cpCmndGotoFrameAndResume and HTML5

[Metapod]

Has anyone got the frame to rewind using the system variable and HTML 5 output ???

For testing and demonstration purposes, I have a simple project with 2 slides, on slide 2 I have a button, which executes advanced action and assigns variable cpCmndGotoFrameAndResume with value 0. This goes back top beginning no problems in the flash version and does nothing in the html output version

Any ideas ?

Using Captivate 7

Thanks

[RodWard]

Why don't you just use Jump to Slide 1 instead?

[Lilybiri]

I agree with Rod for this use case. If you want to keep with cpCmndGotoFrameAndResume, use the value 1 instead of 0. Checked it out (after all I started blogging about micro navigation ), is fine for me.

[RodWard]

I think Lieve may be misunderstanding me.  I'm questioning why you are bothering to try and jump to any particular frame in this case when all you need to do is jump to the beginning of the previous slide.

HTML5 and JavaScript doesn't really have a timeline and frames in the same way that Flash and SWF do.  It works on specifying delays and time durations in milliseconds. 

So it's actually a lot more predictable to just jump back to the beginning of an entire slide in HTML5 rather than trying to do things the same way as we were accustomed to in Flash or AS3.

[Metapod]

Hi Rod

I was trying to simplify the scenario. In reality I have a number of items that appear and disappear on the screen, orgabnised around timings. I wanted to allow the user to replay a section of the timeline, but only 3 times. Hence jumping to a slide wont do the job.

Thanks

[RodWard]

All you need to do is set up three slides that have almost all the same elements, an then jump to the beginning of each of those slides to give the effect of things appearing or disappearing.

I think you'll find using three slides turns out to be easier to set up and maintain than doing all of this on a single slide with micronavigation. 

But it's your call.

[Lilybiri]

@Rod No, Rod, didn't misunderstand you, thought I wrote I would have done the same Jump to Slide 1  as you did. But I thought that was just an example, and normally the cpCmndGotoFrameAndResume should work as well, that is why I tested it out. For HTML5-output I already detected a lot of use cases where there seems some lag, which is not occurring in SWF-output. That is why I tried the value 1 instead of 0.

If ever this project is also meant for mobile, from my trials I learned that it has sense to limit the number of slides, and there micro navigation (and certainly shared actions, helping to reduce file size) can be a big help. And as you know, with multiple duplicate slides, navigation can be a pain, custom navigation is then a 'must'.

@Metapod Action was indeed corrupted, I did never see that kind of corruption, strange. Mostly problems with AA are due to labeling conflicts. I wonder if that could be the case here as well.

Agree with Rod, that multiple slides will be easier to set up, but read my comments about mobile and navigation in that situation.

[Metapod · Accepted solution]

I had used your micro navigation blog as a starting point for what I was doing.

The issue ended up being a corruption in the variables. I think. See the screen shot below. The Advanced action has lost some assignment information. What's incredibly weird is that the swf output dosent haver an issue, but the html output does.

Thanks

[HaridossR1234]

Hi Metapod,

Your Advanced action appears to be corrupted.

Can you please upload your project file(cptx) to dropdox.com and email me the download link at ramadoss@adobe.com

Regards,

Haridoss