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Tawfeek
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January 6, 2017
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Captivate 8 - advanced action apply effect edit parameters

  • January 6, 2017
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Hi Guys

I am having some issues trying to trigger some animations on one of my pages.

Basically i have few animations on one page and i don't want them to be triggered when the slide starts but when a button is clicked. So i've created a custom button to trigger an advanced action. I could have just 'apply effect' to the button directly but i need some other object on the screen to appear and disappear at the same time from the same trigger. So i linked the button to an advanced action, the issue i am having is to edit the parameters of a motion path via the advanced action. I can't seem to be able to do it.

Also - how can i make an object appear only after an animation has completed. For example to click on a button, the animation is triggered and a message appears only after the animation has completed? Can the message be timed via the advanced action to only appear after animation?

Many thanks

Sheick

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Correct answer Lilybiri

This could be done in Captivate 9, because it has a new command 'Delay Next action by.... seconds'. But that is not an option for you.

You cannot edit parameters of a motion path in the Apply Effect command, you have to create that motion path as a time-based effect, than save it as a custom effect to use it in an advanced action. What I explained in this very old post is still valid:

Editing Motion Paths and Reusing Customized Effects - Captivate blog

Another approach, which would also solve the second question about having the message appear after the end of the effect is to use micro-navigation: you set up the effect time-based, followed by the message (using the timeline), and the button has its pausing point just before the effect. The only command needed for the button is Continue.

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Lilybiri
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January 6, 2017

This could be done in Captivate 9, because it has a new command 'Delay Next action by.... seconds'. But that is not an option for you.

You cannot edit parameters of a motion path in the Apply Effect command, you have to create that motion path as a time-based effect, than save it as a custom effect to use it in an advanced action. What I explained in this very old post is still valid:

Editing Motion Paths and Reusing Customized Effects - Captivate blog

Another approach, which would also solve the second question about having the message appear after the end of the effect is to use micro-navigation: you set up the effect time-based, followed by the message (using the timeline), and the button has its pausing point just before the effect. The only command needed for the button is Continue.

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    TawfeekAuthor
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    January 10, 2017

    Thank you Lilybiri

    I have successfully saved a new custom effect and saved it in the same folder as motion path. However when i try to select the effect from the drop down list in advanced action i can't see it, i tried closing captivate and even restart my computer but it is not showing up in the list of effects. any idea how i can get the effect i created to show on advanced action?

    Many Thanks

    Sheick

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
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    January 10, 2017

    Was that not explained in the blog post? Maybe that cumbersome work flow appeared later:

    • Create a folder 'Custom' in the Effects folder and put your effect file there
    • Now you have to apply that custom effect another time as a time-based effect once
    • Only then will it appear in the dropdown list in Advanced actions.

    Sighing, I already reported this too complicated work flow several times for different versions. Apparently no other user cares about it, or it would have been simplified already.

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