I am very new to articulate and using the trial version. I have figured out how to create a menu item (in this case called "video"). and have it connect to a slide which plays the video when the menu item is clicked.
What I would like to be able to do is open the video in a popup window so that the slide from which it was called remains visible and active. Is that possible?
There are a couple of samples that other developers have created here. They used "lightbox" techniques to create exactly what you are looking for.
The potential issue with lightboxes is that they will cover your existing slide content - you requested that the slide remains visible.
Perhaps a better way to do it is using the attached method, which opens a new browser window to play the video, essentially a popup, or in this case - a pop-pup
Thank you both very much for your helpful answers.
Actually, what I was looking for was in fact the "pop pup" as I wanted a new browser to be spawned and be dragged around the screen. I teach languages and I wanted students to have access to both screens independently and to be able to listen/watch video on one screen while, perhaps, answering some questions on the other. I will experiment. Articulate seems very powerful although I have read some posts saying that there are some issues with it.
I just wish it had two things (one of which I know it does not): (a) some kind of scripting language and (b) an easy interface to databases (but as Jerson pointed out in another posting there are possible solutions - though there may be a loss of consistency in the interface/look).
I am sure that what you have sent me will be more than enough. I was talking about a scripting language as I want to implement a couple of answer-evaluation routines. As for my Javascript... well. the word legend does not even figure in any part of the description
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Hi Andrew,
One way to do this is attached, using Layers.
You just need to get the design of the slide correct so that the "popup" shows correctly.
Here is the compiled version.
Hope that helps.
Bruce
There are a couple of samples that other developers have created here. They used "lightbox" techniques to create exactly what you are looking for.
The potential issue with lightboxes is that they will cover your existing slide content - you requested that the slide remains visible.
Perhaps a better way to do it is using the attached method, which opens a new browser window to play the video, essentially a popup, or in this case - a pop-pup
You will need to publish it to view.
Bruce
Thank you both very much for your helpful answers.
Actually, what I was looking for was in fact the "pop pup" as I wanted a new browser to be spawned and be dragged around the screen. I teach languages and I wanted students to have access to both screens independently and to be able to listen/watch video on one screen while, perhaps, answering some questions on the other. I will experiment. Articulate seems very powerful although I have read some posts saying that there are some issues with it.
I just wish it had two things (one of which I know it does not): (a) some kind of scripting language and (b) an easy interface to databases (but as Jerson pointed out in another posting there are possible solutions - though there may be a loss of consistency in the interface/look).
Once again thanks Bruce and Jerson.
Andrew
Andrew,
You do have the ability to set Triggers that fire off Javascript - is that not sufficient?
Sure you could do this to get a Popup effect if required, but my JS skills are not exactly legendary
Bruce
Hi Again Bruce,
I am sure that what you have sent me will be more than enough. I was talking about a scripting language as I want to implement a couple of answer-evaluation routines. As for my Javascript... well. the word legend does not even figure in any part of the description
cheers
andrew
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