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Having some trouble with feedback layers obscuring page numbering
Hi Nedim . Your solution for displaying the TimeLoop layer is of course infinitely better than mine, since it requires only ONE setting (on 2 return layer masks) rather than on each return layer of each slide. Forget mine.
On the other hand, could you be more specific about your solution for displaying the timer on top of all the other layers? I've added “Set ShowTimer to value True” to the Time Loop layer (at the beginning and/or end of the timeline), and nothing works as expected: the timer is always underneath. I've missed something.
Finally, in trying to find another solution for this, I encountered several strange bugs. For example: I no longer have access to the preset return masks ?!? So I'll stop here. No need to bother Hannah with that because you seem to have solved all HannahWright-70 's problems, even if one mystery remains. Well done.
Hi ThierryEMMANUEL
On the other hand, could you be more specific about your solution for displaying the timer on top of all the other layers? I've added “Set ShowTimer to value True”...
I apologize for the confusion. I had already implemented a fix where I created a new variable ("TimerShow") to replace the original one ("ShowTimer") and updated the associated triggers. Eventually, I removed the "Set ShowTimer to value True" trigger because it wasn’t serving any purpose. I’m sorry for misleading you. I encountered a similar issue with the preset return masks, and honestly, I’m not sure what I did, but the issue disappeared. All in all, I believe the project became corrupted at some level, but fortunately, it’s salvageable to the point where it fully works.
It works perfectly Nedim . And it's very simple. I hope this solves HannahWright-70 's question.
So, in your opinion, the behavior of the original ShowTimer variable was corrupted somewhere, that's why something was going wrong. Sounds true but mysterious.Thanks to you, I learned something today (as I do every day with Storyline). I used to think that you had to hide a layer before you could display it again. But you don't.
ThierryEMMANUEL Yes. To be more precise, I believe a trigger on the Feedback Master was corrupted and had to be recreated.
Thank you both so much for your help on this - I was definitely confused as to how it appeared OVER the 'dimmed' background in one file and under in the other - when all triggers were created organically based on the originally linked tutorial instead of copied from one file to another.
Ultimately, I suppose it doesn't matter if it's over or under the transparent background - I just like consistency, and I think the best way to get there is to understand everything. If all it ends up being is a corrupt trigger, there's not much I can do about where it appears.
I think something must have changed in because I always remember you had to hide it to show again. but looks like you don't now
