Hover and Selected states

Built-in states come with built-in functionality. For example, an object with a Selected state will automatically toggle between Normal and Selected when it is clicked, with no triggers required. Here's more info: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/primer-take-advantage-of-built-in-states 

The Hover state also has built-in functionality. You can't turn that off. It will appear when the user mouses over the object, no matter what other state the object is in. 

You could create a custom state to replace the Hover state. Trigger it to show when the user mouses over the object, with the condition that the object does not equal (≠) Selected. (Yes, use "≠ Selected" as the condition. Don't use "= Normal," because Normal is part of all the built-in states.)

Hi Judy-

Thanks for your reply.  I followed your directions to add a custom hover state.  Here’s what is happening:

• Hovers on and off properly in normal state
• Selected state appears when clicked

However:

• Selected state disappears when mouse moves out (does not stay selected)
• Selected state toggles to Hover state when clicked again (instead of back to normal state) unless the mouse moves out

I’ve attached the slide. 

Thanks again for your help!

Drat! I thought that would work. 

I think the issue is that the trigger for the custom hover state includes "Restore previous state when the user hovers out." Unfortunately, the "previous state" (that is, the state the object was in when the user started hovering) is Normal. So it goes back to that. 

Well, if you really want a different look on mouse-over, I suggest you use the built-in Hover state. Yes, it will still show even after the user has selected the object. However, that indicates that the object is still clickable. 

Or just don't include any hover state. After all, it's not accessible; users can't "hover" on a phone or tablet.