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Size of Storyline block in Rise - Help!
OK, if anyone is still struggling with this issue, check out this Quick Tips & Tricks episode, where Elizabeth Pawlicki discussed optimizing your SL interaction for inserting into Rise!
Thanks @LaRue Martin.
I think Elizabeth does a pretty good job showcasing 'best practice'. i.e. 16:9 ratio in a 'small' width setting tends to work on most occasions.
However, I think there is a fundamental flaw with embedding Storyline into Rise that I haven't been able to overcome.
- Rise is responsive (which uses containers that adjust layout/size based on your screen-size). This makes it great for mobile.
- Storyline is scaling (which resizes based on your screensize).
The problem is (which I noted Elizabeth didn't show), Storyline scales up/down... and so do it's fonts. On a much smaller screen (like mobile-portrait), Storyline is pretty much useless when embedded in Rise.
I might add something very important here ... I don't think this is Articulates fault. I think it's just a technical constraint of trying to use 2 x technologies together that might not always work.
I have tried a gazillion different ratios etc. trying to make it work ... but have not been successful. The closest I've come is a 1280 x 600 (super-widescreen) with 17px body and 32px header fonts.
It looks beautiful and clean, with no scrolling on super-widescreen laptops. It even looks good on tablets. However, it fails on mobile/portrait (some won't even play because of the resolution).
My solution:
- Communicate with the client about the constraints and considerations.
- If it's going to go out on Mobile, don't embed Storyline.
Hope that helps :)
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