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C
CSE-Adobe
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April 19, 2011
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text entry box problem

  • April 19, 2011
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Alrite,

I think this is a bug in Captivate 5. I am using the Text Entry Box, and I have advanced actions attached with it.

So say if the text box is 1, it will set the "Hi, there" text caption visible, and if it is 2, it will show "Good to see you again" text caption. Now, if you enter 1 into the text box and click on the submit button the first time, the "Hi, there" text caption is visible. But then when you change the text box to 2, and click the submit button again (for the second time), the "Good to see you again" text caption does not shows up.

So is it the submit button on the text entry box only execute once?

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Lilybiri
Lilybiri
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April 20, 2011

Hello,

I shouldn't think immediately that this is a Captivate bug. Is it possible to have access to your file, and explain what you want to achieve, perhaps I could figure out how to realize this. I suspect that you just show the Text Caption, without rewinding a frame. This means that you got the playhead after the pausing point of the TEB, and then you cannot use the Submit button again of course. The number of attempts you set for TEB is for validation, like in a question slide: the user can try as many times as mentioned until he gets the right answer. But I think you are not validating here? See the screenshot for the action I just tried, with 2 decisions, it works all right.

Just posted another solution: use the TextArea widget to replace a TEB, it has more possibilities. My blog post is about creating Short Answer and FIB quesitons with this widget, but it is also a possible replacement for the TEB.

Widgets and Custom Questions - part 2

Lilybiri

C
CSE-AdobeAuthor
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April 20, 2011

Thank you Lilybiri.

I did not know that the infinite numbers in the TEB option is for validation only. Now it makes more sense.

I will try your suggestion.

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