Native Storyline calculator (no Flash)
Mar 23, 2014
Hi everyone, my learners will need a calculator in my courses, and I was hoping to find a solution that doesn't rely on a Flash. I was inspired by a project called BetterCalculator that I found on another thread that was originally developed by Dave Mozealous. Unfortunately, that calculator didn't accept decimals - only whole numbers. Also, having to click everything on screen is a bit of a chore, so I thought allowing keyboard entry would be cool too.
Well, here's a working demo of the newest iteration of Dave's calculator, and I've attached the Storyline project for you to adapt/improve as needed.
It includes both keyboard entry and decimal entry (up to 2 decimal places). I hope this is helpful.
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Hi Samuel,
It looks like Charles shared his .story file here. Love how useful this discussion is years later!
When i press enter on the calculator, it keeps on giving the last digit i typed/clicked..... how can i resolve this issue?
Hi Timothy,
It sounds like you're not quite done with the command yet. Did you hit the clear button?
Perhaps you could message the user who originally created it using the "contact me" button on their profile to see if they'd be able to help you troubleshoot what you're running into.
Hi Ren, Thanks for the response.... How can i incorporate the clear button?
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Hi Timothy,
I took a look at the calculator that Ren shared above from Charles.
It looks like all the actions are set when clicking buttons on the calculator slide, but not when using any keyboard actions.
The clear total and clear sub-total buttons are on the calculator. If you want the calculator to work with keyboard button presses, you will need to add these additional triggers as well.
Hopefully, someone in the community will be able to pop in and help with your design needs.
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