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jay fresno
Inspiring
November 14, 2015
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Were bugs introduced into advanced actions with the release of Captivate 9?

  • November 14, 2015
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I can't get advanced actions to work correctly. It seems buggy. Sometimes an action disappears altogether, even though the name still shows in the list. At other time, when I input a value it then disappears and I can't update the action.

Does anyone know if this is a known bug and if there is a fix for it? Do I have to go back to version 8?

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    Correct answer Lilybiri

    Why 'cpCmndGotoFrame with cpInfoCurrentFrame'? This is mostly superfluous, if the buttons have a pausing point. If you explain better, you could avoid that. I only use micronavigation when it is really necessary and it can cause stopping of audio indeed.

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    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Legend
    November 14, 2015

    Captivate 9 is bit sloppier, even on a performant system you have to wait sometimes seconds before something updates in Advanced actions. It is also necessary to clear the cache more regularly, when working with large files (I'm debugging and simplifying a file with tons of advanced actions, most unnecessary). But I didn't see the issues you mention.

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    jay fresnoAuthor
    Inspiring
    November 14, 2015

    I think that the problem may have been caused by my combination of variables. I changed the advanced action and it is now working -- EXCEPT that the background audio stops playing when a button is clicked..

    I have several buttons on a single slide. The action for each button shows a previously hidden text caption, increments the corresponding variable by 1 (from zero), and assigns cpCmndGotoFrame with cpInfoCurrentFrame.

    This action is repeated for each of the buttons and their corresponding text captions that they need to show.

    I have a feeling that the cpCmndGotoFrame with cpInfoCurrentFrame is causing the background audio to stop playing, but I don't know how to fix it.

    Lilybiri
    LilybiriCorrect answer
    Legend
    November 14, 2015

    Why 'cpCmndGotoFrame with cpInfoCurrentFrame'? This is mostly superfluous, if the buttons have a pausing point. If you explain better, you could avoid that. I only use micronavigation when it is really necessary and it can cause stopping of audio indeed.

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