How can I simplify this relatively complex page?
March 30, 2010 12:00 AM
Hello everyone,
I have a number of pages that have quite a few interactions.
Example:
A graphic with 4 click-able regions. When the learner clicks on a region 1 the following occurs:
- On click of transparent button, toggle visibility state of text box (make it appear) with text content describing this region;
- The text box has the following actions:
> on show, hide region 2
> on show, hide region 3
> on show, hide region 4
> on show toggle visibility of highlight box (show yellow rectangle around currently selected region)
> on show hide rectangle for region 2
> on show hide rectangle for region 3
> on show hide rectangle for region 4
> on show, play audio associated with text
> on click, close text box
Additionally, when the user enters this page.... I automate the process by cycling through each of the 4 regions.
So... to do so I,
On show (page), show text box for region 1
On show (delayed 26 seconds) show box for region 2
On show (delayed 46 seconds) show box for region 3
On show (delayed 63 seconds) show box for region 4
There are a whole bunch of problems with the above, such as:
- It is terribly unwieldy... complex... is there an easier way to accomplish this?
- It currently doesn't take into account if the learner decides to click on a region different from the one that is currently playing
I must take into account that any click will stop the currently playing audio.
- The automated mode, for some reason, does not close the other text boxes nor does it show the rectangle highlight box.
In trying to find a way to simplify the above....
I created an invisible box (not initially visible) called clear everything with the following actions:
On show (multiple commands), hide all rectangles, hide all text boxes, stop all sounds
When I click on one of the regions now, the first action is to make that clear everything text box appear... followed by a 1 second delay, then the following actions: hide the clear everything box, show the appropriate rectangle, text box, and audio.
This seems simpler but I value others opinions!
Thank you
Discussions have been disabled for this post
More From sconnell
How do I display text with a variable in a 'Standard Message Window"?
April 29, 2010 Reply 0 UpvotesLectora X (Pro Suite) VS Adobe Captivate 4 for software simulation?
January 26, 2010 Reply 0 Upvotes