The slide timeline will pause when you minimize the browser window or navigate to a new browser tab -- this is by design. If you'd like it to work differently, please share your feedback with us in a Feature Request here!
Thanks for the reply Alyssa, is there any option to control it externally in the js or html file.
I have added timer to my quiz for each question and my client wants that the timer shouldn't pause if i minimise or navigate to any-other tab in the browser.
Or suggest me if there is any-other possible way for this.
It looks like Matthew's changed the security settings on his site, so you may want to use the "Contact Me" button on his profile to reach him directly!
It looks like this resource has been taken down. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem? The lack of page timers in Rise is a major flaw in this system. It looks like this problem has been reported for years and yet there still is no solution. This is so disappointing.
We have an exam that consists on several question banks in a single storyline file. I've done the timer with the layer loop technique, it works perfectly, except when the user reduces the browser. The timer here is stopped.
At the end of the timer, the result sheet is shown and the answered questions are calculated.
Is there a way to have a timer that will not stop even if the window is reduced / out of focus ? How do people usually manage when using Storyline for exams ? This seems so unpractical.
This should be a feature of the Storyline player : to choose to have the playback stopped or to leave it running when the window is reduced.
Hi all, we need to kick a learner out of the course if they're not staying engaged. The use of the Slide.ElapsedTime built-in variable gets us really close to a workable timer. That is...we can display a warning message when they're getting close and then reset the Slide.ElapsedTime variable to 0 if they respond. But we're still stumbling to understand how to actually trigger the exit automation if the course has lost the focus (minimized or switched to another tab). It doesn't seem to fire until they come back to the course. And we don't want to continue logging time in the LMS until they switch back only to then kick them out. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!
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Hi Janagiraman,
The slide timeline will pause when you minimize the browser window or navigate to a new browser tab -- this is by design. If you'd like it to work differently, please share your feedback with us in a Feature Request here!
Thanks for the reply Alyssa, is there any option to control it externally in the js or html file.
I have added timer to my quiz for each question and my client wants that the timer shouldn't pause if i minimise or navigate to any-other tab in the browser.
Or suggest me if there is any-other possible way for this.
Thank you so much Matthew. It works and thank you so much......
Hi Matthew,
I'm trying to look into your tutorial but it asks for a password.
Any chance you have the password?
Hi Alma,
It looks like Matthew's changed the security settings on his site, so you may want to use the "Contact Me" button on his profile to reach him directly!
Good luck setting up your timer!
It looks like this resource has been taken down. Has anyone else found a solution to this problem? The lack of page timers in Rise is a major flaw in this system. It looks like this problem has been reported for years and yet there still is no solution. This is so disappointing.
technically this would not be a problem at all - but the problem is rather, while the course is running other things are happening on the computer.
Imagine you are working on a course, then a zoom call comes in and you are not able to pause the training (because no pause button is provided).
Hello, to us too this is an important issue.
We have an exam that consists on several question banks in a single storyline file. I've done the timer with the layer loop technique, it works perfectly, except when the user reduces the browser. The timer here is stopped.
At the end of the timer, the result sheet is shown and the answered questions are calculated.
Is there a way to have a timer that will not stop even if the window is reduced / out of focus ? How do people usually manage when using Storyline for exams ? This seems so unpractical.
This should be a feature of the Storyline player : to choose to have the playback stopped or to leave it running when the window is reduced.
Hope someone can help. Cheers !
you could use for your timer the built-in variables
these values continues to run even if
https://360.articulate.com/review/content/0f2b7d9e-238a-4977-b859-14ead53b59d1/review
Hi all, we need to kick a learner out of the course if they're not staying engaged. The use of the Slide.ElapsedTime built-in variable gets us really close to a workable timer. That is...we can display a warning message when they're getting close and then reset the Slide.ElapsedTime variable to 0 if they respond. But we're still stumbling to understand how to actually trigger the exit automation if the course has lost the focus (minimized or switched to another tab). It doesn't seem to fire until they come back to the course. And we don't want to continue logging time in the LMS until they switch back only to then kick them out. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks!