Slider skips a step

Hi, Stefaan.

Thank you for reaching out!

We have a bug reported where the slider skips a step when starting or ending with a negative number, which is likely what you're experiencing. 

I've connected this discussion to the bug report, and I'll be sure to come back to update you when I have some news. 

In the meantime, here's a similar discussion that might provide you with a workaround.

Hi, Stefaan,

I found out a few years ago that sliders can't really handle negative numbers. I wanted to have sliders that went from -3 to +3. But they wouldn't stop a -1. I reported this to Articulate as a bug. 

I just created a slider with your range: +3 to -6. Setting the steps at 1, the slider skips -2. Setting the steps at 3, as you did, the slider skips 0.

I assume that your issue is related to that bug that hasn't been fixed. 

You can report this directly to Articulate here: 

https://articulate.com/support/contact 

Perhaps someday they'll fix this. Or, at least, perhaps they'll stop claiming that sliders work to -9999. 

Ah, it looks like Maria was answering at the same time as I was, but she finished first. 

BTW: Dials don't have this issue, so if you can use a dial instead of slider, that's the easiest "fix." 

Or you can run the slider from 0 to 6, and subtract 3 in the triggers that use it. (Don't subtract from the slider variable, or it will change the slider.)

Thanks for the replies everyone. That clarifies things for me!

Hi everyone!

I have some great news to share. We just released another update for Storyline 360. In Update 75, we've included important fixes. One of the bugs we've fixed is: 

• HTML5: When moving the slider, it skips -1

Launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer to take advantage of this update, and click the Update button next to Storyline 360. You'll find our step-by-step instructions here.

Please let me know if you have any questions!