Video Autoplays despite advanced actions

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• Advanced action - video production

  I searched the forum and the net but can't find an answer to this problem. I hope someone can lend a hand.

  On a slide, I have four buttons (image) associated with four separate videos. When you press a button on an advanced action did five things...

  1 redisplays the slide

  2 shows the associated video

  3 - 5 hides the other three videos

  Videos can be chosen at random.

  What I want to do is to put a check mark above each button once the video is complete. Also, I want to disable the user to access the next page until all the videos have been read. Either way, I use a widget downloaded to advance to the next slide.

  How do I create conditional actions based on several video achievements instead of being based on access to a video.

  Hi Dale,

  As I suspected, working with 2 slides is the simplest solution. I created 2 Blades:

  1. Menu: the four image buttons (sorry my example only had 2) and the button (initially set to invisible) that should appear when the videos are played. You can add a model to a blank screen 'video' to give the illusion that everything happens on this slide. I created an advanced action 'EnterMenu' that is triggered at the entrance to this slide
  2. Video: a videos, all set to invisible. out of this slide I chose "Jump menu" so that it automatically returns to the first slide when the video is finished, be sure to not include another possibility, if you want to view (and possibly sleep) for the full length video. Another advanced action "EnterVideo" is triggered when entering this slide.

  I created a few user variables:

  • v_counter follows the number of video views
  • v_one, v_two,... .are linked with buttons (that each triggers a tip action) and will store 1 if this button has been clicked on the first slide (I used boxes to click on the rectangles)
  • v_video stores the number of the chosen video: 1 for the first, 2 for second...

  In my example, I have not use keys to choose the videos but a click box and 2 rectangles (as in the model with the menu script), marked their:

  • CB1, CB2, CB3, CB4 for click boxes
  • RC1, RC2, RC3, RC4 , for the original "buttons" that are visible when you start
  • RC1_Dim, RC2_Dim... for partial transparent rectangles, initially invisible which will mark the selected videos later, of course, you can replace this with a picture of both tick

  The Actions triggered by the click boxes are standard simple actions. I insert a screenshot of one of them, VideoOne; for VideoTwo: change first statement to "assign v_two with 1" and second statement to "assign v_video with 2" etc...

  Action triggered by entering the Menu is conditional: a decision for each video (see screenshot for decision One) and a "button" that verifies if all videos have been read and display the button in the Menu slide. ATTENTION: I only tried with 2 videos, that's why you see only 3 decisions, you should have 5.

  Action triggered by entering the video slide is also conditional with the largest number of decisions that the videos. Each decision check a user variables v_one, v_two, its value being 1. Only the then part is used: appropriate video is set to visible, others are set to DialogResult.Cancel.

  Maybe I'd be better written all out on my blog, but have no good videos to be able to build an example that is worth.

  

  

  

  

  Lilybiri

• JavaScript for loop to execute Advanced Actions - execute Javascript does not?

  I use a loop to check the value of a Cookie.  When I add this using Execute Javascript it works fine but I want to run with certain other actions, if I want to use Of execute advanced Actions. When I add this coded to an action to run Javascript in the breast to perform advanced Actions code disappeared if I open the Script window again once.  I try to remove the code for loop in bold below and then the remaining code remains.  So I think that the problem must be with the loop for, but I don't see anything wrong with this code and I have, as I said that this code works fine if I use Javascript to run on its own. I've attached a video clip below to show what I mean.

  var task1_value = readCookie ("task1");

  function readCookie (name) {}

  var nameEQ = name + '=';

  var CA = document.cookie.split(';');

  for (var i = 0; i < ca.length; i ++) {}

  var c = ca [i];

  even if (c.charAt (0) ==' ') c = c.substring(1,c.length);

  If (c.indexOf (nameEQ) == 0) return c.substring (nameEQ.length, c.length);

  }

  Returns a null value.

  }

  I found that window JavaScript of CP does not like loops.

  Your best bet is to put the function in an external JS file from the top of the page. I always run scripts in an external file. Really helps debug that you do not have to republish Captivate. Just change your code and refresh the browser. If you use external file you can store all your functions there.

  I would also look into using the local storage instead of cookies. Very easy to implement and you can store a ton of information.

