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stopAudio behavior oddly inconsistent

SeanB fa 10 anys • actualitzat fa 10 anys • 2
Not sure if this is a bug. Prior to the latest release, build 388, I had a "stopAudio" (Inna's suggestion) on my initial sentence taps, with a chained "playAudio". This was to prevent multiple clicks causing an echo effect firing off repeated playbacks. I don't want to use "stop all audio".

As of 388 I must remove that stopAudio in order for the playAudio to work. It now nicely ignores subsequent clicks WHILE the audio is playing back. Excellent.

BUT, behavior changes for hidden sentence #2. Once I tap something that hides #1, and shows #2, I must keep the "stopAudio" for tap on sentence #2, with playAudio chained to it. In this case stopAudio does not prevent the playback of the sentence #2, BUT it is now required to prevent multi-tap firing repeated "echo" playbacks.

In short, I can achieve what I want, but it is strange that behavior differs between the 1st - visible - sentence and the 2nd - hidden - sentence. It'd be nice if sentence #2 playback was also smart enough to block repeated playbacks while a playback is in progress.
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Can you build on both PC and iMac? Server won't sync.

SeanB fa 10 anys • actualitzat fa 10 anys • 4
I have been working on my book on a PC. I duplicated that book, then switched to Mac via dropbox. I am able to edit the copy book fine in IB. The problem is I cannot get this book to synch with the server for Interact mode. It seems to time out. I have logged into interactplayer.com no problem. Other smaller books created directly on my iMac have no problem syncing.
Answer
Inna Komarovsky fa 10 anys
Hi Sean,
The same app should be able to open on both PC and Mac. I have a few questions to see if we can find where the problem might be:

Do you have your app opening directly from Dropbox (setting your default app folder to be the Dropbox folder that contains the app folder)?

Is the original (not duplicated) app on Dropbox?

Are you using the same InteractBuilder account on both computers?
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animation trigger error message

Ann K AlteredEssence fa 11 anys • updated by Alin Alexandru Matei fa 11 anys • 4

After just updating then rebooting my computer the following message was thrown when tapping an element that triggers a frame animation:


InteractBuilder Version: 3.2 Build 316

Device: 4313CTO

Processor: 1 Processor(s) Installed.

[01]: Intel64 Family 6 Model 37 Stepping 5 GenuineIntel ~1173 Mhz

Memory: 3,956 MB

System: NT 6.1

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An application error occurred while attempting to perform the last action.

Restarting InteractBuilder is recommended.

An application error occurred while attempting to perform the last action.

Restarting InteractBuilder is recommended.

Error: Chunk: error in object expression / Chunk: can't find object / Object: does not have this property / put: error in expression

Handler: Behavior_Animate

Hint: 

Location: Line 3690, char 34

Object: button id 1008 of group id 1010 of card id 1002 of stack "Behaviors" of stack "C:/Program Files (x86)/InteractBuilder/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode"

69: Line 3690 at char 34: Chunk: error in object expression

77: Line 3690 at char 34: Chunk: can't find object

456: Line 3690 at char 8: Object: does not have this property

465: Line 3690 at char 1: put: error in expression

241: Line 3690 at char 1: Handler: error in statement ----> Behavior_Animate

353: Line 0 at char 0: Object Name: ----> button id 1008 of group id 1010 of card id 1002 of stack "Behaviors" of stack "C:/Program Files (x86)/InteractBuilder/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode"

573: Line 3009 at char 1: Handler: can't find handler ----> Behavior_Animate

253: Line 3006 at char 1: if-then: error in statement

253: Line 3003 at char 1: if-then: error in statement

253: Line 3000 at char 1: if-then: error in statement

253: Line 2981 at char 1: if-then: error in statement

241: Line 2981 at char 1: Handler: error in statement ----> _Behavior_Do

353: Line 0 at char 0: Object Name: ----> button id 1008 of group id 1010 of card id 1002 of stack "Behaviors" of stack "C:/Program Files (x86)/InteractBuilder/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode"

line 150 of handler "errorDialog" of button "stsErrors_FS" of card id 1002 of stack "libSTSErrors"

line 11648 of handler "DoError" of stack "InteractBuilder" of behavior button "Stack B" of card id 1002 of stack "Behaviors"


Answer
Alin Alexandru Matei fa 11 anys

Is this occurs on a new frame animation that you've created in the updated version of IB3 or on an old frame animation?

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IB 4 | PlayVideo Not Working

Pardesi Media fa 10 anys • updated by Alin Alexandru Matei fa 10 anys • 6
I am testing the Video functionality in IB4. I created a one page app, added a video, and a play button. On tap of button have the behavior set to PlayVideo.

When I click on Interact to test it and tap on the play button, it gives me the "The page you are trying to jump to has not been loaded" error. I only have one page, and I am trying to run the Video on screen.

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Answer
Alin Alexandru Matei fa 10 anys
Is the button in one of the corners of the page? Make sure to disable page flip backwards and page flip forwards in the page properties if you prefer to place the button in the corner of the page. I tested the PlayVideo behavior just now, and it worked in the browser, but let me know if it still doesn't work if the button is not in the corner or if page flip backwards and page flip forwards are already turned off.
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Fixed

google fonts aren't available in IB4 on Windows

SeanB fa 10 anys • actualitzat fa 10 anys • 5
I installed some google ttf fonts. I see them in Fireworks. I do not see them in IB4 no matter how many times I restart it. Do I have to restart my laptop? I didn't have to do this on the Mac.

