Forum Discussion
Grouped objects - Adding/Removing objects to a group
I have been using storyline since it first came out, its a basic but brilliant tool. What I find so frustrating is that it has so much potential to be so much better.
Time and time again I read and post in discussions / forums on here about issues like this very one (unable to add items to existing group without creating a new group and screwing up all triggers and animations assigned to the original group)
I see so many people calling out for simple but extremely frustrating issues with work flow to be fixed. If I had the time I would go back through my years of storyline torment and forum interaction to list them, but I don't.
The most frustrating thing about this is that often the staff responding (who are clearly doing the best they can, but don't really have the power to change anything) will do one of 3 things:
1. Not grasp the issue at hand and suggest a work around that doesn't really help, almost knowingly ignoring the fundamental issue at hand (because they know it won't change).
2. Address the clear issue at hand but just say "I will log this as a feature request" (requests that can span 7 years across multiple threads of begging for issues like this to be fixed)
3. We are told the feature isn't important enough, which suggests that the developers haven't ever actually used the tool and tried to create innovative learning experiences. The fact that simple work flow efficiency issues like this are considered 'Features' is mad.
Articulate are lucky that noone else bothered to create another simple powerpoint plugin tool like storyline because I'm sure with a little consideration of user experience it would be easy to make a much better tool.
Yes this is a 'negative' post which will no doubt be ignored and i'll be considered just a 'difficult' customer...you can't please all right. but the fact is storyline is a good tool that could be so much better if it weren't for lazy UXD and a community being ignored. I want it to be better so that I can work better and do more.
I see a lot of posts in the community like this and understand how you can feel ignored. I really think the Community team do a great job, the reality is that Articulate rely on the community to let them know what they need. There are competing issues here they are trying to give us what we want but at the same time give us something we don’t know that we need. The community is one of the real strengths of Articulate and the staff play a very important role.
I believe the track record of Storyline 360 is really good, the new trigger panel is a real work flow treat, new triggers, media library, text to speech etc. At the same time Articulate rewrote the HTML5 engine, removed flash and improved reliability and accessibility.
More of the items requested in the community are being added and from what I see in the beta it only gets better.
I would love to see add to group, however probably have a list of 10+ things ahead of that. Keep on posting I can assure you Articulate are listening.