Conditional actions and variables

Hi everyone,
I have a slide (below) that has 3 buttons. The aim is that when each button is pressed a text box appears next to each button with additional dialogue. When the user has clicked on all 3 of the buttons, only then will the back and next button pop up, allowing the user to move on. For this example, I am only going to test it with 1 button.
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The variable I have created for this slide is set with a value of 0.I have set up a conditional action ' on enter slide' , where if the variable is equal to 1, the two shapes appear. On the button which you press to make the dialogue box appear, I have set up an advanced action which assigns the variable a value of 1, and shows the dialogue box. This is triggered by clicking on the button.
Despite this, the back and next button do not show when I click that first button. Does anybody know why that is?

I have multiple examples of this scenario on my blog, but OK, here we go another time. The On Enter action is only executed when the slide is ENTERED again. Each action has to be triggered by an event.
Events and (advanced) Actions - Captivate blog
What David is asking is not a description of the action but the actual Preview of the action.
To me it is also not very clear, which button is doing what. Please a screenshot of the timeline as well.

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http://blog.lilybiri.com/events-and-advanced-actions
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http://blog.lilybiri.com/blog-after-posterous-clickclick
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Yes, at 1am I was in dreamland. Posted my answer at midnight.
Why do you use y as first character (is not a bug, just wondering)? My labeling system is that I want to see the nature of everything, that is the reason why I start variables with a 'v'.
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Version 4.1.1.00.23
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I'm having a difficult time with a conditional display and validation I'm hoping someone can help with.
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When the Start Date (Datepicker) and/or End Date (Datepicker) change then display the Change Reason (Select List) and Change Description (Textbox)
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