  Local storage - dive into HTML5

• Modify the effect parameters when it is added via the advanced action

  Hello

  Is it possible to change a path of a fly when an effect is added via the advanced action?

  When an effect is added via right mouse click on > 'Effect apply', and then modifying a path is easy:

  

  But when the same effect is added via advanced actions, so I can not understand how do...

  
  What I wanted to achieve are a form this is the flight in/out on click. Sorting of a table of contents, but with instructions on how to complete the task. So far, I have:

  1. step 1 - nb shape. 1 is visible

  
  2. step 2 - after clicking on "Hide" (on the screen above) 1st form flies out. Instead, I have form nb. 2 (this screen below)

  

  3. When you click on 'Show' (on the screen above), form number 2 goes to hidden. On its place form 1 shoud appear, but it doesn't. I know they are there :) because when, for testing purposes, I stuck them on the left side of the screen, they were visible, but completely displaced.

  Here are two simple actions that I created:

  

  Any ideas?

  Pawel

  There is no video, it's a blog post. Sorry, seems I posted a wrong link: effects reset in Captivate 6 - Captivate blog

• Captivate 6 - Advanced action does not work in the project?

  Hello

  I use 6 Captivate. In my project I have a common slide2 which is called when clicking on the two different buttons (C1 and C2). Slide 2 contains several objects, saying Text1, text 2, 1 button, and Button2.

  Slide 5 I have a C1, I defined the on success action: execute advanced actions

  Script: If CPIntoCurrent Slide is equal to 5

  Action:

  Go to slide 2

  See the Text1

  See the Button1

  Hide Text2

  See the Button2

  Similar action has been set to C2 (slide 8) redirecting to slide 2 showing the Text2 and Button2, hiding other objects.

  These scripts where works fine, until I installed a patch on the adobe site. The patch was intended to display the video correctly in the PDF when selected the option display the table of contents.

  But unfortunately he's completely unbalanced the script of existing projects. I also tried to uninstall completely and fresh install Adobe Captivate, but not luck .

  Help, please.

  @Rod and with a concern for users of later versions (I'm not sure 6, this version did more) 6.

  It is perfectly possible to show/hide objects of an 'Advanced' action (not with a simple gesture) that is running on another slide of the slide corresponding to the object. I am certain about it for versions 7 and 8. I have not been much about 6 blogging and was bit sloppy on this release to keep track of all the changes. If you don't believe me (what happens in these forums), CP8 users take a look at the example file Cloudair included with this release: the action advanced in the first slide shows/hides objects anywhere in the file based on the information of the new cpInfoGeoLocation of system variables.

  Rod, I see you post this comment often, I just wanted to add these details. As I explained that I don't know when this change occurred (6.1 is my suspicion, but cannot test). In CP5 you could hide objects that have been timed for the rest of the project on a slide different than its original location. Since 5.5, you might also show this type of object.

  Lieve

• Show and hide multiple items using wildcards in advanced Actions?

  Is there a way to show or hide multiple items at once by using a wildcard character in advanced Actions?  Ex: Hide all the boxes to click in the presentation that begin with click_ *.

  I'm trying to find a good way to use the same CBT to show me Mode (demo video with audio and no interaction) and the practice Mode (interactive simulation with boxes to click and prompt text box for interactions).

  I saw a few business solutions have the ability to have 1 source file that publishes on multiple formats (demo, simulation, quick guide).  However, they are a little more than 800 $de Captivate.

  Micky

  If I want to create a combination, I capture in all modes search and then copy and paste what I want one of the files? An example, but it's on a Dutch version of my blog, watch movie (power of lightning, hope, that you will always be able to see SWF?):

  http://captivatenederlands.posthaven.com/classic-tutorials

  Lilybiri

  PS as for your original question: no wildcard in advanced actions. You can filter drop-down lists on "click_" and only objects will appear then (in CP6/7) but you will still need a single statement by click box unless you group boxes click on a slide (impossible to group objects sitting on different slides).

• Captivate 4 - Advanced - Actions buttons Pause/Play

  HI - so I created a 2 buttons - a pause and play - so my users can implement pause/play my captivate video (slide audio and real). I created my 2 variables for the buttons and I created my Advanced action. I am affect my break to "rdcmndPause", hide break, exhibit. And I'm assigning play "rdcmndResume", hide the piece, see the break. It does not work. The play/pause buttons appear and disappear as they should - but my project is not a pause or play. Any thoughts?

