Scrubbing the timeline : actual view ?

Another vote for scrubbing the timeline. Where's the feature request list?  I want to add a 'like' to the existing request - if this list doesn't exist, maybe it should? Would be great for the community to vote for the features they see as important.

...and yes, I've added a feature request - for a better feature request system ;-)
The community needs to be able to see the existing feature requests, and vote on them.

A proper scrubbing timeline should be considered essential for any modern product.

I have to say - as someone who also previously used products like Flash and Premiere Pro, this seemed like a really big deal around the time I started out with Storyline a couple years ago. After a bit of time, though, it stopped being something I focused on and eventually I forgot about it completely (except for when I receive notifications about this thread - ha ha).

There would still be some value in being able to work that way - but enough value for the developers to work on what would have to be a very complicated and time-intensive build? It would also further complicate a product that benefits from its simplicity and similarity to PowerPoint. At this point, I can see why it hasn't made the roadmap.

My 2 cents 2 years later!

It's not that I don't miss the feature or wouldn't be grateful for it...it genuinely bothered me for a while. I guess I've just built so many courses since then that I've gotten used to it (for better or worse - ha ha).

My reply was more about Articulate's likely position on the feature and why it still hasn't made the cut. I do think that it's safe to say plenty of great work has been produced with Storyline, and your comment about it being little more than serviceable for less sophisticated work is potentially OTT!

My own deleted post from about 2 years ago above was indeed rather scathing. So despite these reflections I do understand how you feel :)

I'm glad I didn't have to wait 5 or 6 years to find out that this feature is not being implemented. I also come from a video and audio editing background and I really thought I was doing something wrong when my canvas/screen kept showing objects that were not lined up with my play-head. But I guess this is a feature and not a bug. Too bad.

But just in case, I'll fill out a feature request for scrubbing AND playhead honesty (showing what is currently in the timeline based on the playhead instead of showing all objects in a layer).

Just going to throw this out there, this missing feature is the sort of thing that would cause me to recommend some other software solution to my team such as Captivate. I am new to Instructional Design after 10 years of teaching digital media. Maybe Articulate doesn't really care about the type of user I am and background I have, but I think there are more of us beginning to use these types of tools and this might be a missed opportunity on your part.

7 years and still no scrubbing... 

Oh, what a difference this would make. How disappointing it's not implemented. :(

Hi, Everyone!

I have some great news to share. We just released another update for Storyline 360. In Update 66, we’ve included important fixes and new features.

One of the features we’ve included is:

Scrub the timeline to quickly see when timed elements appear and disappear on the stage without previewing the entire slide.

To take advantage of this update, launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer and click the Update button next to Storyline 360. You'll find our step-by-step instructions here.

Please let me know if you need additional help!

It's here at last (8 years waiting for this to happen...)!

Great news, awesome feature.

Too bad it's not activated by default, users might miss it.