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TonySault
Community Member
4 years ago

Remove zero from Numeric Entry field

Hi

 

I am using Storyline 360 and have an issue with the Numeric Entry box being populated by a zero when the slide starts. I have Googled this issue but every discussion is over 5 years old. Has there ever been a fix for this? I want the box to be blank when the slide starts, not have the user continually delete the zero before entering their value.

 

Many thanks

25 Replies

  • It would be great to get this fixed! I can't leave all of my text entries as the default name, there are too many to keep straight

  • Just adding my voice as desiring a fix for this bug as well. I have a piece with about 50 numeric entries that initialize with 0 instead of blank. I've received several complaints from users having to backspace that out before inputting their data. That works but it would be nice if they didn't have to do that. 

  • RickBarrett's avatar
    RickBarrett
    Community Member

    Has there been any progress in the past 7 months fixing this bug?

    • LaurenDuvall's avatar
      LaurenDuvall
      Staff

      Hi Rick!

      We have prioritized other bug fixes for our upcoming releases, so this bug isn't currently being worked on. We'll report back to this discussion when a fix is slated for an upcoming release.

      • FayeCragin's avatar
        FayeCragin
        Community Member

        It has been more than 5 years. How long does it take to prioritize. :-(

  • TonySault's avatar
    TonySault
    Community Member

    Thank you for the update. Shocking that there hasn't been a fix for this yet. I have over 400 numeric input boxes across my project, with lots of triggers checking the inputs. No chance of renaming them back now and even moving forward, this is going to be a blockage as the boxes are appropriately named dependent on the area of the project. Fingers crossed this gets resolved soon. Thank you Maria.

  • Hi, Tony.

    Thank you for sharing one of your slides as an example. I was able to reproduce what you're experiencing and noticed that if I create a new Numeric Entry and don't change the variable's name, the value remains blank.

    This seems to be related to a bug we already have logged where The initial value of 0 is shown on a data entry field if the default variable is changed. The workaround is to keep the name of the default variable created instead of renaming it. 

    I am connecting this discussion to the bug report, and we'll keep you updated on any development. 

  • Hi, Tony!

    If you want to upload a smaller and more manageable file, you can either import the specific slide to a new project or duplicate the file, then delete the slides that are not relevant. 

  • TonySault's avatar
    TonySault
    Community Member

    Hi Maria

     

    Thanks for your response. I have just set up a brand new numeric entry with the only trigger being the one to store the variable and when I run the slide there is zero in the box. I can share the .story file (not publicly) but it is 400Mb (it is a huge project with lots of video content). Would that still be okay to send?

  • Hi, Tony.

    Thanks for reaching out!

    When you add a numeric entry field, the field should be blank by default unless there's a trigger changing its value. 

    Screen Recording 2021-05-26 at 12.30.29 PM

    I'm happy to take a look at your .story file to see what's going on. Are you able to share it either publicly here or privately through a support case?