  I'm not very good with AS3, but try this, removed some of your code and added a little ;-) worked OK for me

  PauseButton.visible = true;

  PlayButton.visible = false;

  PlayButton.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, hidePlay);

  PauseButton.addEventListener (MouseEvent.CLICK, hidePause);

  function hidePlay (event: MouseEvent): void {}

  PauseButton.visible = true;

  PlayButton.visible = false;

  MovieClip (this.parent.parent) .rdcmndResume = 1;

  }

  function hidePause (event: MouseEvent): void {}

  PauseButton.visible = false;

  PlayButton.visible = true;

  MovieClip (this.parent.parent) .rdcmndPause = 1;

  }

• fatal error when you access preferences, advanced actions, project preview and other functions.

  I get a fatal error when you access preferences, advanced actions, draft preview and other functions. I reinstalled, reimagee my machine according to different scenarios and may not get this problem solved I use version 9.0.1.320 is there a fix or a solution to this problem.  Thank you

  Try to update your PC version to 9.0.2

• JavaScript advanced action

  I created a tip action that I called "showMe".

  Then, I tried to trigger JavaScript. I tried

  cp.runJavascript ("showMe");

  cp.runJavascript (showMe);

  and

  cp.runJavascript (cp.model.data.showMe.oca); (I guess).

  but they give just JavaScript errors.

  How to call and advanced action Cp 9 using JavaScript?

  The cp.runJavascript needs another "_self" argument, but it still does not work.

  The Advanced "showMe" action name exists in the IDE, not in the output of HTML5. The only thing that exists in the code is all JavaScript or cpCommands that make up the tip action, that is to say:

  CP. Show ("Something");

  cp.runJavascript ("someFunction () ', '_self'")

  cp.jumpToNextSlide)

  You are on the right track by using the "oca", but does not have the implementation. You have to find the item that has the specific property "oca".

  cp.runJavascript (cp.model.data.slideID.elementID.oca, "_self");

  If you have a button called 'cc_btn' which is configured to display the rest of the project, it would be:

  cp.runJavascript (cp.model.data.cc_btn.oca, "_self");

  It all depends on what is triggering the fast action. You will first need to obtain the id of the slide, once you have that you can browse the 'if' to get the item and property ownership "oca".

• Hide advanced action does not work after that triggered the effect

  I have a pretty simple step action that does the following:

  Hide banner

  Apply motion effect to 3 SmartShape from right to left

  Cache: SmartShape3

  
  SmartShape 3 is essentially half a rectangle rounded, which acts as a banner with text. At the beginning of the slide, it is hidden and sitting almost out of the scene. When you click a button, it does the following:

  See the banner

  Show: SmartShape3

  Applies the effect of movement from left to right to SmartShape

  This gives the illusion that it slides in from the left. The reason why I had it sat a little on the scene at the beginning, is that the effect is slow, so this makes it speed up as it has less distance to travel.

  The idea is the action above in blue is triggered and the banner slide from the left on the stage. Another button is pressed and the Red action is triggered sliding off the stage. But once the motion effect has been run, it does not seem to hide, leave the end of the rounded rectangle visible on the stage.

  I tried to adjust the break lines in the buttons that trigger these actions further pushing them to the bottom of the timeline, but it has no effect. I actually expected to start the path and then hide the shape so fast, that you wouldn't see in fact a large part of the effect as when stocks advanced spear they are super fast.

  Am I missing something or is this just a limitation with effects using advanced Actions?

  You have a misunderstanding about the actions. All orders in a fast action are executed in sequence, but immediately. The effects also have a duration, you don't say how long you have applied.  Can you post a screenshot of the timeline? Have you checked the length of the path, is it enough? You do this using the same temporal effects. BTW, I often apply such an effect using micronavigation instead of applying it. In my last blog, you can see an example:

  More in a... hyperlink - drop-down Menu - Captivate blog

• Object hidden in the project after Advanced action

  Scenario:

  I have a slide to preview Quiz set up that allows for the learner to choose to go back to some of the content to look again, or move forward for the quiz.  If they choose to return to the content, I won't have to retake the course (unless they want) so I created a form of "Take the Quiz" I use as button will bring back you to the quiz on any slide.  I placed on the first content slide and set it to display the rest of the way, but then made invisible to begin.

