Scrubbing the timeline : actual view ?

In definite agreement,  this is pretty basic.  I'll add to the feature request to make this time-based application actually show the time...  However it's been 2 years.  Why would this very basic option be so difficult to implement?  When I used Director (ahem) a bajillion years ago you were able to scrub the timeline... I don't think it's a feature requiring the greatest minds of our time to implement.  2 years?

Holy Cow! Give me some scrubbing action!  :P

But seriously, I think being able to scrub the timeline (graphics and audio) would take Storyline to the next level for development. Every program I use for animation has some sort of timeline that I can actively scrub through. I think it's time for Storyline to stand up and become all it can be...SCRUB-TASTIC!

Just sent a request to the product developer team for this feature! The people have spoken...we need a basic timeline scrubbing ability!  :)

Scrubbing the timeline is a must. Without the ability to scrub the timeline, Storyline will not remain competitive with other tools. It would be good, since Storyline outputs swf files and HTML5, if the designers and developers would look at other popular tools that have timelines you can scrub, particularly Flash. Not doing so, would be like starting a car manufacturing company, and deciding that it would be a good idea to swap the placement of the brake and gas pedal. 

Hi, Ted -- Thank you so much for sharing your input. Your frustrations are understood, and we hope you will consider sharing your insights via the feature request form here, as well. 

I just added a feature request for this.  I'm doing my first storyline project, converting an old presenter course so it can be HTML 5.  This is super frustrating that this basic feature isn't available AND that it's been 3 years in the request pipeline for such a request that should have been part of the software when it was released.  Why have a timeline if you can't scrub it?

I'm just getting myself acclimated to Storyline 360 because it's what my client has been using. Having come from long-term use of Flash, Director, After Effects, etc., I am astounded that I can't scrub or at least play a real-time preview in the timeline.

Hi John! This thread is a bit older and we are working better to handle this now.

You have made a great argument and I totally understand and agree.

We now have an article here that explains how we handle feature requests internally. 

I can tell you, that we do place feature requests on behalf of our customers when we can. I say 'when we can' because honestly there are times that the customer is able to explain a feature better than I could. If I need more information to file a request, it seems reasonable to allow the customer to submit directly. 

I appreciate you sharing your thoughts and perspective on this matter. 

In addition John - I connected some dots on this feature (thanks for submitting yours as well) for our team so that it is more accurately represented. Thank you!

I submitted the scrub/timeline playback feature as well.

It's understandable if "High Level" functions don't work due to needing specialized code when in "preview" mode, but just to playback the basic screen elements LIVE. This feature is Desperately needed. I had this feature in Captivate 3.0 back in 2007, so SL is already a Decade behind this particular curve. (Great product otherwise, but sheesh!)