My Interaction "freezes"

Mar 24, 2014

My interaction freezes. I change tab and come back to fix the problem.

This can confuse users.

Have any idea why this happens and how to fix it?

Thanks

11 Replies
Ashley Terwilliger-Pollard

Hi Gustavo,

Could you tell us a bit more about the conditions under which it happens, such as:

  • When previewing vs. viewing published output?
  • How you're publishing?
  • Where you're viewing the published output? Locally, web server, LMS, etc.?
  • Any particular browser or Flash version? 

You mentioned an "interaction" - is this a quiz you're referring to or an Engage interaction? As Harri said, having a bit more information will help us narrow down what elements to test and see if we can replicate the behavior. 

Ashley Terwilliger-Pollard

Hi Gustavo,

You'll want to test the published output within the intended environment as if you test on your local hard drive, you'll encounter security restrictions from the computer, web browser, Flash Player, and network that'll cause various features of your content to fail. To test your published content and share it with others, upload it to the environment for which it was published. 

If you don't have access to a web server, here are a few free options to consider:

  • Tempshare: This is a free service provided by Articulate for testing Storyline content. Note: Uploaded files will be deleted after 10 days.
  • Amazon S3: Amazon S3 offers free hosting with generous usage limits. If you go over your limit, you'll be charged a graduated fee.
  • Dropbox: Place your published output in the Public folder in your Dropbox account to share it with others.
  • Google Drive: Change the story.html file to index.html, and set the sharing permissions to PublicHere's how.
Ashley Terwilliger-Pollard

Hi Gustavo,

Thanks for the link - and just as an FYI, when sending the Google drive link, you don't want to include the index.html - just the characters before it. 

I don't read French, so I'm often unable to determine if the course is stopping cause I need to do something with it, or what...but I randomly clicked around, tried to take a few quiz questions, etc. and didn't see it happen. Have you been able to isolate a certain set of conditions under which it occurs, as you originally mentioned it was intermittent? For example, when viewing in a particular browser and you reach the quiz slide? Or when using the navigation buttons? 

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