  What I've done so far:

  I have set up variables for each module and created a tip action that has defined the variable for each module to 1 it's over.  Each slide content performs an advanced action on enter to see if all module variables are set to 1.  If they are, the form of "Take the Quiz" appears.

  The problem:

  When the learner clicks to review the documents, the form of "Take the Quiz" don't appears on the initial slide, it was placed on, and not on any other blades.

  The only thing I can think of to get around this problem is to create a distinct "Take the Quiz" form for each slide and have action show them to all.  I would like to avoid that, as some of my courses have quite a few slides.

  Can someone suggest an another course of action for me?  I hope this is enough information, but if you need more, I will be happy to provide it.

  Thank you

  John

  When you set the point where the button shape "Rest of project", have you enabled the option "Always on top"?

• Advanced Scripts of Action does not not in the advanced Actions window

  I have no idea how or why it happened, but on some scripts that I applied to some buttons, when I click on the folder icon to open the script in the advance action window, the script does not load. It shows just blank like this (screenshot below). If I try to select it from the dropdown of existing shares, it does not load. If I try to make a new script again, it will work initially, but the same thing happens if I try to open it again. No idea how to solve this problem?

  

  It looks like the corruption of the file. You're careful with naming of decisions and measures? Never use a name that has already been used for another object.

  If you copy an interactive object in a new project, the action in the annex is copied (at least if you're on CP8 or 9).  Normally slides copy and paste in a new project could help, only bit worried on the copy with the actions.

  Have you already restarted Captivate and maybe your system as well? Worth a try.

• Advanced actions - create field shows only as white

  I am trying to create a new tip action. I have several shares that have one or two slight differences. It seems that I have to create each action from scratch every time. I think that the field "create from" would allow me to create a new action based on an existing (I have a number of them already), but this field contains only "white"... Any ideas of a workaround to get there (create action based on an existing one)?

  Create a will be open only actions shared models that allows you to create a new tip action. Check my blog for articles on joint actions.

  However for the advanced actions, you can duplicate an action, changing its name and change it. Remember to update the action.

  

• incomplete script in advanced actions

  Hello world!  I have a problem that I can not understand.  I got an existing course to another developer and they have an advanced action is defined on run javascript - code is as follows:

  Original code
  winRef var = window.open ("", "targetWindow", "height = 400, width = 400, menubar = no, scrollbars = yes", false); var slideRef = window.cpAPIInterface.getCurrentSlideIndex (); transcript of var = $("#transcript_"_+_slideRef_+_"accStr").text (); var doc = winRef.document; doc. Open ("text/html"); doc. Write (transcript); doc. Close();

  This works, but it does not display the text formatted correctly, so I changed it to this:

  Updated code

  winRef var = window.open ("", "targetWindow", "height = 400, width = 400, menubar = no, scrollbars = yes", false); var slideRef = window.cpAPIInterface.getCurrentSlideIndex (); transcript of var = $("#transcript_"_+_slideRef_+_"accStr").text (); splitText var = transc.split("|"); var doc = winRef.document; doc. Open ("text/html"); for (i = 0; i < splitText.length; i ++) { doc. Write (splitText [i] + "< br br > > <"); }; doc. Close();

  This code works fine when tested on a separate page, standalone HTML, but whenever I try to update in advanced actions, it will not change.  When you take things off line by line, I discovered it's the loop who dislikes Captivate.

  What I'm missing here?  Thank you guys!

  Generally, you cannot use a loop in the JS window.

• Audio tour on first visit to several slides except for the first of the slides advanced action does not

  I have 3 different slides in a project who have advanced actions to stream audio on first visit only. When I saw the project, the tip action works only once. Who ever these 3 slides I play first audio aura on the first visit, but the other 2 do not play audio at all. Is it possible that they do not interfere with each other?

  A tip action that I use is less and the others are the same but with different audio files

  

  You need a variable to different entry for each slide.

  v_entry1, v_entry2 and so on.