Object Vs Slide Triggers and Results

Hi Taylor & welcome to Heroes,

Can you post a copy of the .story file?  That'll make it easier to troubleshoot it.

Hi Brian,

Please see the attached file. When I set a button trigger for timeline end, the system lets me choose the slide as the related "Object:" (versus the "To Object:"). However, when I set the Hover Over, it only lets me set the Button as the "Object:".

I appreciate your help.

Thanks,
Taylor 

Hi Taylor,

I have looked at your story file.

The problem with the previous button is that since it is hidden, the mouse over doesn't work because it doesn't see it.

I have placed a transparent shape over the button and applied the mouse over and click triggers on it. Then, it works.

The other problem I had is that since the "When revisited" was set to "Automatically decide", when going back to the previous or next slide, the buttons always showed.

I changed it for "Reset to initial state". The problem I see with that is that when you go back to a previous slide, you have to wait until the end of the slide to have access to the next button.

I hope it will help you in some way.

Have a nice day!

Annie

Hi Annie,

Thank you very much. That does help. Unfortunately, I don't seem to get the full functionality of the states (Normal, Hover, etc.) using the transparent shape. My goals are to prevent the user from going forward until he or she has met the time requirements. However, they can go back at any time, and then, once time has been met, go forward through slides completed. To fix the issue you noted, I created a true/false variable for duration and set the variable to adjust to true when timeline ends. Then, added another trigger to set the "Next" button to normal once duration=true. 

I am still tinkering with it but I think it will work as needed. 

Thank you!

Taylor 

I also set the state for the "Back" button to Hidden on timeline begin so it doesn't continue to show.

Thanks,

Taylor 

Taylor you really dont need a variable for this, just add an object (offslide) on the slide (adjust it on the timeline for how long you want it to be invisible) and add a trigger on timeline end change state to normal.

During the beta Arlyn suggested it is better to use states rather than variables where possible.  This is really overkill using a variable for this as you are not leaving the slide you have no need to track anything.

It is a more elegant solution this way.  For best practice I would say that Variables  really should only be used to track and share between slides.

Thanks Phil. I was trying a little too hard on this.

What is the best method for allowing the user to replay the content on a slide on load?

For example, a student completes a slide and moves forward. Then, the student decides to go back. Can the slide be set to play again on load? Or, do I need to add a button to trigger this?

Thanks!
Taylor 

Hi Taylor,

If un understand well what you want, by setting the properties of your slides to "Reset to initial state", you should get what you want.

Have a nice day!