Reorder Storyline Scenes

Peter,

I think you could have achieved the same effect by changing the z-levels of the objects with the triggers. Z-layer refers to which objects are in front or behind each other, and can be seen on the timeline. The ones lower down are farther behind. You got the results you wanted because when you recreated the objects, you changed their level on the timeline.

When the thumbnails are created for Storyview, it starts at the bottom of the objects on the timeline. Makes sense actually, because unless you change the order, the objects created later are stacked in the timeline on top of objects created earlier. So it starts with the "oldest" objects and if they have a trigger that refers to another slide, the thumb of that slide is placed under the current slide. Then it works its way up the timeline list, and when it finds a reference to another slide, it adds that thumb to the right of the previous one(s). So the quickest way to swap the position of two slides (or scenes) is to change their relative position on the timeline.

Of course, the primary concern is how they appear on the slide, but if that isn't a consideration, here's the rule. The lower an object with the trigger is on the timeline, the farther left the slide it references will be in Storyview.

One caution: you won't see the results immediately; the slides don't change positions until the next time the thumbs are re-drawn.