Dark mode for Storyline 360
Hi there Just wondering if there is a way now (or will be...) in SL360 settings to have the build tool adjustable to a dark grey background and tool bars like in the MS Office suite and Adobe CC programs. I jump from those with a nice dark grey to Storyline 360 and it's bright white window is a bit of a jolt on the eyes... Cheers SimonFocus order issue with drop-down menus in Storyline
I'm experiencing an accessibility issue with the focus order on a Storyline slide containing four drop-down menus. In the Focus Order settings, the drop-down menu activities are correctly placed before the Submit button. However, when I preview or publish the module, the actual keyboard focus order does not follow the order defined in Storyline. The Submit button receives focus before the answer choices within the four drop-down menus. This creates an accessibility issue, as users navigating with a keyboard or assistive technology can reach the Submit button before navigating through the available answers. I haven't found a way to change this behavior or make the published focus order match the order defined in the Focus Order panel. I've attached a simplified Storyline project containing only the slide where the issue occurs. Has anyone encountered this behavior before? Is there a way to control the focus order of the options within drop-down menus so that they are reached before the Submit button? Any help would be greatly appreciated.Building a course that is navigable using Dragon (or similar)
Hi, I work for a Public Sector organisation, and want to make my courses as accessible as possible. I have alt text and reading order sorted, but wanted to ensure that my courses were navigable by voice navigation using Dragon or something similar. I really just need to know where Dragon takes it's name for the objects on the screen from. For instance, if there is an activity and the user has to select three objects, I want to be able to add in navigation prompts to the slide for instance 'voice navigation prompt - use raindrop 1, raindrop 2 etc'. Do I need to add alt text to the objects, or does Dragon read the object title that's displayed on the timeline? Or am I overthinking this, and Dragon makes it clear to the user what the object is called and so what they need to say to select it? thanks!Custom Blocks Accessibility/Screen Reader testing
Hi all, I’m having an issue with Tab-based keyboard navigation not working, and I’m looking for a fix or workaround for accessibility/screen reader testing. I have custom blocks throughout, but when I tab through them, it goes straight to the next interactive button, like the Continue button divider. What’s odd is that later in the lesson, tabbing does detect a paragraph field within the custom block. My current block setup is Canvas > Shape > Text and Icon Image. I tried adjusting the focus order, but that didn’t help. To reproduce it: add a introduction template custom block, then create a blank canvas > add a shape > add a text box inside the shape then add a Continue divider, and open preview mode. When tabbing, it will detect the Introduction heading, then skips the custom block and goes directly to the continue button. I found a similar thread that matches my situation: https://community.articulate.com/discussions/discuss/custom-blocks-accessibility/1238624 Hope to hear from you all soon :)Is there a way to turn off Accessibility Checker?
Hi, Does anyone know if there is a way to turn off the Accessibility Checker in Storyline? Or at least turn off the warning when publishing? I'm just starting to use Storyline again after a few years and don't remember this happening before. The problem is that the warning on Publish screen pushes the Publish button down and it is no longer visible. I have to close the message every single time I publish the project in order to see the Publish button. I have tried multiple things to change the size of the Publish window, but nothing has worked. This is getting annoying because I am publishing the project a lot due to testing several web objects in the project. Unfortunately, those cannot be seen in Preview mode. Thanks, MelanieAI Text to speech not updating closed captions
When I create a new AI text-to-speech file it adds captions just fine. * But when I go to update that file on the timeline, even with the "generate CC" box checked, it still has the old captions. If I delete the existing captions, re-generate the audio with the box checked, and save, no new captions appear. What can be done about this? * Also, the AI generation doesn't honor SSML very well. I can't correct its pronunciation of certain words without writing the prompt phonetically, then manually changing the CC every time I update the script.Player features in Lightbox slide not accessible
I was wondering why the player features (like captions, speed etc.) are not accessible within the Lightbox slide? The main slide from where the lightbox is opened does not contain captions, so the user cannot turn captions on or off in the Lightbox slide. There is no speech set on the menu slide, so a caption on or off cannot be activated. Is this a bug? I am using the modern player, in the settings captions and scrollbar etc. are activated.Rise 360 Challenges: Saving, Video Loading & AI Avatar Limits
Hi everyone, I wanted to share some of the challenges we have been experiencing while working with Rise 360 recently. We really like the platform and some of the new features are genuinely useful, but we’ve run into a few issues that are making the overall experience a little difficult. One of the biggest concerns is content not saving automatically. There have been instances where we’ve made changes to a course, though they were saved as it always does, and later found that the changes were not retained. When you’re working on course development for several hours, losing changes like this can be quite frustrating. We’ve also noticed that videos can take a very long time to load, which makes reviewing and working with video-based content quite difficult, especially when we’re trying to work efficiently. Another area we’d really appreciate some improvement in is the AI Avatar Video feature. We understand that this is currently a Labs feature, and we’re excited about its potential. However, the available token allocation feels quite limited for a feature that is being offered as part of the platform. Once the available tokens are used, there doesn’t seem to be a clear way to replenish or purchase additional tokens and continue using the feature. We also reached out to support regarding this, but unfortunately, we weren’t able to get a clear answer on how we could continue using the feature once the tokens were exhausted. We completely understand that Labs features may have limitations and that the feature is still evolving. At the same time, if a feature is useful enough for course developers to incorporate into their workflow, it would be great to have a clear and practical way to continue using it, whether through additional tokens, a way to purchase more, or another option. We’re sharing this because we genuinely see a lot of potential in Rise 360 and would love to make better use of these features. Hopefully, these points can help improve the experience for other course developers as well. Would love to hear if anyone else has experienced similar issues or has found workarounds for them.
