It depends on whether you want them to click one audio then finish that one and then click the next audio. If this is the case enable the second audio when the first one finishes and the next button when the second one finishes.
If you want them to be able to listen to the the audios in any order, you'll need to create to variables (eg audio1 and audio2), set them to 0 at the beginning of the slide's timeline, then turn each one to 1 when the audios complete (set audio1 to 1 when audio complete etc). Then you'll need a trigger to change state of Next to normal when media completes if audio1 and audio2 are both equal to 1. The detail depends a little bit on how the audio is triggered (beginning of slide or button or ??).
Hope this helps. Can post an example if you need one.
Hi, thanks for the response. I have four audios that play automatically one after another. I've created a variable for each audio file starting with 0. Then, when it's played, the variable goes to 1. These are working - I've added a reference to the slide to verify. Then, I added a trigger for the Next button to enable after the timeline starts and with the conditions that each variable is = to 1. However, the Next button is not enabling. Any ideas?
If they are playing one after the other you shouldn't need variables, just triggers to play audio1 when timeline starts, audio2 when media completes on audio1, audio3 when media completes on audio2 etc until you change state of next to normal when media completes on audio4.
This may be a silly question, but just how do you "Disable the Next button when the slide's timeline starts", as MIchael suggested? From what I can see, you may have to disable the player buttons and create your own to be able to do this. Or am I way off in left field here?
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Disable the Next button when the slide's timeline starts. Then add a trigger like this to chnage its state to Normal.
It worked!!!! You have saved the day, the week and my sanity!!! Thanks a zillion!
Jennifer
Glad that Michael was able to assist you here and save your sanity :) Thanks for the update.
How is this done when there are 2 or more separate audio files on one layer?
Hi Julie,
It depends on whether you want them to click one audio then finish that one and then click the next audio. If this is the case enable the second audio when the first one finishes and the next button when the second one finishes.
If you want them to be able to listen to the the audios in any order, you'll need to create to variables (eg audio1 and audio2), set them to 0 at the beginning of the slide's timeline, then turn each one to 1 when the audios complete (set audio1 to 1 when audio complete etc). Then you'll need a trigger to change state of Next to normal when media completes if audio1 and audio2 are both equal to 1. The detail depends a little bit on how the audio is triggered (beginning of slide or button or ??).
Hope this helps. Can post an example if you need one.
Hi, thanks for the response. I have four audios that play automatically one after another. I've created a variable for each audio file starting with 0. Then, when it's played, the variable goes to 1. These are working - I've added a reference to the slide to verify. Then, I added a trigger for the Next button to enable after the timeline starts and with the conditions that each variable is = to 1. However, the Next button is not enabling. Any ideas?
Hi Julie!
Would you be able to share a .story file for us to take a look?
Hi Julie,
If they are playing one after the other you shouldn't need variables, just triggers to play audio1 when timeline starts, audio2 when media completes on audio1, audio3 when media completes on audio2 etc until you change state of next to normal when media completes on audio4.
Louise
This may be a silly question, but just how do you "Disable the Next button when the slide's timeline starts", as MIchael suggested? From what I can see, you may have to disable the player buttons and create your own to be able to do this. Or am I way off in left field here?
Hi Chris and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)
Not a silly question at all and you should be able to disable the built-in buttons as well. I recorded a quick Peek video here to demonstrate.
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