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Is it possible to override a Timeout Event with a Touch Event?

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Elliott Freeman
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I was wondering if its possible to override a timeout event when a user touches something. If not It would be helpful if there is an alternative or better way to go about this. My presentation is separated into 3 zones:

Zone 1: Is a looping slideshow presentation.

Zone 2: Is a information panel

Zone 3: is a set of images/buttons to click on, that controls whats displayed in Zone 2.

There is a default image that is displayed in Zone 2 until some button in Zone 3 is clicked. Once a button in Zone 3 is clicked it changes the content in Zone 2 to correspond to that button. I want the information in Zone 2 to timeout back to the default image (after 30 seconds), but I don't want to wait 30 seconds for a user to be able to click on another button to change the content. You see the dilemma here? Its forcing me to wait until the timeout event is done until I can change the content in Zone 2 again.

Any help much appreciated!

 

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    ^UD\_$

    Please share your presentation file, so we can take a look at how the programming works.

    Just to make things more interesting, you could create a zone 4 that only shows your default image, and cover zone 2 with it.

    Then, hide the new zone every time a button is pressed, and show it after 30 seconds.

     

     

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    Elliott Freeman

    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B8wD3vWDAAJRdkprd0M2TkE4a3M?usp=sharing 

    Here is my presentation, I'll also try the other way you suggested, seems a roundabout way of fixing it but i'll try it.

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    ^UD\_$

    The Image Play File state is your friend here. It makes things simple to manage.

    I created the SelectImage User Variable, that is set with a key value, prior to entering the Image Play File state.

    A single Zone Message "show", is used to re-enter the Image Play File state.

     

    Every time a logo is tapped on, you would set the SelectImage with the corresponding key value, and go back to the menu bar image, which would then send the zone message.

    That should work. I was not able to test it, so this may need a bit of tweaking, but the general idea is there.

    https://www.dropbox.com/s/xkq4ceacgcg8n7m/IDM-From-Udi-201-220-4480.bpf?dl=0

    I hope that helped

    Udi

     

     

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    Elliott Freeman

    Oh wow! Never heard of the Play File functionality. Thanks for your help! 

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    ^UD\_$

    You are welcome.

    BrightSign improve their technology continuously, and new features are added all the time.

    I find that simply exploring BrightAuthor menus and sub menus, is a good way of discovering what is possible.

    Glad I could help :)

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