I've a tricky issue that I just can't get a work-around for. I have a nested lightbox slide, but in order to return to the initial lightbox slide I need the navigation controls active in the slide that the first lightbox slide navigates to. Now, I am a little unfamiliar with variables and I figured quickly enough that I will need some sort of variable that will hide those navigation controls. I do not know how to go about programming that variable. I've already created the variable, but the rest is unclear. Uploaded is a sample of what I mean.
Sorry I tried that, but that is not what I mean. I need that control to be activated but hidden once it opens within in the player frame as a lightboxed slide.
Not sure this is what you're looking for... but you've got custom prev/next buttons that dissapear in Lightbox mode. For some reason, you still get a grey bar where native controls should be.
I need to hide the next button for a lightbox slide. Currently, I have a trigger set to:
"Change state of the next button to Hidden
When the timelines starts
If This slide is lightboxed"
But no matter what I do, the next button is never hidden. Anyone have any ideas as to what I can try? I'd rather not copy the slide as a separate scene and do a gimmicky work-around. I'd prefer to set a trigger and be done with it so that other developers can use the template.
When you set the trigger to jump to the lightbox slide, simply de-select the Navigation Controls option.
This will not allow the Prev/Next buttons to display on your lightboxed slide, but will allow regular Player navigation to display if you are accessing this slide as well in a non-lighboxed scenario as well.
I have several sequential slides that are lightboxed. I need the learner to be able to navigate the previous and next buttons in the lightbox, until they reach the last slide in the sequence.
Does that make sense? I want the learner to navigate using previous/next in the lightbox, but I want to disable the next button on one specific slide (the last slide in the scene), only when it's being viewed as a lightbox. Is this not possible?
Hi Jeff! Without seeing your file it looks like you could accomplish the same goal if you remove the Navigation Controls for the lightbox trigger. Just do this on the last one if that's where needed.
I appreciate you trying to help, but I can't remove the navigation controls. I need the learner to be able to navigate within a scene without using the player menu (there is no player menu in this course).
Is there a reason why the following slide trigger won't work?
"Change state of the next button to Hidden
When the timeline starts
if this slide is ligthboxed"
Shouldn't that change the next button to "hidden" when the slide is lightboxed? Is this not possible? Is it only possible to disable the navigation controls completely?
Hi,
Do you need the slides to have their navigation controls used outside of a lightbox setting? If not, I solved my issue by simply having the slides run parallel to each other, thus removing the navigation control on the initial slide.
Thanks for popping in to share Lisa :) Does not look like anything too revealing, but I did want to mention that replying to the forums via e-mail attaches your signature. You are welcome to visit the forum and edit if needed.
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You don't need a variable there is a condition for if the slide is light boxed or not, just choose the window option under conditions.
Hi Lisa!
What Phil is referring to is your trigger:
You mention needing the navigation controls then hiding the controls, so I'm not quite sure what you are looking for.
Sorry I tried that, but that is not what I mean. I need that control to be activated but hidden once it opens within in the player frame as a lightboxed slide.
Vrywaringsklousule / Disclaimer: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html
Hi Lisa,
I had a look at your file and I don't understand what you need as well, sorry.
Do you mean that you can view Lightbox 2 slide from the menu on the left AND as Lightboxes ?
II think you have to add custom Next/Prev button and add Hide conditions when ligthboxed :
If this is not what you're looking for, could you post a mockup or a scheme ?
Yes, I understand that what I want to do is very tricky, which is why I did upload a mock up story.
Vrywaringsklousule / Disclaimer: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html
Here's my take on it...
Not sure this is what you're looking for... but you've got custom prev/next buttons that dissapear in Lightbox mode. For some reason, you still get a grey bar where native controls should be.
Ok, but I can't seem to hide them when I navigate from within a lightbox to another lightbox slide.
Vrywaringsklousule / Disclaimer: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html
I thought you wanted slides from Scene 3 only accessible one by one (no prev/next) from Scene 2, all in lightboxes.
Could you elaborate with precise slide numbers ("click on 2.1 to open 3.1...") ?
I'm having a similar issue...
I need to hide the next button for a lightbox slide. Currently, I have a trigger set to:
"Change state of the next button to Hidden
When the timelines starts
If This slide is lightboxed"
But no matter what I do, the next button is never hidden. Anyone have any ideas as to what I can try? I'd rather not copy the slide as a separate scene and do a gimmicky work-around. I'd prefer to set a trigger and be done with it so that other developers can use the template.
Thoughts?
Hi Jeff!
When you set the trigger to jump to the lightbox slide, simply de-select the Navigation Controls option.
This will not allow the Prev/Next buttons to display on your lightboxed slide, but will allow regular Player navigation to display if you are accessing this slide as well in a non-lighboxed scenario as well.
Hi Leslie,
Thank you for responding so quickly!
I have several sequential slides that are lightboxed. I need the learner to be able to navigate the previous and next buttons in the lightbox, until they reach the last slide in the sequence.
Does that make sense? I want the learner to navigate using previous/next in the lightbox, but I want to disable the next button on one specific slide (the last slide in the scene), only when it's being viewed as a lightbox. Is this not possible?
Thank you for your help.
Also, the learner is accessing this lightbox from a link on the player, if that makes a difference.
Hi Jeff! Without seeing your file it looks like you could accomplish the same goal if you remove the Navigation Controls for the lightbox trigger. Just do this on the last one if that's where needed.
I appreciate you trying to help, but I can't remove the navigation controls. I need the learner to be able to navigate within a scene without using the player menu (there is no player menu in this course).
Is there a reason why the following slide trigger won't work?
"Change state of the next button to Hidden
When the timeline starts
if this slide is ligthboxed"
Shouldn't that change the next button to "hidden" when the slide is lightboxed? Is this not possible? Is it only possible to disable the navigation controls completely?
Basically, there is no way to hide one specific next button in a lightbox if I have the "navigation controls" box checked for 'yes'?
Hi Jeff! Anyway to share a sample of your .story file so that I can see what you are describing in action and take a look?
Hi,
Do you need the slides to have their navigation controls used outside of a lightbox setting? If not, I solved my issue by simply having the slides run parallel to each other, thus removing the navigation control on the initial slide.
Vrywaringsklousule / Disclaimer: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html
Thanks for popping in to share Lisa :) Does not look like anything too revealing, but I did want to mention that replying to the forums via e-mail attaches your signature. You are welcome to visit the forum and edit if needed.
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