Unable to return the Next button to NORMAL from DISABLED
Jan 07, 2022
Hello Articulate Gurus,
I know this is a fairly simple ask but I am really stumped here. I have a slide with 4 tabs and each tab navigates to a different layer. The ask is to implement restricted learning wherein the user can click on any tab in whatsoever order. The Next button, which is a custom button, enables only when all 4 tabs are visited in whatsoever order. I tried to achieve in two ways:
- Used a number variable and applied trigger on each tab and set their respective values when other three tabs are "Visited"
- Used a fairly simple way where in first I changed the state of next button to disabled when timeline starts and changed it to normal when all 4 tabs are "Visited"
None of the aforementioned methods gave me the desired result. The irony is when I implemented first method on a slide with 3 tabs, it worked like a charm but its just not happening on the slide with 4 tabs.
I attached both story files. Please see what am I doing wrong and if you could kindly guide me to the right direction. I'd be more than thankful.
Thank You,
- Shiva
5 Replies
It cannot work the way you have it set up as the buttons are replicated on each of the layers, in this case I use off slide shapes with visited states.
This seems to work, I think your right arrow has some odd states as if t=you set to disabled you can no longer click on the button on the stage
Check the mixed Navigation in the sample at this post:
https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/free-sample-restricted-and-free-random-navigation-using-variables-and-triggers
It has four buttons that take the learner to different slides, and when they are all visited, a button appears that can have any trigger on it you want. In the restricted navigation, the four buttons appear in order, only after the previous one is visited.
Thanks Phil. This is helpful. Didn't realize that buttons are actually replicated on each layer. Appreciate it.
Thanks Walt. Mixed Navigation article is super helpful.
You're welcome. PIAWYC (Pass it along when you can).