How do I set states for drag and drop interaction?

I think you were mostly there. I changed the rules on your completed check to use an "OR" condition instead of "AND".

I added a mask on your false layer to hide the user's incorrect responses on the base layer.

and I added an advance action to the button on your correct and incorrect layers right after the hide layer action you already had.

seems to be working ok for me.

Doh!

Thanks, Owen. I was thinking there should be an "or" button somewhere, but I could no longer see it! I know I've used it before, but I had obviously become a little blind.

Thank you! And thank you for being so quick too!

no problem.

Sorry, Owen. I'm having problems replicating this. I've changed all the triggers for the 'unfinished' message to "OR". But when I press 'submit', it's still showing the 'unfinished' message. What am I doing wrong?

Sometimes, I've found that using the State of An Object as a trigger can result in unwanted behavior.

You might try using variables instead.

I also noticed your target boxes are not labeled correctly so even when I performed the actions correctly, (according to the correct state) I was marked as being wrong.

Lastly, layers sit on top of the base but do not hide the base. This means that when you are providing the users feedback, they are seeing their responses below the correct responses you are showing them. It creates a jumbled mess.

Use a white box on each layer to mask the background to address this issue.

Also, try changing the order of the 2 player triggers so that storyline checks for the incomplete state first.

Hi Owen

I understand what you're saying about the jumbled mess. I had created a complete white layer on the feedback screens for the original interaction. I just hadn't got the new interaction working in a fundamental sense so that would have been dealt with once I'd seen it.

I honestly don't know what happened with the labelling of the target boxes, however I have already seen these and fixed these.

One thing you probably have not noticed yet is that the interaction is also getting 'stuck' at times. I can put one or two things into the boxes and then I cannot move anything else. There does not seem to be any rhyme or reason to that issue.

I'll try the variable method again, but that hasn't seemed to be working either. I'll also try changing the order of the triggers.

Cheers.

Oops. I know what I did to those boxes now. I didn't rearrange the boxes, but I arranged the labels into alpha order. (I swear that I am not usually this daft!)

Hi Owen

I changed the order of the triggers as you suggested and it did work in the file that I've posted here. Then I pasted it back into the original course and it was temperamental again - not allowing me to finish the interaction (after moving a couple of terms) and also showing the 'unfinished' message when I press submit. The simple answer to this problem is to take out the 'unfinished interaction' message. It should be obvious to the learner that they need to complete the interaction first, but I was trying to be consistent by having that on any screen that has any interaction. There seems to be some kind of issue with using states in drag and drop interactions from what I can work out, as that was all I changed in the original interaction for it to go awry.

Thanks for your help!

No problem.

Thanks Jacinta for updating all of us on how the problem was solved, and thanks Owen for your helpful answers and examples!