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Words stay on screen despite state change - normal or no?
Background
I have a project that we are adding a 'help' character to. At the bottom of the screen they are holding a card with the text 'hint?'. When the user clicks on the character the state is to change to another position and a help bubble appear with help text. When the user clicks outside the character, the character goes back to the normal position.
Problem
Previewing/testing this, when I click on the character the state changes and the help bubble appears as anticipated. But the 'hint?' text stays on the screen.
I would have anticipated that the text should have hidden/changed along with the character since the text is tied to the state of the character.
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I presume these are words you have added to the normal state, all built in states builds off normal state, it is easier to create a custom start state add the words in there and ensure all other states are custom
Thanks for the reply Phil!
Yes, these were added to the normal state. I haven't had an opportunity to play a ton with states yet so learning as I go.I had a chance to get in and play with this and still having the words 'sticking'.
Steps followed for States:
- Created a custom state (copying from normal state) called Resting.
- Removed the words from the Normal state.
- Set the Initial state to Resting (from normal).
States panel
Steps followed for Triggers:
- Set state of character to Selected when the user clicks on Character
- Set state of Character to Resting when the user clicks outside of Character (we want the state to return to resting/default when user is done interacting with the character).
Triggers panelWhen I preview the slide the words are still showing despite the state changing as anticipated (circled in red to help highlight due to low contrast).
ChristyDotson: As PhilMayor said, the built-in states are built on top of the Normal state. This image shows how they get layered:
Using custom states is an option. But, for your situation, it sounds like you want to take advantage of the built-in functionality for toggling between the Normal and Selected states.
Depending on how your character is set up, here are some workarounds so "hint" doesn't show in the Selected state:
- Is "hint" entered in a text box inserted into the Normal state? Then change the text color to white (or whatever color the sign is).
- Is "hint" a non-editable image? Then cover it with a rectangle that matches the color of the sign.
FYI: Here's my post about built-in states. It includes a Review 360 link with a slide that demonstrates the layering.
Thanks JudyNollet! This is super helpful.
I realized I missed a crucial step that PhilMayor mentioned that all states should be custom. Not using any of the built in states (not just avoiding the Normal state).
My original work around was a trigger on the text box that matched the triggers for when they click the character. It worked but seemed clunky from a development perspective and I was sure there was a smoother way to do it.
