Hi - I have a main menu slide. The user will have 5 different icons that will branch them to a new topic. Once, the are finished with a topic it will start them back at the main menu. How do you stop audio from repeating on menu slide when they return?
Create a variable for each topic. At the end of the topic, the last thing before the return to the menu, set the variable for that topic to true. Return to the menu slide which is set to reset to initial condition. Create trigger on menu slide to play audio when timeline starts if variable1 = false, AND variable2 = false, etc.
I think the resume state would kill the audio if either the audio had finished or the slide timeline had ended. Or am I off in my own fantasy world on this?
No, you are correct Walt. If the audio is in a state of not being completed when you return to the slide that's where it leaves you. Now, you could be sneaky and disable all the buttons until the audio played completely through the first time.
Usually, we handle stopping the audio with variables as you mentioned. The Resume State is just a quick simple fix compared to additional programming.
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Create a variable for each topic. At the end of the topic, the last thing before the return to the menu, set the variable for that topic to true. Return to the menu slide which is set to reset to initial condition. Create trigger on menu slide to play audio when timeline starts if variable1 = false, AND variable2 = false, etc.
Setting the slide properties to "Resume Saved State" would also kill the audio from playing again.
Very new to Storyline, Bob would you do this?
Bob,
I think the resume state would kill the audio if either the audio had finished or the slide timeline had ended. Or am I off in my own fantasy world on this?
No, you are correct Walt. If the audio is in a state of not being completed when you return to the slide that's where it leaves you. Now, you could be sneaky and disable all the buttons until the audio played completely through the first time.
Usually, we handle stopping the audio with variables as you mentioned. The Resume State is just a quick simple fix compared to additional programming.
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