I have a slide with 12 buttons (all with a visited state) and randomly only 4 buttons change to visited after they have been clicked. I have tried deleting the visited state and re-adding it and it still doesn't work. What is happening?? Please help.
If you attach your file, it makes it easier for someone to take a look at it and see why it isn't working. Use the Add Attachment button, and attach your .story file.
I've spent a number of hours with your project. I've come to the conclusion that the four buttons that change are the ones responding incorrectly. What I observe is that the three buttons to the left of the top row, and the left button of the middle row may be corrupt for some reason. One reason I think so is that if I duplicate one of them, the copy doesn't behave like the original, but like the other buttons. Also, if you use the format painter to copy the format from of one of the others to one of the four, it behaves like the original. If you use format painter to copy the format from one of the four to one of the others, it maintains its former behavior, and doesn't change. In other words, there seems to be no way to replicate the behavior of the four. Finally, after those four are clicked, they show both the Selected and Visited states. Under certain conditions, the Normal state has been know to show through other states, because the other states are all overlays. But I've never heard of an object showing two states at once, and I can't replicate it. The other buttons all show the Selected state when they are clicked (as they should), and when clicked again (unselected) show the Visited state (as they should).
My opinion is that those four are corrupted and should be replaced. If you want the textbox to show, you should put it in the Hover state or Visited state, depending on how long you want it to show. The button in the lower right position has its own distinct problems, which can be cured by replacing it, too.
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If you attach your file, it makes it easier for someone to take a look at it and see why it isn't working. Use the Add Attachment button, and attach your .story file.
Here's the attachment to the file.
I've spent a number of hours with your project. I've come to the conclusion that the four buttons that change are the ones responding incorrectly. What I observe is that the three buttons to the left of the top row, and the left button of the middle row may be corrupt for some reason. One reason I think so is that if I duplicate one of them, the copy doesn't behave like the original, but like the other buttons. Also, if you use the format painter to copy the format from of one of the others to one of the four, it behaves like the original. If you use format painter to copy the format from one of the four to one of the others, it maintains its former behavior, and doesn't change. In other words, there seems to be no way to replicate the behavior of the four. Finally, after those four are clicked, they show both the Selected and Visited states. Under certain conditions, the Normal state has been know to show through other states, because the other states are all overlays. But I've never heard of an object showing two states at once, and I can't replicate it. The other buttons all show the Selected state when they are clicked (as they should), and when clicked again (unselected) show the Visited state (as they should).
My opinion is that those four are corrupted and should be replaced. If you want the textbox to show, you should put it in the Hover state or Visited state, depending on how long you want it to show. The button in the lower right position has its own distinct problems, which can be cured by replacing it, too.
Thank you so much. I ended up replacing the buttons, removing the selected state and only used visited and that worked. Much appreciated.
You're welcome. PIAWYC (Pass It Along When You Can)