Can I remove the TOC bookmark function?

[MJPettitt]

Hi all,

I'd like to remove the bit on the Table of Contents that allows people to bookmark. As long as users are returned to the slide they left, I'm happy. And I think bookmarking looks confusing. How can I remove/make unnoticable?

bookmarkI'd rather not use a widget.

Thanks

Mike

[Lilybiri]

Are you talking about the checkmark that appears next to slides that have been viewed?

Go into Settings for the TOC, and clear the option 'Status flag'.

Lilybiri

[MJPettitt]

No – the circle on the left of the slide title that allows users to ‘bookmark’ the slide.

Thanks

Mike

[Lilybiri]

Sorry, don't know a way to remove that circle. Bookmarking has another meaning for me, in connection with Self-paced learning or with LMS.

[MJPettitt]

Well that’s just the term used by Captivate.

[FramediaMNL]

Hi Lilybiri/MJPettitt, I would like to resurrect this thread and ask if there have been updates on how this 'bookmark' flag can be removed from the TOC, see image screenshot. We could not find any documentation relating to the use of this bookmark feature on the TOC. These flags appear when you click the circle next to the title of the slides. But eventually disappear when exiting the course. Any developments on this issue would be appreciated. Thanks.

[TorontoSoundsGoodPodcast]

I agree. I also find this to be more of a detriment to the finished product than a 'feature'. Sadly I can't find any way to turn it off either.

[Guest]

I, too, would like to hide this feature on the finished product.

[Lilybiri]

??? The item 'Adding Loan Quotes' is not a slide but a collapsed group.

[johnk30861947]

Captivate 8 - Windows 7 32bit

Add me to the list of Captivate users that would like full control over the "bookmarking" feature of the TOC.  Not only is it useless but it's causing me to fail 508 compliance requirements.  Any element that has a variable status must reveal their current status, the bookmark buttons do not reveal their Name or State if they have been selected.

Another comment I received from my client regarding the TOC was that they wanted to remove the TOC titles, "Table of Contents" and "Slide".  This of course is not an option.  The work around was to set the Font color identical to the Background color.  Oh, and one more Skin Editor related comment I received was that selecting the Mute button using tabbing causes a loss of focus.  The user is shifted to the browser controls.

The Skin Editor and TOC need refinement for sure.

[TorontoSoundsGoodPodcast]

they wanted to remove the TOC titles, "Table of Contents" and "Slide".  This of course is not an option.

It's not intuitive but you can change the wording of these things.

"Table of Contents" -> skin editor -> info -> title

"slide title" I have a file called TOCStrings.ini in my captivate applications folder. I need to change this often to two different settings for different language courses so I had to write myself a program to quickly change the file for me. You can just open this file up in a text editor. change "SlideTitle=" to somethings new. If nothing is there I think it puts in a default. Maybe a space would work?

[johnk30861947]

Thanks for the tip!  If I ever need to change the text on the header of the TOC I'll certainly use your suggestion.  For now, it's just hidden from view by matching the colors of Heading Text and Heading background.

Is there a similar file that I might be able to edit that controls the stupid bookmarking feature of the TOC?  I really need it removed from my published package.

[johnk30861947]

Toronto - I did a search of my entire C:\ drive and I am unable to locate the "TOCStrings.ini" file.  Any suggestions?

I'm using Captivate 8 - Windows 7 32bit

[TorontoSoundsGoodPodcast]

Did you look in your captivate applications folder? Sometimes program files are not included in searches.

For me it's in: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 8 x64

[Paulgriffin100000]

Write it yourself, copy the text below into a text file and name it TOCStrings.ini then put it in the :\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate * folder

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[TOCStrings]

SlideTitle=Table of contents

Duration=Time

Status=State

MoreInfo=My Info

Clear=Wipe

ClearToolTip=Wipe State

BookMarkToolTip=book-marking

NoSearch=String not found

CurrTime=what

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[rsauchuck]

I agree. The TOC bookmarks seem to serve no purpose. As others have noted, Captivate (or Captivate+ an LMS) handle the "real" bookmarking of returning a user to the previous point in a course they chose to exit.

[delasoup]

Ditto, would like to remove the "bullets" in the TOC that when clicked turn to flags.

[TLCMediaDesign]

For HTML5 you can execute this JavaScript in the head of the index.html:. I will get rid of the icons and move the title text over.

window.addEventListener( 'moduleReadyEvent', function ( e )

{

var topIcon = document.getElementsByClassName( 'tocBookmarkHeadingStyle' )[ 0 ].style.visibility = 'hidden';

var topIcon = document.getElementsByClassName( 'tocSlideTitleHeading' )[ 0 ].style.left = 10 + 'px';

var bmIcons = document.getElementsByClassName( 'tocBookmark' );

var bmText = document.getElementsByClassName( 'tocText' );

for ( var i = 0; i < bmIcons.length; i++ )

{

  bmIcons[ i ].style.visibility = 'hidden';

  bmText[ i ].style.left = 10 + 'px';

}

});

[delasoup]

Awesome- thanks TLCMediaDesign ! That works great for HTML5. I am also looking for a solution for Flash output, which I realize is asking a lot. If anyone has any info, it'd be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

J