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KAR
Community Member
10 years ago

Text entry will not reset

I have a text entry box that is meant to reset to blank when a learner enters the wrong number. To do this, I've got a 'try again' layer with a trigger to jump to the same slide. This slide is set t...
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KAR's avatar
KAR
Community Member
10 years ago

Hi Wendy

Many thanks for this.

I've moved the 'reset text entry variable to blank' trigger to the main slide, but I still can't enter anything into the text entry box.

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    WendyFarmer
    Super Hero
    10 years ago

    Hi Katherine

    so it's a data entry box or a number entry box you are using? 

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      KAR
      Community Member
      10 years ago

      That's a very good question, Wendy. It was a text entry even though it contained numbers. I don't know why I did that.

      Have changed it to a numeric entry and it's better insofar as I can now delete a wrong entry.

      Is there any way to set the entry box to blank when the timeline starts? I see I can set the variable to 0, but that doesn't replicate the behaviour I'm trying to demonstrate.

      Thanks for all your help.

       

      • WendyFarmer's avatar
        WendyFarmer
        Super Hero
        10 years ago

        Hi Katherine

        as far as I know it will default to 0 and not blank because it is a number...

        you could try to trick it.

        Place a shape same colour as your text entry field that is in hidden state to start with, then on the try again layer gets triggered to normal which will be covering the zero - then when the user clicks in the field it changes state to hidden again.

        Not tested - let me know how you go.

        If not, maybe someone else can chime in with a response