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Tim_
Community Member
2 months ago

Storyline marker stacking order problem

Markers seem to be tied to the highest layer at the time they are first opened. This means layers can appear on top of the marker balloons. I tried putting markers on layers that are top-most, but markers ignore intrinsic layer stacking and do their own thing. Is there a way to ensure marker balloons appear in front of everything on the slide?

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  • MathNotermans-9's avatar
    MathNotermans-9
    Community Member
    2 months ago

    i just tried whether i could change the z-index of a given marker's content. But thats failing somehow. Also tried to force all the other elements to go lower in z-depth. Also failing ;-) Researching it some more....

    UPDATE: made a quick sample without SlideLayers and all markers in the baseLayer. Could target parts setting z-index to -999999. That worked. Selecting the complete marker seems difficult though.

    • Tim_'s avatar
      Tim_
      Community Member
      2 months ago

      Yeah, I'd been trying to avoid using the base layer for ease of build (the example was vastly simplified), and while I know how to use javascript actions, people I hand the project over to later often do not. I just wish Storyline's code was a little (vastly) better

      • MathNotermans-9's avatar
        MathNotermans-9
        Community Member
        2 months ago

        It is possible to make a setup based on variables. If true, some scripts run... if false not. Thus you can prepare everything into details for the non-coding people. However it will cost you a lot more time, then explaining the simple GSAP code to them. I work with student assistants. They study law, so have no grasp at all of code and GSAP. With some proper explanation they can use it perfectly.

  • ThierryEMMANUEL's avatar
    ThierryEMMANUEL
    Community Member
    2 months ago

    Hi Tim_ . I found a way to do this without JS by using layers on the main mask slide. Long story short, the markers on the base slide layers are just buttons that switch the T/F variables that display the MaskMasterSlide layers. They are therefore always at the top. This can certainly be improved. Your example file is very simple and I'm sure your project is much more elaborate, but this may help. Let me know how it goes. 

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