Show Layer - Have image appear on base layer after mouse out

Nov 24, 2015

Alanda Pettit
By Alanda Pettit

Hello all!

I have an image on the base layer and there are two areas on the image that I want different layers to appear on hover. I can do that of course no issue. On mouse out, to have a visual that hey you were successful and viewed X, I want an image of that thing to appear on the base layer.

So I have tried a few things and so far no deal. I tried hiding the image on the base layer. Great fine. Now the trick is how do I get it to show on mouse out.

I created a variable show. I tried using true/false and then adding a value.

I set the spot that you hover over to 0. On hover, a value of 1 is added to the variable and I unchecked the box that says "restore at mouse leave." I moved that trigger above the show layer trigger.

I used a variable to hide the image on the base layer when the timeline starts. I want it to show on the base layer on mouse out. 

I added a change state trigger to change the state to normal if the variable's condition is equal to 1.

This is a no go. Any ideas? What am I missing? Or is this a pipe dream?

6 Replies
Tim Slade
over 8 years ago11/24/15 at 6:30 pm (UTC)

Hi Alanda,

Good question. I went ahead and downloaded and looked at your Storyline file. You actually don't need a variable to accomplish this, so I deleted all that stuff. Here's what I did...

  1. Changed the initial state of the nose icon to hidden. This makes it invisible to the learner. (Image A below)
  2. Create a trigger that changes the state of the nose icon to normal when the user hovers over the hotspot shape. Make sure to turn off "Restore on Mouse Leave." (Image B below)

Image A:

Image A

Image B:

Image B

Take a look at the Storyline file and let me know if that works for you and/or if you have any questions. 

THANKS!

Tim

Alanda Pettit
over 8 years ago11/24/15 at 8:53 pm (UTC)
Michael Hinze

Have a look at the attached and see if that's what you wanted.

I now have both images appearing exactly as I want. I did not think about putting a trigger on the layer. GUR! In the future, this will remind me to have this consideration. Always a learning process. Now onward I go to the rest of this CBT. I really appreciate it!

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