser.
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Hi Matt and welcome to Heroes!
With the built in state set up there isn't a way to change the "timing" of the change, but in regards to the animation element you may be able to create your own animation and have that appear on a layer that is triggered based on your variable. The built in animations of Storyline are detailed here, although mostly limited to entrance/exit and slide transitions. In addition to those, I have heard of users creating animations within Powerpoint and saving as a gif and using that in Storyline.
Ah! I hadn't thought of that doing it that way. Seems to be a bit time intensive for what I'm imagining though.
Thank you for your help and reply Ashley!
Hi Matt
There is a way of fading in a new state, which might work for you depending on the effect you're looking for. Possibly try fading in a partially transparent object on top of your original changing it from Hidden to Normal at the appropriate time.
The steps for doing this are:
Attached is a quick example
Hope this helps
Helen
Nice Helen - thanks for popping in to help Matt!
Hi, Helen!
I tried to view your .story file, as this sounds perfect for a project, and I get a big, scary page of code. Eek! Is there any hope that you still have this file, and I may take a peek at it, please?
Thank you!
-Rachel
Never mind, Helen! I was able to fix my transition issue. Thank you!
-Rachel
Hi Rachel,
If it downloaded wrong, you may want to look at ensuring it's saving as a .story file or renaming it to be such once you download it. It looks like you may be all set though - so best of luck with the rest of your project!
Hi, Ashley.
I am actually not able to download .story files this morning. I've tried right clicking on the file, and on the download arrow, and I am not given the option to open or save any files. I specially noticed this in discussions where people attach .story files to their posts. I am able to download materials from the Download posts.
I am not sure what kind of discussion this would fall under, as it's a bit of an oddball. I am able to download zip attachments.
Thank you!
-Rachel
Hi Rachel,
What browser are using? I'd first look at testing in another browser or asking your IT team if there is a particular security restriction that would prevent you from downloading files.
Hi, Ashley.
My company's default browser is Internet Explorer, and when I copied and pasted this discussion thread in Chrome, I was able to download the .story file Helen put up.
The more you know! Thanks for the suggestion to try another browser.
Thank you!
-Rachel
The more you know....the less you'll want to use Internet Explorer. ;-)
Glad it helped Rachel and feel free to let us know if you need anything else!
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