Do you know a way to make the timeline sleep when a person hits a trigger button and visit a webpage for a while? It´s a problem for me. I might find a way to go around it (write a note about it and ask people to wait until the end of the slide before they hit a trigger button)but that´s so boring...
I jump to a layer that pauses the Base timeline. It explains that this will open an external link, that they can leave open, or close. It has a button to jump to the URL, and one to return to the Base layer.
In the trigger image you showed, there wasn't a timeline assigned - so presumably that's why it wasn't working as expected. If you're still having difficulty please share the .story file here so that we can take a look at that. You can attach it using the "add attachment" button at the bottom of the reply window as a part of the forum thread.
Yay! I did it :) I didn´t know about the timeline but as soon as I chosed one it worked like a charm. Now I only hope that my users understand that they have to start the player when they get back again... Thank you very much for your help!
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Before your JumpToURL trigger, add a Pause Timeline trigger.
I jump to a layer that pauses the Base timeline. It explains that this will open an external link, that they can leave open, or close. It has a button to jump to the URL, and one to return to the Base layer.
You meen like this? Nothing else?
No, tried and that didn´t work. What am I doing wrong?
Hi Anna,
In the trigger image you showed, there wasn't a timeline assigned - so presumably that's why it wasn't working as expected. If you're still having difficulty please share the .story file here so that we can take a look at that. You can attach it using the "add attachment" button at the bottom of the reply window as a part of the forum thread.
You have to pick a timeline (on the slide, or a layer) to apply that trigger to.
Can't tell what you are doing wrong. Maybe if you ATTACH your .story file, someone can take a look and help.
Yay! I did it :) I didn´t know about the timeline but as soon as I chosed one it worked like a charm. Now I only hope that my users understand that they have to start the player when they get back again... Thank you very much for your help!
Whatever they click to pause the timeline can also make visible a button that says "Continue".
When they click it, it can hide itself and restart the timeline.
Thanks :) I guess I have to make that "Continue"-button myself and have it in two layers?
Yes.
Here is the layer I use for that.
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