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Anonymous
May 30, 2012
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mouse control in captivate

  • May 30, 2012
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Do you have plans to provide more mouse control in captivate? I would like to have better control of where the mouse originates on each slide. A mouse on the screen before it is really required is very distracting.

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AndyKingInOC
AndyKingInOC
Legend
June 1, 2012

as lilybiri said you can control when/where it appears by moving its start point on the timeline.

To move the origin point, click on the 'start' of it's motion path on the stage and drag it where you want it to start.  Same with the end point. 

hope that helps.

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Anonymous
June 1, 2012

Thank you for your answers.

I do have control on the start and end of the mouse movement on the first slide I insert the mouse object. From the second slide onwards, it appears that I cannot move the start point on the screen. I understand that I can move the mouse on the timeline. The annoying part is that the mouse just stays on the screen till it becomes active on the timeline.

I am using captivate v5.5. If you have ideas of I could solve the issue, please let me know.

AndyKingInOC
AndyKingInOC
Legend
June 1, 2012

Ah, i see what you're saying now.  sorry, I misunderstood.

Yes you're right.  once you start recording the 'start' point of the motion path is where ever you created mouse event (click, etc) previously.  Manipulating the object in the timeline only changes when it starts moving, as you indicated above.  How I think of it in my head is that each capture session is one set of actions and captivate is trying to make it as seamless as possible to the viewer.  Not the answer you want to hear, I don't think.

The way I've worked around the staying on screen is to manually capture the screen with the print screen button, then move the mouse and click to capture the movement and the action. You can also do this after recording by making a duplicate of the slide, remove the mouse, add/remove what objects I need from the two slides.  So if I'm using captions and highlights etc to point out screen elements I do that, then have all the mouse movement on the other slide which is very short, just a few seconds.  yes, I do have two (or more) slides for every action I'm capturing.

Any extra slides I have once I actually start editing I just delete.  Caveat, this may make your cptx file larger than it really is, so tread cautiously if project file size is an issue.

Not sure what else you've tried, but you might find using different recording methods (demo, assessment, etc) might suit your workflow or final product better.

hope that helps.

Lilybiri
Lilybiri
Legend
May 31, 2012

I think you misunderstand this forum: it is a user forum, only very occassionally someone from Adobe pops in.

If you want to reach them, it is a better idea to enter a feature request. The link is on the start page of these Captivate forums,

Lilybiri (just a user like you)

BTW: you can move a mouse object's timeline on the slide, just like for any other object!

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