Remove Drag and Drop Submit button

Old thread, I know, but maybe someone has a suggestion.

We have a similar issue happening. I have single drag sources with single drop targets. I have a Auto Submit Correct Answers selected, because in the software we're simulating that is what happens in real life (you drag an object and then something happens).

In the past, we've set the D&D to Infinite Attempts and No Action on Failure. We move the Submit button off the workspace. We've used a click box to pause the slide and provide a number of attempts (clicks), and then when the user clicks that amount of time (incorrectly) the slide is set to continue. A message is then displayed that they exceeded their allowed attempts. This is the basic setup we have followed, and it has worked well for us.

I'm not sure if something that has always been a part of D&D interactions or it's something that has changed with Cp9, but I've noticed the Pause After setting under the D&D. I know this is causing our issue, but I don't know how to get around it.

I want the following to occur:

1. D&D to auto submit on correct answer and move to another slide.

2. After a set number of incorrect attempts, slide set to continue and a message is displayed.

The problem is, the slide does not continue on the allowed number of attempts (programmed in the click box shown in the Timeline below). I believe the D&D Pause After setting is holding it up, and I don't see a way to remove this pause setting. In the image, the top two objects are D&D, the click box is used simply to pause the slide show and advance it after 4 clicks. The Failure Prompt is a smart shape button that pops up when they click too many times (says they exceeded their attempts). They click that pop up and then the mouse movement shows them what they were supposed to do.

Any suggestions from anyone who might see this?

Thanks,

Brandon Smith

It depends on the number or attempts you are using. And you forget that each drag action can have its own (advanced) action. I often use D&D for non-quiz slides and just drag the Submit button out of the stage. There are many ways to have a reaction without pushing the users to click a Submit button.

I know this is an old thread, but you apparently still can't hide the Submit button, so I came up with this long way around the barn:

- add a custom CSS style to your course index.html file*

   .hideCPel {display:none !important; opacity: 0;}

- create a new user variable:

     dragEx1

- preview (or publish) the course so far and find the html ID of the Submit button:

     - right-click the button and choose "Inspect" (or "Inspect element" in IE)

     - you'll see it's in a div with an ID something like this: id=si4857481

     - the actual visible part is in a nested Canvas element, which has the same ID with a c added to the end (i.e. 'si4857481c')

- create advance actions for the DnD success or fail:

      - along with whatever else you want it to do include these actions:

      - assign 'dragEx1' to "complete"

     - add an Execute JavasScript action and add this code:

           $('canvas[id^=si4857481c]').addClass('hideCPel');//hide submit button

- then I had to create a custom slideEnter advanced action to fire on subsequent slide visits (after the DnD has been completed):

      - add an Execute JavaScript action:

if(window.cpAPIInterface.getVariableValue("dragEx1")==='complete') {

   $('canvas[id^=si4857481c]').addClass('hideCPel');//hide submit button

}

*I had to add that CSS class because I can't seem to ever be able to change inline styles on Captivate objects, but adding a custom class CAN override their default styles.

Hope this helps somebody. It's a small problem, but I hate that Submit button staying visible.

Couple of thoughts here. . .

This seems like something a good number of people will want to do.  I too am doing a simulation and I hope that Adobe will add a "Show Submit" check box to the properties section.

TaiRocks, not sure if you're doing this trick or not but it sure makes it looks a little more "Real".  For the section you want the viewer to "Drag & Drop", I use Windows Snipping tool to get a copy of that area and then paste it onto the slide precisely covering the area you want them to drag and drop.  Use that object as your "Drag" when using the setup wizard.  In the actual presentation when the user drags, they can see what they're dragging to the drop area instead of just some square or other object.

ed

Hi,

After selecting "auto submit correct answer", if you do not want submit button to appear in the  published movie,

you can move it outside the stage area while configuring the drag drop interaction.

Regards,

Haridoss

Hello

The submit button cannot be removed from the slide however if you select the option " auto submit correct answer" then it will move to next slide once the correct drag is droppped into the respective drop target.

I hope this helps you

Thanks

Parth