I have the trial version of Storyline. I searched the forum and saw a few posts covering how to create a small countdown timer or ways to have something occur at a specific time, but what I need is to see how long a process takes.
Say it was a drag and drop slide. I want the duration of time from when the user begins, to when the last item is dropped correctly.
This is a simple matter in most programming languages - record the start and end system times and subtract.
Is this possible in any way for storyline? I'm thinking particularly for iPad output.
System functions aren't available. But you can create your own clock within a slide using layers and the timeline within a layer. Here's one way to accomplish this:
1. Create a numeric variable called clock.
2. On your slide, create a trigger to set the clock to 0.
3. Create two layers. On one layer, create a shape off of the stage. Stretch the timeline in the layer to 1 second. Set the layers to NOT hide other layers. On the first layer (with the shape) - make the layer hide at the end of the timeline. Add a trigger to this layer to add one to the clock value. Add another trigger to this layer to show the second layer.
4. In the second layer, add a trigger to show the initial layer.
You might need to play with this sequence to get it just right. But it should create a relatively accurate whole second clock. To create a fractional clock, shorten the length of the timeline in the first layer.
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Hi, Vicki -
System functions aren't available. But you can create your own clock within a slide using layers and the timeline within a layer. Here's one way to accomplish this:
1. Create a numeric variable called clock.
2. On your slide, create a trigger to set the clock to 0.
3. Create two layers. On one layer, create a shape off of the stage. Stretch the timeline in the layer to 1 second. Set the layers to NOT hide other layers. On the first layer (with the shape) - make the layer hide at the end of the timeline. Add a trigger to this layer to add one to the clock value. Add another trigger to this layer to show the second layer.
4. In the second layer, add a trigger to show the initial layer.
You might need to play with this sequence to get it just right. But it should create a relatively accurate whole second clock. To create a fractional clock, shorten the length of the timeline in the first layer.
Okay, thanks. I'll give that a shot.
Do you know if there are any plans to add timer capabilities? Seems like you have to go through a lot of contortions to get simple timing results.
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