March 17, 2021
HTML5 prevent the using of Rollover objects
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March 17, 2021
HTML5 prevent the using of Rollover objects
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You couldn’t use Rollover objects when exporting to HTML5. Why?

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2021-03-28 05:21:59
2021-03-28 05:21:59

Some Captivate features and functions do not really work in certain Export mode and certain devices. You need to make a documentation of it and in developing your next lessons, ask first if that will work on a certain device.

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2021-03-19 00:29:05
2021-03-19 00:29:05

I like roll overs in elearning.  I just think they look nice and can provide some clean design with the ability of adding quite a bit of content to a slide.
But Lieve is correct, as she often is, that they do not work on mobile – including iPad. If you are only looking to view on computers they work, as posted.
Did not know that it was greyed out when building a responsive project, as I have not tried to add one because of the poor mobile function. But that is good information to know.
I learn things all the time on this community.
Thanks.

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2021-03-28 07:14:27
2021-03-28 07:14:27
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Fluid boxes are OK, but they come with limitations. Since responsive projects will be designed with mobile devices in mind, and due to the stacking limitation in non-static fluid boxes, it is logical that all rollovers are prevented.

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2021-03-18 11:24:11
2021-03-18 11:24:11

I know that you get a warning about Rollovers when publishing to HTML5. However that is not totally correct. I will try to explain:

  • Rollover slidelets can indeed NEVER be used for HTML5 output because they were based on SWF technology.
  • Rollover Caption/Image can still be used BUT they will only be functional when using a laptop or a desktop because they have the hover event when using a mouse or a trackpad. Such an event doesn’t exist on mobile devices. For a mobile device you cannot use rollovers at all.
  • If you create a Fluid Boxes project (responsive) the option to insert Rollover Caption/Image is greyed out because such a project is normally meant to be accessible from mobile devices. For desktop/laptop viewing I published a blog explaining possible workarounds. Have a look at:
    http://blog.lilybiri.com/rollover-in-fluid-boxes

Hope this clarifies?

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