Javscript Challenge #366 - How can I disable master slide buttons on certain slides?

Lieve, you are correct that they have no identifier in Captivate, but they do in JavaScript.

Ryan, if you know the si identifier, you could easily use the slide enter event and enable each of the buttons, then read the label and if nonavigate, disable the buttons. You don't need an exit event at all.

var interfaceObj, eventEmitterObj;

window.addEventListener( 'moduleReadyEvent', function ( e )
{
interfaceObj = e.Data;
eventEmitterObj = interfaceObj.getEventEmitter();
initializeEventListeners();
});

function initializeEventListeners()
{
if ( interfaceObj )
{
     if ( eventEmitterObj )
  {
         eventEmitterObj.addEventListener( 'CPAPI_SLIDEENTER', function ( e )
   {        
    if ( e.Data.lb.indexOf( 'nonavigate' ) != -1 )
    {
     cp.disable('si41119')
    }
    else
    {
     cp.enable('si41119')
    }
            });
  }
}
}

Not a JS answer, so you can skip reading if you want JS.

Objects on master slides in Captivate have no ID (feature request since many versions), that is why you cannot control them by advanced actions. I wonder if you can by JS.

Alternatives:

1. create and use duplicate master slide where you delete the buttons
2. Use the possibility to time those shape buttons for the rest of the project, alway on top. That way they get a unique ID and you can hide/show or enable/disable them where you want. The drawback of this alternative is that a pause for a shape button on the master slide will always be at the end of the slide, whatever its duration, and that is not the case for shape buttons timed for the rest of the project.