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Russd010
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October 24, 2019
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Publishing HTML - URGENT

  • October 24, 2019
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Please Help

 

I'm trying to publish a HTML file but it defaults to a play button in order to initiate the files that I want to display.  It did not work like that in the past.  I'm on version 2019.  I'm a novice user and only use Captivate a few times a year if that.  

 

I need help ASAP.

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    Stagprime2687219
    Stagprime2687219
    Legend
    October 24, 2019

    I do not believe that Adobe is required to force the play button on us.

     

    You may review the following post for a potential solution.

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/Captivate/Captivate-Project-start-bypass-the-play-button/td-p/10688245

     

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    Russd010Author
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    October 24, 2019

    Thank you for your response.  I did read your post for a potential solution.  However, I've never done the following "After publish - open the index.html file in your favorite editor." Is it easy to do?  

     

    Thank you.  I need this resolved today.  

    Stagprime2687219
    Stagprime2687219
    Legend
    October 24, 2019

    I try to refrain from using words like "easy" since it is a relative term. What is easy for me may not be so easy for you and vice-versa.

    That being said - I do not feel the task to be one of high complexity - but you do need to be careful not to change something that should not be changed.

    Here are a few steps you may consider.

    1. Publish your project as HTML5
    2. Locate the folder containing your published project.
    3. Open the folder and find the index.html file
    4. You will need to open the file in an editor of some sort. Notepad will work but if you have something like Notepad++ or Brackets which will number the lines for you like you see in the picture - that will be better. You should be able to right click on the index file and select the Open With... option and pick a program to open it with.
    5. Add the highlighted code EXACTLY as shown.
    6. Save the document.
    7. Re-upload to your LMS or server if necessary.

     

    If you are feeling a bit squeamish about it - that is OK - see if you can find someone at the office to assist. If something does break - you can still open your project file and publish a fresh copy and you will not have lost any ground.

     

    Hopefully this helps.

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    Russd010Author
    Known Participant
    October 24, 2019

    Also, this is what displayed when I publish the file.  http://localhost:59853/preview/HTML5Temp220728287406Publish/index.html

    RodWard
    Community Expert
    RodWardCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    October 24, 2019

    Giving us a link to your localhost server is not going to do any good.  We cannot see that link because it only exists on your own computer.

     

    The new button that users need to click in order to initiate playback is simply something that is now required by all web browsers.  It's the sad result of internet marketers being too greedy. Their abuse of previous web standards to initiate download and playback of multimedia files without end user permissions triggered so many complaints that browser manufacturers have tried to take actions that require the user to invoke the playback of their own free will.  

     

    E-learning courses are the losers in all of this because they shouldn't really need to ask permission of the user because the content is normally being selected by the user before they see this screen.   But it is what it is and there is very little we can do about it.  Captivate is simply obeying the new standards that have been introduced by the browsers.

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