I am trying to create a set of rulers that can measure a wound. I have created the attached as a rough attempt using drag and drop quiz question slide, and even managed to get around the Submit button, but I also need to make the ruler(s) rotate if possible. My fallback is to rotate the picture, but I would prefer them having to know the proper axis for measuring. Any suggestions?
You don't need a quiz slide to drag an object. All you have to do is attach a drag trigger to it. Maybe change its state to normal when it is dropped on a target, and set up invisible targets wherever you want it dragged.
Thanks Walt. I actually figured that out a few minutes ago, even to the point of creating the transparent rectangle as a target. That makes it a lot simpler, but I'm still stuck on either drag or rotate but not both (see attached). If only I could drag the dial!
Don't know if you can make this work or not, but you can put a dial in a scrolling panel, and you can drag a scrolling panel.
I suspect you'll earn your keep, if you can get it to work. In my experience, scrolling panels are murder to work with if you get a little bit creative. On the other hand, if you can create it, they seem pretty stable in the end user's hands.
I'm gonna have to try that "just because", but meanwhile I am getting very very close! I had tried creating States with the ruler rotated to different points, but could not rotate the ruler. BUT . . . with some playing around I found that if I copied the ruler before creating the state, then in the new state I deleted the old ruler and pasted a new one - it would rotate!
So, I can now drag AND rotate as shown in the attachment (the example answer choices don't go to another slide yet because I need to run this by a reviewer and I wanted all layers visible in one preview). Now if I can just get the ruler to stay put instead of snapping back . . .
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This example here is somewhat similar to what you want (I think). You may have to make the image drageeable though.
Thanks Michael. I can figure out how to either rotate the ruler with a dial or drag the ruler with a drag and drop quiz slide, but not both.
You don't need a quiz slide to drag an object. All you have to do is attach a drag trigger to it. Maybe change its state to normal when it is dropped on a target, and set up invisible targets wherever you want it dragged.
Thanks Walt. I actually figured that out a few minutes ago, even to the point of creating the transparent rectangle as a target. That makes it a lot simpler, but I'm still stuck on either drag or rotate but not both (see attached). If only I could drag the dial!
Don't know if you can make this work or not, but you can put a dial in a scrolling panel, and you can drag a scrolling panel.
I suspect you'll earn your keep, if you can get it to work. In my experience, scrolling panels are murder to work with if you get a little bit creative. On the other hand, if you can create it, they seem pretty stable in the end user's hands.
Good luck.
I'm gonna have to try that "just because", but meanwhile I am getting very very close! I had tried creating States with the ruler rotated to different points, but could not rotate the ruler. BUT . . . with some playing around I found that if I copied the ruler before creating the state, then in the new state I deleted the old ruler and pasted a new one - it would rotate!
So, I can now drag AND rotate as shown in the attachment (the example answer choices don't go to another slide yet because I need to run this by a reviewer and I wanted all layers visible in one preview). Now if I can just get the ruler to stay put instead of snapping back . . .
See attached a file with the ruler now not snapping back. I right-clicked the ruler and selected/unselected Drag and Drop > Drag Return
Ah - simple is not always obvious. I was trying to do it in the D&D trigger. Thanks - VICTORY!
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