Text Entry not waiting for entry before continuing

Captivate 4
I'm trying to add a TEB where the user will need to enter the correct text before moving to the next slide. I would like it to continue as soon as they user types the correct entry. The problem is that the slide doesn't pause to wait for the entry - it continues to the next slide without anything being typed or a click. ??
I have the correct text listed in the 'Correct Entries' box and have it set to 'go to next slide' for 'On success'. Under 'Options', I have it set to 'Validate User Input'. I do not have any hint or caption buttons, and I am not showing a 'submit' button.
Can someone tell me how to get it to pause the training to wait for the user to enter the correct text?
Screen shots below.
Thanks in advance,
D

Hi there
Indeed there is!
You enable the Button in the properties. This will place an associated button next to the field.
What's that you are asking? You don't want a button?
Well, nobody said you actually have to SEE the button! Just double-click the button and its properties will show. Choose Transparent Button and configure it so it's invisible. Then you configure the other "1" for the Button press!
Cheers... Rick
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Sent message type=method_call sender=n/a destination=org.freedesktop.systemd1 object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/unit/mnt_2draid_2emount interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=Get cookie=3 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a
Adding /org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/59 to the set
Got message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/59 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=2 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a
Got D-Bus request: org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.PropertiesChanged() on /org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/59
Got message type=signal sender=n/a destination=n/a object=/org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/58 interface=org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties member=PropertiesChanged cookie=3 reply_cookie=0 error=n/a
Got D-Bus request: org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties.PropertiesChanged() on /org/freedesktop/systemd1/job/58
... and hangs indefinitely, I'm really running out of ideas. I did not find any information on how to debug a dead unit since it's apparently not considered an errorneous state.
I'm stuck. I don't know what to do next except for making workarounds like manually mounting the filesystem via some kind of (now defunct - why?) /etc/rc.local mechanism. How do I find out what's happening when systemd starts the mount unit? How do I get the output from the commands it runs (like mount and possibly others)? I have no idea whether the custom mount unit of mine works and the problem is elsewhere or doesn't, or ... whatever.
(off-topic: exactly how does systemd "optimise" anything? Ever since Arch moved to systemd my boot time tripled, all troubles got way more frustrating and 4 out of 5 of them were due to some systemd "goodie". What happened to KISS? systemd sure is Stupid but I kinda miss the Simple part...)
Last edited by mr.MikyMaus (2015-04-01 13:22:11)

Thanks! The Arch bug isn't directly related to my problem but the comment in systemd's bugreport was, well, "helpful", if you can call it that.
UUID in fstab indeed works but I have only vague idea why and from Lennart's style of commentary I have a really bad feeling. Last time I had this feeling was a couple of years ago when I needed to solve a problem with Windows and contacted Microsoft support. They also used this language style and words like "this is intended, this is considered to be like this, you need to" and similar but no explanation why is it this way and why is it deviating from what is expected behaviour from user's point of view.

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