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August 29, 2017
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Headings resizing in distracting way during playback

  • August 29, 2017
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I have a responsive project with a fluid box for a header and in that header two lines of text. I have my slide set to have the bullets appear as the narrator gets to that point. When the user arrives on the slide the heading is one size, as SOON as the first bullet appears, the heading drastically shrinks. This is in full-screen mode, with PLENTY of room and the items are not even in the same fluid box. Any ideas?

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    Correct answer Paul Wilson CTDP

    Paul, of first of all you're awesome, I've watched and applied like 2347239480 of your videos!

    I did have uniform text scaling checked. Unchecked it does stop the heading from shifting dramatically in size, it stays the same. I am wondering overall in my project if I am going to see a lot of wonky looking text. What is your experience in using or not using scaling? My project has to me 100% responsive, they are very interested in all views looking good, small screen portrait AND landscape.


    Enable Uniform Text Scaling does one thing. It ensures that any two objects on your slide that are the same font size will retain that relationship with one another across all the various devices you might be viewing a responsive course on. This is great for objects like buttons that should have a consistent design with one another. It isn't so great when the two items have nothing to do with one another.

    The solution may not be to uncheck the Enable Uniform Text Scaling but rather to ensure that each item has it's own unique font size when it doesn't relate to other objects on that slide. For example, keep your button fonts the same size but make sure that headings don't use the same font size as other text objects on the page.

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    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
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    August 29, 2017

    Have the two lines in two fluid chilc boxes, vertically.

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    misti227Author
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    August 29, 2017

    Here is what happens (and it still does it with your suggestion, which is still good because it helped with alignment)

    This is what it looks like on entry:

    Here is what happens when the first bit of text appears on the timeline

    I know its not a dramatic difference but it is distracting to have the heading adjusting on the screen when there is no need.

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    misti227Author
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    August 30, 2017

    I don't think my blog is helping people at all. the Captivate community used to have honest people, respecting each other. That has changed too much since a couple of years.


    Well it helped me! This is my first time posting in the community, I tried to do my best to figure everything out by watching tutorials reading etc. I was beating my head against a wall over this issue. I am trying the playback without the scaling, hopefully this will suffice.

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