Hide/Show Issue (Captivate 4)

Question

Hi Folks,
Hoping you can help me out...
I am trying to attach hide/show functionality to multiple objects on a slide so when the user clicks a button, the object hides (or shows).
For example: Button A on click Hides Object A; Button B on click Hides Object B.
The functionality works (the first time); however, upon subsequent plays, when the user clicks the second button the second object hides BUT, the project advances to the next slide. I also have tried adding a click box with "pause until user clicks" on the screen to keep the project on that slide, but to no avail!
As I mentioned, the expected functionality works when first played (in the swf AND browser), but it seems like it's pulling from the cache or something on subsequent plays and ignores any properties (pause, etc) attached to any objects on the slide.
Does anyone have any thoughts as to why this is happening and have any suggestions?
Thanks so much in advance.

Answer 1

Hi Jay
No problem. It was just a bit of musing on my part.
Perhaps it will help to explain it a bit.
A Rollover Slidelet and a Button are similar in that you may click to carry out an action. In the case of the Button, you click and visit a different slide. That's basically the same as displaying the slidelet, but you aren't leaving the slide you are on. So the files you sent me are essentially doing that. You click, a different slide is visited, then a click brings you back to the original slide with the other buttons.
I'm a bit confused with the sample you sent (Sample1.cp) as you have a Click Box layered over a Button. You seem to have configured both the Button and the Click Box with the same action. So I'm wondering why you have the Click Box? The Button alone should be sufficient to accomplish your goal.
So you have four buttons on Slide 1. No problem. You have four images on Slide 1. You want all the images hidden until the buttons have been clicked. Looks like you have that part down. All you seem to be having issues with are making the final button appear that transports the user to Slide 6.
What you need is a variable that keeps track of whether the intended slides have been visited. You seem to have this figured out as well. I'm a bit confused as you seem to have created eight variables instead of only four. Perhaps you were simply experimenting.
You need a fifth variable to use as an indication that the fifth button should be revealed. You need actions to check and set these variables. You need at least four actions configured. Each of the four actions will do this:
Set the associated variable to one.
Add the four variables together.
Perform a check using an If statement. If the fifth variable is equal to four (meaning all required buttons have been clicked and presumably all desired slides have been viewed, show the fifth button.
Reposition the playhead at the first slide. (Or the slide with all the buttons if it's not the first)
Perhaps a visual will help:
Each action is assigned to its respective button. OR, you could have the slide exit action for each of the segments perform the action.
Good luck in getting it sorted... Rick
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