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Dealing with the naming of variables
Hello Storyline developers, I wonder how you deal with the following situation: I have made an e-learning with +/- 80 slides and to prevent errors I have created new variables for every slide (b...
If you change the variable names by editing them in the Variables window, Storyline will automatically adjust the names in the triggers.
Of course, you still have to rename all the variables if you include scene & slide numbers and then insert an extra slide. But at least you only have to do it once in the window, instead of locating all of the uses in the slide triggers.
BTW, I also recommend keeping the names as short as possible, so you can ID a variable by the first part of the name. For example, instead of "Slide11" for scene1, slide 1, I suggest "1_01."
So, if I understand you well, I should make more user of the states of an objects, instead of creating new variables? That seems indeed a good idea, and will think about when I will create a new e-learning.
I've added a slide with a multiple choice questions. How would you make this one simpler?
Hi, Jeroen,
The attached file shows one way to simply the slide. Here are a few of the changes:
- I deleted triggers that showed a Hover state on mouseover. Hover is a built-in state, so it will automatically show. (Here's more info about built-in states and their automatic functions: PRIMER: Take advantage of built-in states | Articulate - Community.)
- I redid the "sidebar" so it is just one object: a shape with text. The "i" icon was inserted while editing the states. That makes it part of the object. (Note: I deleted the extra state and triggers before pasting it into the Normal state. Then I adjusted its color in the shapes Hover state.)
- There's now a T/F variable that toggles when the user clicks the sidebar. That helps control whether the motion path goes up or down.
- For pulsing the "i" icon, I put a copy of it on a layer, so the pulsing happens there. That means the choice buttons only need 1 trigger to make the icon pulse: a trigger that shows the pulsing layer. (This was done to replicate what your original slide does. Personally, I wouldn't pulse that icon every time the user selects a choice.)
I didn't change what happens with the Feedback button. It still shakes if they user hasn't selected their choice. I suggest you consider this alternative: have that button Hidden or Disabled, and then change it to Normal when the user makes their selection. That would make it more obvious that they need to make a selection before clicking that button.
Hello Judy,
Thanks for your feedback! You have some good points!
Will think of them if I need to make some new slides in the future!
Best wishes,
Jeroen
