Drawing in captivate 7

Hi,
I am building a program to teach physics. I was wondering if there was a way for my viewers to draw on a graph as part of a quiz. We were going to do something like the drag and drop interactive but decided it would be much nicer for them to just be able to draw. Is there any way to do that?

We were hoping for a way to allow the students to be able to have a open
response type question with graphs. There are a lot of graphs in physics,
and sometimes you can guess which one is right without really knowing why
it is right, so we were looking for a way to allow them to draw the graph
in adobe captivate on their smart phones. Then one of two things could
happen, preferably adobe would compare it to something we had drawn
previously and if it is the same general shape they get it right, or we
could depend on their honesty and just show them our graph later and have a
true false type question yes mine was close or no it wasn't. Either way
they had to stop and come up with something out of nowhere and which is
closer to achieving our goals.
On Sun, Sep 22, 2013 at 12:33 AM, Suresh Jayaraman <[email protected]

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        //using varHand the variables can be accessed for eg. varHand.rdcmndPause = 1;
    if (variable == 'widgetMode')
        widgetMode = val;
        //dev//set mode
function getEditModeWidth ( ):int
    return 411;// return required width of widget properties dialog here
function getEditModeHeight ( ):int
    return 480;// return required height of widget properties dialog here
//Register all the functions with ExternalInterface
if (ExternalInterface.available == true)
    ExternalInterface.addCallback ("isStatic",isStatic);
    ExternalInterface.addCallback ("getInspectorParameters",getInspectorParameters);
    ExternalInterface.addCallback ("setInspectorParameters",setInspectorParameters);
    ExternalInterface.addCallback ("setParameters",setParameters);
    ExternalInterface.addCallback ("cpSetValue", cpSetValue);
    ExternalInterface.addCallback ( "getEditModeWidth", getEditModeWidth);
    ExternalInterface.addCallback ( "getEditModeHeight", getEditModeHeight);
//take care of optimised drawing inside this function. Check the widgetMode , widgetParams and draw accordingly
function onEnterEveryFrame (aevent:Event):void
    var wm:String = widgetMode;//this variable will be provided by Captivate App or Captivate Movie
    if (wm == null)
        wm = widgetMode;
    if (wm == null)
        wm = 'Stage';
        this.removeEventListener (Event.ENTER_FRAME,onEnterEveryFrame);
    else if (wm == 'Edit')
        //Property inspection inside Captivate app
        myWM = wm;
        update ();
        this.removeEventListener (Event.ENTER_FRAME,onEnterEveryFrame);
    else if (wm == 'Preview')
        //The code here is used for previewing the widget in the preview window of widget panel
        myWM = wm;
        update ();
        this.removeEventListener (Event.ENTER_FRAME,onEnterEveryFrame);
    else
        //On stage scrubbing/live preview inside Captivate app (OR) at runtime inside Captivate movie.
        if(!checkUpdatedXML){
            if (movieHandle != null)
                widgetParam = movieHandle.widgetParams();
            if (widgetParam != "")
                var myXml:XML = new XML(widgetParam);
                myData = myXml.property.(@id == "dataXML").string;
                wm = "Runtime";
                myWM = wm;
                update ();
                checkUpdatedXML = true
        if (movieHandle != null)
            if (movieHandle.isWidgetEnabled() == true)
                if(addednoskipframe == false)
                    var slidestart = movieHandle.getSlideProps().startFrame;
                    var slideend = movieHandle.getSlideProps().endFrame;
                    pauseFrame = Math.ceil((slidestart + slideend)/2);
                    var SlidePauseFrame = pauseFrame - slidestart + 1;
                    movieHandle.getSlideProps().slideHandle.AddNoSkipFrame(SlidePauseFrame);
                    addednoskipframe = true;
                if(movieHandle.isWidgetEnabled() && varHand.rdinfoCurrentFrame == pauseFrame && playedByButton == false)
                    varHand.rdcmndPause = 1;
                    this.removeEventListener (Event.ENTER_FRAME,onEnterEveryFrame);
stage.scaleMode = StageScaleMode.NO_SCALE;
stage.align = StageAlign.TOP_LEFT;

Hi again,
I just added a virtual keyboard widget, so that you can enter text even in Fullscreen Mode
http://www.m-gd.com/virtual-keyboard-captivate-widget-en/

Special cursor are not captured in Captivate 6

We try to create software simulation of Russian analog of AutoCAD, named KOMPAS-3D.
In this program we are working with CAD drawings. And then in this software we are moving mouse over some objects of drawing like line or circle (or section in 3d drawing) - cursor are changing to special cursor symbol.
Important –> in this case cursor are changing not after mouse click. He changing with event mouseover.
But then we try to capture work with drawing in KOMPAS-3D – this special cursor symbols are not captured.
We try to use AC 6 for this screen capturing and can’t capture our special cursor symbols.
But in AC 5.5 – its work fine!
Help us please!

