Icon Position changes with the same Size and Position

Jun 28, 2021

Hi all, 

Have run into an issue recently with a course we are working on.

The attached storyline file has two slides, with a set of four icons down the side we use on each slide.

The size and position is identical on both slides, however if you flick between them you can see three of the four assets move slightly.

Have noticed this a few times in storyline, where, in order to get an asset to sit in the exact same place as previous slides, a different X/Y position has to be assigned.

Does anyone know what causes this?

Thank you!

 

 

3 Replies
Lauren Connelly

Hello Brady!

Thank you for sharing your .story file with us! I recorded my screen while testing your course and found that only one of the icons was blinking. Here's a 45-second clip. You'll see the blinking happens around 27 seconds when testing the second slide and the third icon. I didn't see the blinking on the first slide. Are you finding the blinking happens with all icons on both slides?

Brady Hann

Hey Lauren, 

Interesting! I wasn't actually having an issue with the icons blinking, but looking at that, I do notice that happen from time to time. Seems to undergo a really small state change when moving through layers.

The issue i'm having doesn't seem to present itself at all in that video - all icons are in the exact same location on both slides.
Looking at the scene in preview myself, I can see the same thing. However, when looking at the slides whilst editing, there is still a noticeable change in icon change. 

I've dropped a 20sec video here, you should be able to see the elements move position slightly, until I launch a preview.

Maria Costa-Stienstra

Hi, Brady!

Thank you so much for sharing the screen recording (with background music!). I opened your .story file and did not notice the same shifting happening in Slide View:

Screen Recording 2021-07-01 at 04.03.41 PM

Let me ask you a few questions so we can get to the bottom of this:

  • Do you notice this happening with other projects as well? 
  • If you delete the second slide and duplicate the first, do you still see the same behavior?