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Hi, I'm having a similar issue with covering text entry fields with a shape. I'm trying to disable text entries in a scrolling panel after the learning types a specific value. Everything works when the objects are outside of a scrolling panel, but it doesn't work when the objects are inside the scrolling panel.
I created a very simple example to show the issue. The example has two text entries in a scrolling panel, and will "hide" the text entry behind a rectangle after entering something in one of the text entries. I gave the rectangle a color to clearly show what is happening. The learner shouldn't be able to change the value in the text entry when the rectangle covers the text entry, but unfortunately, they still can.
You can access the example here: https://articulateusercontent.com/review/items/9w6dGN20qrRu6ucs/story.html
I also attached the .story file to this post.
While covering the text entry with a shape should work, I do think it would be nice to be able to disable a text entry in a different way. Hiding a text entry behind a shape is a workaround, but far from ideal, because it will still be possible to use the Tab key to select the object. I can remove the text entry from the tab order, but that would make it impossible to make a form in a software simulation that actually functions like a form (using tab to jump between text entries).