Hi
You might already know this, but stating it here to rule out the simple failure cases.
I have had a similar problem in the past using VTML tags inside Captivate. I used to type the slidenotes in my favorite editor and then copy paste the text from there to the slidenotes panel of Captivate. Turns out that my editor was using Unicode and hence the entire text pasted into Captivate slidenotes became unicode text, including the VTML markers. Though the pasted text "looked" fine the markers were messed up (for example, the double quotes around the value attributes looked like double quotes but they were actually multibyte unicode sequences) and this confused Neospeech. The output audio would be funny (for example it would read "Less Than...V...T...M...L...") or NeoSpeech will crash taking down Captivate along with it.
The fix was quite simple. I started typing the slide notes from within Captivate slide notes panel and everything worked fine after that. Alternately I could type in my favorite editor (after making sure that it is operating in Plain text mode) and then copy paste work flow also worked fine.
Another common mistake (at least, I do that often) is to select the speech agent from the drop down at the top of the dialog and forgetting to choose the speech agents for individual slide notes, which may still be referring to a non-neo-speech agent which does not understand the VTML tags.
No other software tool was required like the German Adobe Support team may have mentioned. I am using Captivate 7.
Cheers
Siva

Dynamic Text and Captivate

Running with Flash Pro CS 6 and Captivate 5.5.
I have a Captivate project with an embedded UI created with Flash. I want a text field (called Titled ) in Captivate to be accessed and displayed within the Flash UI. The text field will be different on each Cap slide, so the Flash UI should read it each time a new slide begins.
Reading on the net shows that Dynamic Text should do it, but there are no useable examples to draw upon for inspiration.
Can anyone out there inspire me?
Thanks.

I don't know how much help it will be but you should check
out
this
link to a page at Paul Dewhurst's web-site "RaisingAimee". You
may not be able to get to that page until you register as a user on
Paul's site. If you run into that, register, then try the link
again.
If this is any help to you, drop a few pieces-of-eight in
Paul's PayPal account, and maybe send him a personal "thank you" on
his Shout Box. If it doesn't work, it might be because those
particular FLAs were created for version 1, as I remember, and may
be to some extent version-specific. In any case, it might be worth
a try.
~best wishes for your success,
Larry

Multiple Quizzes - Captivate 4

Hi,
I was wondering if there is any way to create multiple quizzes in Captivate 4 in the same project file. I have a learning styles survey based quiz set up, and need to collect 3 varibles, one for auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. Then I want to display the total for each variable at the end of my quiz, having each question containing 3 answers each for the specific categories/variables. So basically is there a way to have 3 objective ID's, one representing each quiz, then having each specific question adding a specific point to that quiz ID. Then on the last slide display a total point system one for each objective ID, so the user can see which category they fit into. Or is there another way to do this, ie. keeping track of 3 answers instead of just true/false?
Thanks!

Hi,
I don't need it published on an LMS, I just want to show the results in Captivate on another slide, after they take the quiz. For example some of the questions are:
You      are preparing a technical learning module for the next month:
You       make lots of gestures with your hands while you think.
You       draw up a diagram to help you clarify a few key ideas.
You       prepare a detailed plan of the content of the module.
You      are getting ready to write up work for the course you are taking:
You       are surprised by the pile of paper.
You       feel tired before you begin.
You       regret waiting until now to get the work done.
I want to score them as follows:
Question
Visual
Auditory
Kinesthetic
1
B
C
A
2
A
C
B
Then I want a total of each category, at the end of the quiz. Would I be able to do this is Captivate? Thanks!

Captivate 4 new features

Hi
I'm planning to puchase captivate 4
I was wondering if it overcome the limitations I found in Captivate 3
1/ In drag drop in captivate 3. You can only drag and drop onto one correct option on the right hand side. I would like to have more than one correct answer. I would also like a different message depending on which correct answer they choose.
2/ In drag drop in captivate 3 when correctly drag and drop you get only one error message. I would like it so that you can get a different error message depending on which answer you dragged to.
3/ In captivate 3 using a hotspot was limited to using a rectangualr shape. I had an example which used a pie chart diagram. I wanted to draw and hotspot which fitted into the slices of the pie chart. This would reguire a polygon hotspot feature
Does captivate 4 solve the above problems
thanks
Jon

Hi there
For what it's worth I saw the same thing using Firefox 3.0.10.
Cheers... Rick
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Soundbooth CS4 audio to Captivate 4

I’m trying to create recordings in Soundbooth CS4 and import them into Captivate 4 and am unable to do so. I realize that I can save the files as mp3’s (this import DOES work within Captivate), but that requires an extra step that really makes the process cumbersome, especially when dealing with a number files.
This is the first time I’m using Soundbooth with Captivate 4. I’ve never had this problem using Audacity and Captivate 3. I understand that Captivate 4 is supposed to import .wav’s, but I keep getting the “unable to decode and import” error. I’ve scoured these forums for answers and tried the following to no avail:
Soundbooth Settings
SOUNDMAX HD Soundcard in Windows XP Professional (service pack 3)
Recording at 44.1 kHz 16 bit MONO
All metadata settings turned OFF
Captivate Patches
I’ve installed the updates for Captivate CS4
I’ve downloaded and installed the NSAudio.dll and registered it by running “regsvr32 NSAudio.dll”.
Any further suggestions for remedying this problem will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Hi there
Have you tried exporting as WAV and reimporting? Perhaps a WAV would provide different or better results.
I do recall there was an issue that emerged with Captivate 4 (drawing from memory here) where there were audio issues. See if the link below helps.
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Cheers... Rick
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