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nikolausm82011740
Inspiring
January 29, 2018
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Exporting CP9 to CP 2017

  • January 29, 2018
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Hi,

a question that has been covered before I guess but I can´t find a definitive guide. Sorry about that.


We have module with break points in CP 9.

As we know when make the window smaller than that the layout gets a bit funky.

So I understand that CP 2017 is better a real responsive design. Is that correct?
A potential customer wants the content to align more naturally when you change the browser window size.

My questions:

- Apart from simply opening up the project in CP2017, what steps do I need to take to make use of the new options.

- Do I have to build it all from scratch? Or is there a way to edit more easily it to flow to the correct place (also a smaller font size?) in the different window sizes?

- Any other tips?

Thanks as always!

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Correct answer Lilybiri

Woowzers!

Smart position seems to do the trick! I do feel stuoid now...


All depends on the setup, I use it mostly but not in all instances it is necessary.

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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
January 29, 2018

Maybe you didn't set up the responsive projects correctly with Breakpoint Views workflow. It is still the most powerful way of creating responsive projects in CP2017 but it is a lot of work and understanding. There is a new way to create responsive projects, with Fuild Boxes, which take less time, has some great features but alos a bunch of limitations. I tried to explain the difference between both in:

Fluid Boxes Or Breakpoint Views? - Captivate blog

When you open the CP9 project in CP2017 it will open with the Breakpoint views, since it was developed that way. You cannot easily switch to Fluid Boxes, sorry. That is probably due to the limitations which I explained in that blog post.

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nikolausm82011740Author
Inspiring
January 29, 2018

Hi Lilybiri,

always first on the case! Wow.

We have 2 breakpoints at 1280x720 and 1024X 627.

A dumb and imprecise question: what could I have done wrong when setting it up?

I did not use "smart position". Would that help?
I can´t remember now but I think I tried it and it looked strange. But I guess I did not understand the concept, maybe?

Thanks again!

Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
January 29, 2018

First? Only when I am not sleeping and when it is an interesting question

I wonder if you did want a different layout for those two breakpoin views: meant only for landscape apparently, maybe for primary and tablet? Was a rescalable project not a better choicz? Only when you really want different layouts it had sense to use breakpoint views, or if you also wanted to have a Portrait version for tablet and/or layout for phones.

Everything has to be set up in the Position panel, indeed. It is not the use of smart positioning which is important, but the correct setup for any item: size and position.

Do not believe the tutorials that make Fluid Boxes seem so easy, because that is not the case. It took me a couple of months to get my head around them, and I have a lot of experience with Captivate projects, normal and responsive.

However you would need to rebuild from scratch in Fluid Boxes. Stripping out everything that is not accepted in Fluid boxes like groups, highlight boxes, objects timed for the rest of the project, line objects and you have to be careful with states.

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