Hi, I'm still learning the finer points of Storyline 2, so apologies if this has been asked before. I'm building a glossary for an interactivity that opens three layers on a single page in a sequence. I would like to align the three headings and their definitions in the glossary to reflect the order the layers open rather than the default alphabetical order the glossary lists the headings. Is that possible?
as I understand it, the default SL glossary will always order alphabetically. You could create a custom glossary if you wanted. Alternatively, if you number your glossary terms that seems to re-order them — not ideal though.
Hi Wendy and thank-you for taking the time to reply to my post.
Your 'numbering' solution is the one I had gone for if there was no way of getting away from the default alphabetical ordering of the glossary. I'm not (yet) familiar with using a custom glossary - I may need to investigate that further.
A more elegant solution would be to be able to link glossary and perhaps notes at page level rather than as a part of the player - that would provide for full customization where the detail is needed. One for Storyline 3 perhaps!
not sure what happened...I have updated the links (hopefully they work now) and I removed the last one as it was for Presenter and not Storyline (my bad).
I wanted to welcome you to the Heroes community and I'm glad that Wendy and Rebecca were able to assist you here! You'll definitely want to share your thoughts in the form of a feature request.
Hi All, thank-you for the very helpful replies, links and suggestions.
As Wendy and Ashley suggest, I will submit a feature request. I think being able to link the glossary (and possibly notes) would be a useful enhancement. A change would enable designers to tailor and more closely configure the glossary to what the student is actually seeing at that time.
Thinking more about this over the weekend. The player is absolutely the right place for the glossary etc. to be accessed. The page is the place where the reference and definition should be linked - ideally configurable in any order the designer determines.
we have also done glossary entries where we highlight the text so the user knows they can mouseover, and then have the definition created in a hover state — not sure if that might help you in the interim
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Hi Ian
as I understand it, the default SL glossary will always order alphabetically. You could create a custom glossary if you wanted. Alternatively, if you number your glossary terms that seems to re-order them — not ideal though.
Hi Wendy and thank-you for taking the time to reply to my post.
Your 'numbering' solution is the one I had gone for if there was no way of getting away from the default alphabetical ordering of the glossary. I'm not (yet) familiar with using a custom glossary - I may need to investigate that further.
A more elegant solution would be to be able to link glossary and perhaps notes at page level rather than as a part of the player - that would provide for full customization where the detail is needed. One for Storyline 3 perhaps!
My thanks again.
Ian
Hi Ian
Here are a few previous posts about custom glossaries if you are interested
http://community.articulate.com/forums/p/26987/220084.aspx
http://community.articulate.com/blogs/189131.aspx
Hi Wendy and Ian,
Ian, regarding your comment on linking terms at the page level, please join me and others who have submitted feature requests to do just that.
Wendy, tx for providing some links for Ian ... for some reason they aren't working for me. Perhaps it's something at my end.
Ian, Super Hero Jeff Kortenbosch created a really cool custom glossary - you can download the sample here
David Anderson provides instructions, a demo, and a template to another one here
Here's to hoping my links are working!
Hi Rebecca
not sure what happened...I have updated the links (hopefully they work now) and I removed the last one as it was for Presenter and not Storyline (my bad).
Hi Ian,
I wanted to welcome you to the Heroes community and I'm glad that Wendy and Rebecca were able to assist you here! You'll definitely want to share your thoughts in the form of a feature request.
If you need anything else please let us know!
Hi All, thank-you for the very helpful replies, links and suggestions.
As Wendy and Ashley suggest, I will submit a feature request. I think being able to link the glossary (and possibly notes) would be a useful enhancement. A change would enable designers to tailor and more closely configure the glossary to what the student is actually seeing at that time.
Thinking more about this over the weekend. The player is absolutely the right place for the glossary etc. to be accessed. The page is the place where the reference and definition should be linked - ideally configurable in any order the designer determines.
Thanks again and have a great day!
Ian
Hi Ian
we have also done glossary entries where we highlight the text so the user knows they can mouseover, and then have the definition created in a hover state — not sure if that might help you in the interim
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