Tables don't display in states
Nov 12, 2018
Hi everyone,
I'm working on a slide in Storyline 360 with several tabs to reveal different sections of information, each section is built as a state however I ran into a problem. Some of the states include a table, I was able to copy the table into the state without any problem however when I preview the slide the table is not visible. Is this a known limitation of tables (in the same way that they can't be grouped)? Has anyone else run into this issue?
I could rebuild the slide to use layers rather than states however I chose states so that I could include entrance and exit animations when the user switches tabs so I'm curious whether there's a fix.
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I am wondering about the status here as well. I am working on a project to compare different product specifications (upwards of 50 products) and using a scrolling table for each seems to be the easiest method. Unless someone knows of something better to do???
Thanks for following up, Ron!
Sorry you've run into this. There is no news yet, but you're in the right place to get updated when any progress is made.
Would utilizing Slide Layers work in your design? I'm hopeful to see what ideas/workarounds our community members will chime in with as well!
Just adding my voice to the crowd requesting/wishing/hoping for the ability to change states for a table. I am using motion paths with triggers and cue points as a workaround for adding motion to my accessible modules. NVDA will not read the objects unless they begin at zero and end at the end of the timeline.
I would use a separate slide for the table but the lead-in information for using the table is only 14 seconds and a 14 second slide seems absurd since accessibility requires a NEXT and Previous button on each slide. I'm not inclined to add extraneous information to fill out a slide.
It would be great if I could simply disable the table for 14 seconds until I need it.
Any progress on this issue? :-(
Here's hoping and wishing.
Any updates on this? Currently have the same issue :-(
Hi, Ericson.
Thank you for reaching out!
This is still an open issue with our team. We'll update this discussion when we have any news to share!
I am guessing this is still not something we can do? The first time I ran into this, thought it was something I did. Vary frustrating it will let you build it but wont play it back.
Hi Patrick,
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your frustration. I understand it can be upsetting. We appreciate you sharing your thoughts.
We'll be sure to update this discussion once we have news to share!
In my opinion you can better use a third party Javascript library to implement your tables in Storyline and/or Rise. Especially when you want it to be dynamic like my Feature Request System i build here.
https://community.articulate.com/discussions/building-better-courses/feature-requests-overview-and-voting-system
Check it on Review here:
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/5a4ac47f-cd5a-45d5-aa97-85bfd22024b8/review
It uses this Javascript library for its tables.
http://tabulator.info/
As you can see there you can easily style your tables and make all kinds of interactions with it.
Im gonna mockup a sample with it and will share that.
As said i made a sample showing the power of Tabulator when you need tables in Storyline.
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/7066ca26-4ed3-42c8-acb5-0c26a652b60c/review
Choose a Style for your table by clicking one of the CSS buttons...then your table shows... and you can edit parts of it when wanted... eg. change the green/red active mark at the end of the table...
Storyline source file added...
Looking to put a table into states in a slider interaction but as has happened for everyone else, the table doesn't appear. I have taken a picture of it and put it in that way but the quality isn't as clear. Just adding my issue to the thread to help push this topic up further on the development list for fixing. Thanks
thank you for this delightful conversation! is the bug fixed yet?
Hello!
Thanks for reaching out! We do not have an update this time, but we will be sure to update this thread so you all are in the loop with any news.
If any questions arise within your project file and you'd like us to take a look, you can open a private support case. We'd be happy to assist you!
Have a great day and happy developing!
Hi, I am trying to edit a Storyline360 slide made by someone else. It contains a table, which is in a state. I need to edit the text in the table. However, when I select the table in 'Timeline' then change to the 'States' tab, it will not allow me to edit the state—meaning I cannot edit the table.
Any help much appreciated,
Darren
Hi, Darren,
Thanks so much for reaching out. I'm sorry to hear you're running into this issue with the states within your project. I understand how frustrating that can be.
In order to better assist, I have a few additional questions to understand the full scope of what is going on:
Happy to help get to the bottom of this with you!
I am using the Latest Storyline 360. It would be great if each square in a table could have states and be clickable. I have to use Lectora if I want to create an interactive table.
Thank you,
Renee Hansen
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts, Renee! I have added your voice to the current request.
If we have any updates, we'll be sure to update this thread, so you are all informed.
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Hi Darren,
Thanks for the reply! It looks like your file didn't attach correctly. Would you mind trying to attach it again?
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Hi Darren,
I'm sorry, but the file is still not accessible. Here's a Peek recording of what I see when clicking your link and recommendations on how to attach the Storyline project.
Alternatively, you can share your file privately with us through a support case using the link below.
Also, your email signature came through when you replied via email. You can remove that by clicking Edit beneath your response. Here's a quick Peek video with the steps.
Let me know if that helps!
Hiya Eric, thanks for your reply. Let's try it from here—the articulate community page. I have previously been replying via email.
Hi Darren,
Thanks for sharing your project file!
The table in your slide isn't found in a state, so you can just edit the text in the table directly.
Let me know if this is what you were trying to do!
Hi Joe,
Thanks heaps for your help, much appreciated!
Darren
I too am experiencing this issue and I must say I'm disappointed that this has been a known bug for well over 4 years and there's still no fix for it. Does anyone have any update on this?
Hi Andy!
Thanks for reaching out! I don't have any updates to share at this time, but I will include your voice in the current request!
We’ll update this discussion as soon as there is any news to share about this!