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When revisiting: Resume saved state
I have a project that has a few places where I want learners to click a series of objects to view info on the layers that they trigger before they move on. I am finding that even when I set the slide to "When revisiting: Resume saved state" that the learners still have to click the objects if they do the slide, progress to the next, and then go backwards. The logic I am using is (1) change state of NEXT button to disable when timeline starts, then (2.) change it to normal after all objects have a state of selected. I've player around a bit with this and can't get it to work so that upon revisiting, the next button shows up. What do I need to change? Thanks. https://360.articulate.com/review/content/3c2c41fe-22c1-4189-8624-9c18c3bf5d40/review
Unfortunately, a "when timeline starts" trigger re-runs when the user returns to a slide, even if the slide is set to resume saved state.
To prevent the NEXT button from disabling when the user revisits the slide, add a condition to that trigger. I typically add a condition that a certain T/F variable = False (which is the default value). Then I add a trigger that changes the variable to True when the user completes whatever interaction is on the slide.
Another option would be to use conditions that check if any of the objects/buttons do not equal Selected. Notes:
- Don't check for the objects = Normal. All states have a bit of Normal in them, so that condition doesn't work well.
- Be sure to connect those conditions with "OR" (not "AND"). That will mean the trigger will run if any object ≠ Selected.
FYI: This post has more info & a demo file about controlling the NEXT button: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/articulate-storyline/tip-controlling-the-next-button-101
Thanks. That's what I suspected was going on, and wanted the best way to do this. I will add triggers.
I have created a slide that has menu type buttons that take users to other scenes(topics). I am trying to pause the timeline until all buttons topics have been visited and then resume one they have been visited so I can provide further verbal instructions for the user. Here are the triggers I am using. I have done this successfully when the buttons lead to a layer but when it leads to another slide or scene the timeline resumes after the first scene has been visited. I know I am missing something. Please help!
Hi TrudyFrainey! Thank you for sharing the screenshot of the triggers that you're using! It is also good to know that this is only happening in preview and not when publishing. It can be difficult to recreate this without seeing the .story file. Do you mind sharing your file with us? You can share it in this discussion or privately in a support case.
To add to the above comment, this seems to work when I preview the slide however does not work when I publish. Any help would be much appreciated
