Hover over in grouped objects

Hi Brian,

If I understand you correctly, you don't wan the button to be larger at any point. If this is correct, see if there is a hover state on the individual button which makes the button larger. Ungroup, remove the hover from the button and regroup. Let us know if this works.

Cheers,

Julie

Hi Julie,

Thanks for your quick reply. I do want a hover over effect on the button only when I hover over the button and not when I hover over any of the grouped items which is what currently happens). I have animation on the grouped objects so am afraid of ungrouping as I could lose this. Is there any way of restricting the hover over to the object which it was intended?

Thanks, Brian

What about animating the group minus the button and animate the button. Then you'll have only 2 objects that animate in at the same time. But the button will be separate from the group.

Best, Julie

Yes, I was thinking of that Julie but I wonder will they animate in at the same speed, etc. If I don't find a better answer then I'll give it a go.

Articulate - does grouping objects mean a hover on one of these objects transfers to all?

Hi Brian,

Yes, I have had a problem with different sized object animating at different speeds even though they are set to the same. 

How about adding a hotspot or maybe a transparent shape over the button which triggers just the button hover state?

Best, Julie

Hotspots aren't accessible Julie (come on Articulate) so I can't use them. I could try transparent shapes but isn't it getting a bit cumbersome?

Hi Brian,

If you group a set of objects, although they can have different states they'll behave together in terms of animations and hover or similar. So that explains what you're seeing, in terms of a hover all together - but the hover shouldn't make it a larger item unless you set it to do so. Do you want to share the .story file here with us to take a look? 

Also in terms of hotspots, they are not accessible, but a transparent shape would be and behave similarly with the ability for accessibility, states, etc. 

Hi Ashley, I've set the button to grow on hover so that's what I want it to do. So grouping is not an option if you want to preserve individual states just for the individual objects. More compromise I suppose.

I'm sorry it wasn't the answer you were looking for Brian, but I'm glad I was able to confirm. Please let me know if you need anything else. 

I'm experiencing the same thing. I have a group, inside the group are two buttons which sit on a rectangle object. When I hover anywhere over the group, both buttons change to their 'hover' state.

Is there anyway to make it so, when in a group, only the button I hover over is set to it's 'hover' state?