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Anonymous
March 30, 2007
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Captivate module keeps running behind film

  • March 30, 2007
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I have a movie file that must open in Windows Media Player. The user clicks the Start Video button from the Captivate module, and the Windows Media Player then pops up in front of the Captivate window. My intention is that the user will then close the Media Player, return to Captivate, and click the Continue button to advance to the next slide. However, what is happening is that the module continues to run in the background and the user returns to a Capivate module that has progressed a number of slides. I would appreciate any suggestions. Thank you.
-Brian
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    Correct answer Captiv8r
    Hi Brian and welcome to our community

    How are you creating the "Start Video" button? Is it truly a button? Or is it a Click Box object?

    I'm guessing you are using the "Open URL or File" option? If so, click the drop down to the right of where you specify the URL. You should see options for new window and others. At the bottom is a check mark labeled "Continue playing movie". DE-select that and you should be set.

    Cheers... Rick

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    Anonymous
    March 30, 2007
    Thank you, Captiv8r. Somehow I had never noticed the dropdown. Now it seems to work just as I want it to.
    -Brian
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    Legend
    March 30, 2007
    Hi Brian

    To be totally fair and honest, it's such an easy thing to overlook. Because it's disabled until you select any of the options on the drop-down, it's easily missed. What would be much better (IMHO) is if the developers were to change the coding a tad so the drop-down remained visible (thus showing the newly enabled option) until we elected to dismiss it.

    Cheers... Rick
    Captiv8r
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    Legend
    March 30, 2007
    Hi Brian and welcome to our community

    How are you creating the "Start Video" button? Is it truly a button? Or is it a Click Box object?

    I'm guessing you are using the "Open URL or File" option? If so, click the drop down to the right of where you specify the URL. You should see options for new window and others. At the bottom is a check mark labeled "Continue playing movie". DE-select that and you should be set.

    Cheers... Rick
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