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Ken Ray fa 10 anys
Hi Sean,
We've recreated this problem in the Windows version and are working on fixing it so that Google fonts can be available in the font menu.
Thank you for your feedback!
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Fixed

IB 4.0 Build 384 | App Conversion Error

Pardesi Media fa 10 anys • updated by Ezra Weinstein (Administrator) fa 10 anys • 1
Hi,

Two of my apps were successfully converted, but the third one is giving following error:

InteractBuilder Version: 4.0 Build 384
Device: MacBook Air
Processor: Intel Core i5
Memory: 4 GB
System: 10.9.5

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An error occurred while accessing the database.

An error occurred while accessing the database.

Database Error: no such column: TP
Query: SELECT Opacity FROM PageElements WHERE Id=TP

image id 11735505 of group id 4893680 of group id 4893080 of card id 1002 of stack "/Applications/InteractBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode",mouseUp,62,button id 1020 of stack "Behaviors" of stack "/Applications/InteractBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode"
card id 1002 of stack "/Applications/InteractBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode",LoadApp,1507,button id 1007 of group id 1010 of card id 1002 of stack "Behaviors" of stack "/Applications/InteractBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode"
stack "libApp" of stack "/Applications/InteractBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode",ExportApp,6148
stack "libApp" of stack "/Applications/InteractBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode",ExportPageToJSON,6607
stack "libApp" of stack "/Applications/InteractBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode",ExportPageElements,7123
stack "libApp" of stack "/Applications/InteractBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode",AddBehaviorsToJSON,8652
stack "libApp" of stack "/Applications/InteractBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode",ibDB,10048
stack "libApp" of stack "/Applications/InteractBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode",CheckDBErr,10027
stack "/Applications/InteractBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode",DoError,16132,button id 1004 of card id 1002 of stack "Behaviors" of stack "/Applications/InteractBuilder.app/Contents/MacOS/Local Components/Data/InteractBuilder.livecode"
Answer
Ezra Weinstein (Administrator) fa 10 anys
Try deleting the InteractApp.RDB file from the folder and then open the app again.  This should resolve the issue.
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Follow up to a question asked by Ezra as to what page I was looking at in the player

Laurel Roth fa 10 anys • updated by Ezra Weinstein (Administrator) fa 10 anys • 1
Still encounter so many issues with trying to view pages in the player.  If I request it to just view one page it doesn't view the page I'm asking to view.  Also I am still unable to change the pages as they should appear.  The are not able to be moved by clicking on them and moving the order of the pages.  Also it use to ask you when you wanted to created a new page if it was before or after the current page and it no longer does that.

this is the link were I saw player 4.0.1
http://www.interactplayer.com/engine/player_4.0.1/?token=pgzhM6c9jM6mcTMagAjlMtkiDMtgQTM4wIz7OwsSDM23YjM
Answer
Ezra Weinstein (Administrator) fa 10 anys
So the player engine is in fact still under version 4.0.1. That is correct. The Before/After page dialog request only shows up if you are on the first page of your app, so that is working properly. To move pages around you don't click on them, you drag the page you want to the position where you want to move it to.
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Pages added Intersections of Elements refuse to run

Truman Kong fa 10 anys • updated by Ezra Weinstein (Administrator) fa 10 anys • 3
I am using IB4.0.1 to rebuild my App (originally work perfectly under IB3.4). One of my page has a game with intersections of elements. (Similar to your Dress Up Game in the tutorial). When I press Interact, the page refused to run, it just frozen at the loading page, saying "loading...". I guess it finished loading but cannot start running the App. Maybe, it is a bug. When I remove all the intersections, the page run with no problem.

The InteractPlayer is 4.0.1
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Localization best practices?

Charmaine Anderson fa 10 anys • updated by Ezra Weinstein (Administrator) fa 10 anys • 4
Can you advise what is the best method to localize one's app, should one try to include all the localized text and voice into the same app and allow the user to select their language preference, or do most people create separate mobile apps for each country/language supported and upload each localized version of the app into the app store?  Also if you can recommend someone or a company that does app localization that would be awesome. Thanks for your insight.
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Recommended # of pages in an App?

Charmaine Anderson fa 10 anys • updated by Inna Komarovsky fa 10 anys • 1
Can you recommend roughly how many pages a kids app for toddlers should be?  I know books should be about 32 pages for young kids, but wonder what is a good rule of thumb for apps that is acceptable to the marketplace for kids under 5.  Thanks for your thoughts.
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Inna Komarovsky fa 10 anys
Hi Charmaine,

I haven't been able to find a standard or suggestion for the length of children's book apps, and I think this is in part because of the flexibility of what you can do within just one page of an app. But I would say that if you want to go for the traditional children's book length, you can look at each app page as a spread in a physical book (two pages that face each other).

Other than that, since it is hard to tell how long an app will be without seeing the physical book, it can be great to include a very clear way of navigating the app, like a page menu or table of contents and maybe even some kind of visual to let the user know how far they are through the story.

I hope this helps!


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