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December 14, 2007
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Exiting from a touchscreen environment

  • December 14, 2007
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I am using Captivate 3 and Outstart ELM learning management system. I’ve read topics related to exit buttons throughout the forum including directions for adding javascript and formatting the last slide to end the course. I’ve tried both of these and they are not working for me. The only way I can exit a course once published to the lms is by clicking the Windows “x” in the top right hand corner of the screen – which works, the lms correctly reports the quiz score and completion status. The problem with this is that we are using a touchscreen environment with no mouse or keyboard and the “x” is way too small to touch effectively with your finger.

I would like to have a button formatted to exit the course, preferably from any page (course is short – only 21 slides), and be returned to the home page of the lms. Also, if a student needs to leave the course in the middle, they can exit and return later to the bookmarked page.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions or recommendations.
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Captiv8r
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December 14, 2007
Hi mmtrainergirl

Closing windows consistently is an issue with many applications. From what I'm seeing here, you have pretty well covered the possibilities. So I see no need to reiterate how to implement each one.

You may be wondering why the window closes without issue when you click the X in the actual window itself, but the other methods fail. Here's the deal.

When you click the X, you are in control and explicitly telling the operating system you wish to close the window presenting the X. So it dutifully carries out your command. But when you use an option in Captivate or contrive one using JavaScript, you are effectively instructing a messenger to ask the operating system to close the window. Because the operating system didn't receive the request directly from you, it has no way to determine if the request is authentic. This is why some browsers on some operating systems will simply ignore the close command, and others will present an intermediate dialog advising you that the window has been requested to be closed. And asking if it's okay to allow that.

As for leaving and returning to where the user left off, that is normally part of the function of the Learning Management System (LMS). There is a widget offered on the Captivate Exchange area that allows it, but the widget creator is asking $250 if you want to continue with it. The Captivate Exchange area may be visited by clicking here.

Cheers... Rick
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