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Drag and Drop: Move drop object behind another item.
I'm creating a drag and drop interaction where the user drops an item into a trash can. The item is dropped onto a hotspot and then using motion path drops down behind the trash can image.
Currently I have the drop object and hotspot set up behind (further down the timeline) the trash can.
I've got the motion path working but the drop item keeps moving in front of the trash can instead of behind it. Any suggestions why this might be?
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Hi,
Here's my prototype of drag and drop simulation where the dropped object animates behind. :) I called this fancy drag and drop. If this is Flash, I can control the SwapDepths and have a smooth animation.
Hope this helps.Thank you so much for this! It's awesome and has been a great help to me.
Hello Ben and welcome to E-Learning Heroes :)
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Thanks, Daniel! It's five o'clock somewhere and I look forward to seeing your solution.
I know how to do this! Can anyone hold my beer so I have two hands working on this? ;)
I'm having a similar but different problem. I'm wanting the top most drag & drop object set by "reveal drag items one at a time" to be in the foreground of the drop zone items. However it seems like the target zone objects are given foreground status regardless of any other settings. I would have thought that the top most item to drag & drop would be given foreground status. Any suggestions? Not sure if this is just a limitation of the feature or my lack of knowhow.
Hi there, Paul. We have an open issue with drop targets and dropped items appearing on top even with other objects are higher in the timeline. I'm adding this discussion to our report so we can let you know of any changes!
Hi there, I take it this issue is still present (drop targets and items appearing on top regardless)?
I am certainly seeing it in storyline 360 still.
Hopefully the community can chime in and share their tips, as well. It might be helpful if you could attach a sample slide so they can see what you've got set up so far.
Hi Alyssa, thank you for the reply.
I had considered this and it will probably be my fallback but I'd prefer a smoother transition as the state change can be quite jarring - I'd worry the learner might think there was a bug. I tried applying animations to the state change but it did not work.
Hey Zoe!
Have you thought about changing the drag items states to Hidden when they are dropped on their correct drop targets? Here's the trigger you'll need:
