Is it possible to create a secondary base layer?
Jan 09, 2018
I'm creating a software simulation, and want to create a series of layers that can go on every slide that will allow the user to log off of the simulated product. There are multiple buttons to select, a logoff or cancel button, and I want to highlight them like they are in the product when you mouse over them. The issue is that when this layer (the logoff layer) is selected, if the user hovers over the logoff button it will highlight like I want, but if they move away it goes all the way back to the base layer, and not the logoff layer. I'd rather not do this in a new slide, as the logoff window is a popup, and I'd like to be able to see the screen the user is on in the background, to better simulate the actual product.
If I uncheck the restore on mouse leave button, it will stay on the highlighted button layer, and the only thing the user can do is select that option, the other option is now dead. What I would like to do is have everything revert back to the logoff layer until cancel is selected, and then it would go back to the base layer.
Is this something that is possible, or am I hoping for too much?
11 Replies
Without seeing your .story file it is hard to guess, but could you put these logoff-related items on layers of the masterslide?
Slide master layers called by changing a variable should do it.
How do I access these layers once they're on the master slide? I cannot create a trigger (hotspot in this case) that will access the layer of a master slide.
Add a trigger to the masterslide baselayer that 'Show Layer xyz when Variable abc changes'. Then on your content slide, add a trigger to e.g. a button that 'Change Variable abc when user clicks..'.
Here is a very simple example that illustrates the concept. You can expand and adapt this any way you want.
I've added a couple changes to attempt to do what I'm looking for, and it still doesn't work. I want to highlight 2 things on the master slide layer, and when I select one go to that slide. The problem is, when I hover over one hotspot and go away, it reverts back to the original slide and slide layer, and now my ability to go to the slide I want is gone. In this example, I want to be able to switch between hovering over "3" and "4", before I decide which one to go to.
There is no need for the additional layers and hotspots. You can add hover states and triggers to the two buttons, see attached.
Except that the buttons I'm using in my project are part of a screenshot, hence the hotspots and additional layers. I have a screenshot showing the normal button, and another showing the highlighted button, and they're on separate layers.
Again, I'm guessing here, but I would think you can simply create image buttons with the Normal and Hover states, and add the screenshot as a background.
Thanks Michael, this seems to work now, but it is a bit more tedious to do as now I have to align individual buttons rather than entire screenshots.
States are not something I'm very familiar with, and there doesn't seem to be a great deal of information on them on the web compared to layers. I really appreciate you introducing me to better ways to use them.
Here is some info on states: https://community.articulate.com/series/4/articles/adding-and-editing-states-in-articulate-storyline-2
This discussion is closed. You can start a new discussion or contact Articulate Support.