Great question posed in a workshop today asking how to jump to a particular spot or cue point on the timeline. This post is actually being entered LIVE during the workshop!
I attempted to quickly figure it out, but ran out of time. Does anyone here have a solution or ideas? Note: not interested in Javascript.
Other than a live social experiment during our workshop, I kind of already knew that. Figured there might be a way to fake Storyline out somehow. No worries...thanks for jumping in!
Hi everyone! Welcome to the E-Learning Heroes community.
We're all so glad you're here and we'll hope you'll share your ideas, questions, and answers with the community. It looks like you're all in good hands with Michael & Kevin but give us a shout if we can lend a hand.
Hi Lorenz! This is not a feature of the software and perhaps someone in the community will be able to chime in to assist here. I see that Michael shared another forum thread above and you may find this one helpful as well.
Why is that part of how the program works? Have the developers of Storyline never worked with a multimedia authoring program before? There are a TON of features that are standard with every other program i have worked with that are not in Articulate. So bizarre.
I agree with Kev Man. There are a TON of features that are standard with every other program i have worked with that are not in Articulate. And people have been asking for this feature for 3+ years. Guess my learners will just have to passively watch the interaction rather than being engaged in the process.
Hey Kev Man and Holly, I'm curious what other programs you're referring to that have the ability to jump to a specific point in the timeline based on user interaction in the realm of elearning authoring tools.
More importantly, I'm more curious as to what does "passively watch the interaction" mean? Kind of seems like an oxymoron because wouldn't one be 'actively' engaged in an 'interaction.?
Final thoughts: Storyline is not and will never be the one-stop tool for every possible design, nor will any other tools in this industry. The question goes back to the design. If your design calls for a production output that Storyline can't do, then why force a square peg into a round hole?
Worrying about a feature that doesn't exist in a tool should not stop us from quality design.
Design first. Then develop. The process is called "Design & Develop" in that order for a reason.
I think they are referring to Adobe Flash and Captivate in which using action script we can jump to a specific frame in animations and in interactions.
I remember creating some of my first interactions and elearning using Flash, Dreamweaver, or Authorware. Those were a heckavu lot more powerful than Storyline! Not much you couldn't do with ActionScript (AS) in Flash. AS is similar to JavaScript (JS) and Storyline supports the execution of JS so there is always an alternative to tweak the interaction outside of what Storyline currently offers.
I don't know what Articulate's road map is for future Storyline features. Although, if I were part of the strategy discussions I'd be focused on the larger target audience and what features are most efficient and have value to continue improving the authoring environment.
I'm with you Max and Kartik, but I also focus on design first. Plus, I believe it is my responsibility to know and understand what Storyline can and cannot do. That understanding impacts or supports my design - first. If Storyline can't do what I'm trying to design I choose a different tool.
There are many tools available that can do really awesome and complex interactions. And with Storyline's WebObject feature there's always a way to bring in more advanced interactions to in Storyline and bend it further that it's currently designed.
Agreed. Having the ability to jump to a point in the timeline is very useful. No debate there. There are a LOT of features I wish Storyline could do. In fact, there's a LOT of little things left over from v1 that I wish would be fixed.
However, knocking the current version because it doesn't support a design is probably not the best approach - redesign it or choose a different tool.
I'd encourage submitting feature requests on new ideas. Even more, offer use cases and examples on why a feature is "needed" for the larger community and not just one developer's "want."
I am happy to share that we just released the newest version of Storyline 360 (Build 3.38.21779.0), which brings the Jump to Time Trigger! This feature allows you to create unique interactions by using triggers that jump to different times or cue points on the timeline. For more details on this, please check out this knowledge base article.
OK, it may have taken 4 years, but we got there in the end! ;)
One use for this straight away is to create a "clickable seekbar" for those people like me who need a "review mode" to unlock a course during runtime. Very useful to have this new trigger to help with that.
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I'm a member of this workshop and would love to learn if this is possible and how to do this.
I am part of this workshop so looking forward to seeing responses!
Interested in what the group suggests, and now I know more about making eLearning social!
I'm in this workshop and would like to know!
Sorry to disappoint but there is currently no way to jump to a specific position in the timeline. See a similar thread here.
I am part of this Workshop. Very interested in the posts for this question.
I am part of the workshop!
Thanks Michael,
Other than a live social experiment during our workshop, I kind of already knew that. Figured there might be a way to fake Storyline out somehow. No worries...thanks for jumping in!
