Selected state in quiz working randomly

Hi Audrey!

The Hover and Selected states are built-in states. That means those states will automatically display when learners hover over or click on the object. You don't need to create a trigger to invoke those states.

Try deleting the "change state of" triggers, then republish the file. Also be sure to test the published output on the web to ensure everything is working correctly. Tempshare is a handy tool you can use if you don't have a web server available. 

Hi Alyssa, thank you for your answer.

Unfortunately, it doesn't work: if I delete the triggers, then nothing happens and either the Hover or Selected state is broken on my shapes. The Radio buttons are working, but not the shapes

Thanks for replying, Audrey. It sounds like you are using a button to trigger state changes on another shape. Built-in states will work automatically on the object itself like Alyssa says, but if you're controlling them with another object, like a button, you're right to have triggers.

I'd recommend using custom states with different names, e.g. ShapeHover, ShapeSelected. If that doesn't work, I'd like to take a look at your project file to investigate what's happening with your permission. You can share it publicly here, or send it to me privately by uploading it here.  I'll delete it when I'm done troubleshooting. 

Hi Crystal, indeed, the trigger state is for my shapes under the Radio buttons. When previewing my file today, the Selected state didn't work at all, even though I didn't change anything yesterday... I've uploaded my file with your link and it sent it through your Support team I guess?

Thank you for your help :)

Can you add the shapes inside of the radio buttons states instead?

This would be my very last resort. As the quiz has been built like this by the previous designer and there's 20 questions with 4 answers each, adding triggers was quicker at that time.

If there's no other solution, this is what I might end up doing, but now I'd also like to know what is wrong with my file in case it happens again :)

Hi again! To share with the community: I had a look at the file, and my recommendation is similar to Phil's. I would do away with the shapes, and apply the state changes directly to the radio buttons since they are meant to highlight the answer choices. The radio button fields were directly on top of the rectangular shapes, and it looked like the two were interfering.

Hi Crystal! Thank you for your mail, all your tips are very useful :)

I actually was told later the didn't go that route because of the rounded edges/corners of the built-in radio button states, whereas we needed sharp ones. So I guess my last question is: is there a way to change the corners' shapes? Or should I create a shape directly in my radio buttons?

Hi Audrey, 

Could you use Checkbox buttons instead of radio buttons then, as they're a bit more square although still with rounded edges. If not, then I'd look at creating custom shapes inside the radio button states. 

Hi Ashley! I've tried check box, but the corner are still round when I fill the shape, so yes, the best solution will be to create custom shapes inside the states.

Thank you everyone for your help :)