Need Help with A Software Activity
Dec 04, 2020
Hello - I am creating a software tutorial. After initial instruction, I am putting together an activity wherein the learner needs to touch/click a certain area of the screen capture background that represents the interface of the software.
I can show a layer (Correct!) when the user clicks the correct area, and I can show and "Incorrect" layer when the user clicks the wrong area. But - I can only get the "Incorrect" layer to show once. I need the incorrect layer to show for a short period of time, then disappear AND I need to the Incorrect layer to show again if the learner clicks the wrong area a second, third, fourth time and so on.
So, in effect, the "Incorrect" layer needs to cycle again and again as opposed to being just active for a single instance.
I'm guessing this is something I can add to the layer trigger as a condition, but I don't know where to go from there.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
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I need the incorrect layer to show for a short period of time, then disappear AND I need to the Incorrect layer to show again if the learner clicks the wrong area a second, third, fourth time and so on.
It sounds like maybe you have a trigger to show the Incorrect layer, then are having the elements on the layer disappear. If so, the layer is still showing, so a trigger to show it again won't work because it is still showing.
What I do in this case is to show the layer with a trigger, and have the layer properties set to hide the layer when its timeline ends. Set the timeline to the appropriate length, and if you want give each of the elements on it an exit animation. Then when the wrong area is clicked again, it shows from the beginning, runs its timeline, and hides.
Thanks so much, that worked perfectly, and it is a very simple fix.
I've included an attachment that is a screen capture of the "Incorrect" layer properties window with the area in question highlighted in case that is helpful to anyone reading the post.
Thanks again!