Content Holder and Next Button

[Bobby Jourdan]

Hi there

I wonder if there is an easier way to show a button after a particular content is being viewed. Lets me explain.

I have a text container (on the image on the right). I have 4 buttons (on the image on the left). The buttons change the state of the container and show different text. I have also a next button that is hidden and would appear only after the user has clicked on the 4 buttons. In other words, when the user has seen all the content.

I know I can have 4 variables that change value when the buttons are clicked. Then a condition will ask for the 4 variables to be with a certain value (1 instead of 0 for instance) and only then will the Next button show. I use this regularly, but I was wondering if there will be an easier way?

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Bobby

[Lilybiri]

AFAIK that is indeed the way to go, not at all that complciated. I keep some shared actions ready which I can use for this purpose in any document. It takes onlycouple of minutes to set it up,

I do present a webinar next Thursday about shared actions. Maybe you could be interested? It is free:

Invitation: Webinar Shared Actions! - Captivate blog

[Bobby Jourdan]

Yes, with shared actions it will be easier for sure.

I was just thinking that maybe I am missing something and there is an easier ingenious way of doing that.

I love reading your stuff and will try to attend although would be at work.

Thank Lieve

[Lilybiri]

Alternative will be JavaScript. If you are a skilled programmer it will be easier, but to mme shared actions are the way to go..

[Bobby Jourdan]

I would stick to the shared actions

I will try my best to join you on Thursday at 1600 CET. At the end of the day, what you do helps me do my work better

Thank again

[Bobby Jourdan]

BTW will you record the webinar?

[Bobby Jourdan · Accepted solution]

For the record, I found a way to do that. I have this situation so often that hopefully this will help others too. It can save literally hours.

This is a way to check what state is an object with JS. There is no need to create variables and to track.

Example.

You have three shape buttons and three states of container object.

The third shape has to be clicked before the Next button appears.

Here is the JS script, i.e. the third state of the container has to appear for the next button to appear too.

theState = cp.getCurrentStateNameForSlideItem("container_Post");

if (window.cpAPIInterface.getVariableValue("theState")==="Three")

{

    cp.show("btn_Next");

}

container_Post - the name of the object with three states.

btn_Next - the hidden next button.

theState - a variable that takes the value of the state of a container.

Three - the name of the third state of the object

If the state of the container is Three, then variable theState is also Three.

In that case the button Next is shown.

Cheers

B