Great workshop!
Hi everyone! Welcome to the E-Learning Heroes community.
We're all so glad you're here and we'll hope you'll share your ideas, questions, and answers with the community. It looks like you're all in good hands with Michael & Kevin but give us a shout if we can lend a hand.
Hi,
Is it possibile to jump to a position in a timeline via javascript?
Thanks.
Hi Lorenz! This is not a feature of the software and perhaps someone in the community will be able to chime in to assist here. I see that Michael shared another forum thread above and you may find this one helpful as well.
You cant jump to a specific spot in a timeline?
Why is that part of how the program works? Have the developers of Storyline never worked with a multimedia authoring program before? There are a TON of features that are standard with every other program i have worked with that are not in Articulate.
So bizarre.
I agree with Kev Man. There are a TON of features that are standard with every other program i have worked with that are not in Articulate. And people have been asking for this feature for 3+ years. Guess my learners will just have to passively watch the interaction rather than being engaged in the process.
Hey Kev Man and Holly, I'm curious what other programs you're referring to that have the ability to jump to a specific point in the timeline based on user interaction in the realm of elearning authoring tools.
More importantly, I'm more curious as to what does "passively watch the interaction" mean? Kind of seems like an oxymoron because wouldn't one be 'actively' engaged in an 'interaction.?
Final thoughts: Storyline is not and will never be the one-stop tool for every possible design, nor will any other tools in this industry. The question goes back to the design. If your design calls for a production output that Storyline can't do, then why force a square peg into a round hole?
Worrying about a feature that doesn't exist in a tool should not stop us from quality design.
Design first. Then develop. The process is called "Design & Develop" in that order for a reason.
This is a serious deficiency Of Storyline ... I remember creating great interactions with jump in cue points in "Tanida Demo Builder"...
Hey Kevin,
I think they are referring to Adobe Flash and Captivate in which using action script we can jump to a specific frame in animations and in interactions.
I remember creating some of my first interactions and elearning using Flash, Dreamweaver, or Authorware. Those were a heckavu lot more powerful than Storyline! Not much you couldn't do with ActionScript (AS) in Flash. AS is similar to JavaScript (JS) and Storyline supports the execution of JS so there is always an alternative to tweak the interaction outside of what Storyline currently offers.
I don't know what Articulate's road map is for future Storyline features. Although, if I were part of the strategy discussions I'd be focused on the larger target audience and what features are most efficient and have value to continue improving the authoring environment.
I'm with you Max and Kartik, but I also focus on design first. Plus, I believe it is my responsibility to know and understand what Storyline can and cannot do. That understanding impacts or supports my design - first. If Storyline can't do what I'm trying to design I choose a different tool.
There are many tools available that can do really awesome and complex interactions. And with Storyline's WebObject feature there's always a way to bring in more advanced interactions to in Storyline and bend it further that it's currently designed.
Agreed. Having the ability to jump to a point in the timeline is very useful. No debate there. There are a LOT of features I wish Storyline could do. In fact, there's a LOT of little things left over from v1 that I wish would be fixed.
However, knocking the current version because it doesn't support a design is probably not the best approach - redesign it or choose a different tool.
I'd encourage submitting feature requests on new ideas. Even more, offer use cases and examples on why a feature is "needed" for the larger community and not just one developer's "want."
Adobe Captivate 2019 has a jump to a time line cue function.
Hi Everyone!
I am happy to share that we just released the newest version of Storyline 360 (Build 3.38.21779.0), which brings the Jump to Time Trigger! This feature allows you to create unique interactions by using triggers that jump to different times or cue points on the timeline. For more details on this, please check out this knowledge base article.
The next step is to update Storyline 360 by heading to your Articulate 360 desktop app and clicking "Update" next to Storyline 360.
As always, we are happy to answer any questions you have by posting in this discussion, or you can contact our Support Engineers directly.
Thanks for the notification Vincent.
OK, it may have taken 4 years, but we got there in the end! ;)
One use for this straight away is to create a "clickable seekbar" for those people like me who need a "review mode" to unlock a course during runtime. Very useful to have this new trigger to help with that.
Noooooooo!! I just tried to use the new trigger and its ONLY available in the new (and terrible!) trigger workflow?!
This is awful. The new trigger workflow is appalling and up till now, at least I could ignore it and choose to use the old one. No great loss.
But now, Im forced to change over, and endure the poor poor layout and awful UI of the new.
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