button hits INACTIVE and objects on...

Hi:

Captiv8 rules. EXCEPT for one problem... is there a way to
make it NOT dim out everything on the screen when the button hits
the Inactive state? I HATE this, and it is confusing to users. Why,
why WHY they want to know?



Is there ANY WAY To make the screens say the same brightness
and the buttons stay always active? Thanks.button hits INACTIVE and objects on...
Hi Rainyrainy,



Do you have fades between slides?



If so, try...

(Slide drop menu -%26gt; Transition -%26gt; select no transition)



Or if this is at the beginning or end of a project:

Publish -%26gt; on the pop out box select ''Start and End'' tab
-%26gt; un-select ''Fade in on the first slide'' and ''Fade out on the
last slide''.



TPKbutton hits INACTIVE and objects on...
Hi rainyrainy,



This can also happen if the objects on your slides have a
fade out transition on them and they do not stretch far enough past
the frame with the Inactive state. For example, if your objects
fade out for the default .5 seconds, then you need to make sure all
your objects are stretched more than .5 seconds past the frame
where the button is Inactive (aka Paused). Or you could also change
the objects' transition property to ''fade in only'' or ''no
transition''. To change the transition property on an object,
double-click it and look at the Options tab.



Cheers,

~Aaron
Thanks all, nope I don't use fades in general. This is just
the way Captivate works, I guess. When the play head hits the
''inactive'' mark in the timeline for the button, it dims out what's
on the screen. I HATE that.
It could be any object on the screen that has the fade-in /
fade-out so check every object.



I have seen issues with the timeline start and stop
positions. You can set every timeline option to go for the full
length of the slide. Some objects have an option to ''Play for Rest
of Slide'' and some don't. Bu here's a quick way to set that.



Highlight the timeline items (use the Ctrl key) and click
each timeline item, or use your mouse and highlight every object on
the slide. Press Ctrl-E (this is the keyboard shortcut to go to the
slide end time).



You might need to have an object start at time 0.0 to get it
right. I just encountered a similar timing issue where I had two
stacked captions fading in one after the other and it didn't work
right for my needs with a small fade. I just let the whole thing
load all at onece and it is fine now.



Final possibility is that thr button is not ''ON TOP'' Graphics
programs use layers and Captivate supports multiple objects on the
same screen. Some can overlap, etc. Perhaps another object is on
top of your button (background image, etc) and perhaps your button
needs to be on top. Right click on the button and select the layer
option to Bring To Front. Try it again, etc.



Joe C.