animating disapearing points

[Marko]

PP2003

Finally a programmer noticed that you don't necessarily want to show all
the bullets, then, all the graphics, or vice versa. If you mixed text
and graphics you needed to break up the ouline into a series of text
boxes to be individualy animated, and they wouldn't be in the outline.
Now in 2003 this is fixed except (it think and hope I'm wrong) for one
thing:

Assume the bullets are A, B, etc..., level two is 1,2,3 etc, these
disappear before the next bullet:

CLICK: 1 2 3 4 5
A A A A A
1 B B B
2 1 C
3 2
3

I still have to do this manually, one would thing that hiding/dimming it
would do it automatically, I can't find a simple way. Motion paths is
harder and not precise than what I do now. Any ideas?

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[Marko]

PP2003

Finally a programmer noticed that you don't necessarily want to show all
the bullets, then, all the graphics, or vice versa. If you mixed text
and graphics you needed to break up the ouline into a series of text
boxes to be individualy animated, and they wouldn't be in the outline.
Now in 2003 this is fixed except (it think and hope I'm wrong) for one
thing:

Assume the bullets are A, B, etc..., level two is 1,2,3 etc, these
disappear before the next bullet:

CLICK: 1 2 3 4 5

Bullets A A A A A
1 B B B
2 1 C
3 2
3

I still have to do this manually, one would thing that hiding/dimming it
would do it automatically, I can't find a simple way. Motion paths is
harder and not precise than what I do now. Any ideas?

--
Marko Jotic, MMCT Holdings Int. Inc.
"Common sense is anything but common".
From the notebooks of Lazarus Long. Robert A. Heinlein.
Handmade knives, antique designs, exotic materials at
http://www.knifeforging.com/

 

[Kathy J]

Marko,
I would set up exit animations on the second level bullets and then
re-arrange the animation order so that the following occurs:
Enter A, 1, 2, 3 on click
Exit 1 on click
Exit 2, 3 with previous
Enter B, 1, 2, 3 with previous
Exit 1 on click
Exit 2, 3 with previous
Enter C with previous

Only problem is that it won't compress up. If you want it to compress up,
then you will need to have the following:
Enter Text box with A on click
Enter Text box with 1, 2, 3 on click (This box is located just below and to
the right of A)
Exit Text box with 1,2,3 on click
Enter Text box with B with previous (This box is top aligned with the 1, 2,
3 box and left aligned with A))
Enter Text box with B's 1, 2, 3 on click (This box is located just below and
to the right of B)
Exit Text box with B's 1, 2, 3 on click
Enter Text box with C with previous (This box is top aligned with B's 1, 2,
3 box and left aligned with A and B)

Try that and see if it works.... (It's harder to write it than to do it, by
the way.)
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[Marko]

Sorry Kathy but you just described everything I put in my post,
including my workaround

the problem is WHY?, if a point dims/fades/disapears it should be
obvious I want the next one in line, not a few inches down

for reference the text boxes are copies of the original with blank lines
for level one text, this keeps the font line spacing precise

Marko,
I would set up exit animations on the second level bullets and then
re-arrange the animation order so that the following occurs:
Enter A, 1, 2, 3 on click
Exit 1 on click
Exit 2, 3 with previous
Enter B, 1, 2, 3 with previous
Exit 1 on click
Exit 2, 3 with previous
Enter C with previous

Only problem is that it won't compress up. If you want it to compress up,
then you will need to have the following:
Enter Text box with A on click
Enter Text box with 1, 2, 3 on click (This box is located just below and to
the right of A)
Exit Text box with 1,2,3 on click
Enter Text box with B with previous (This box is top aligned with the 1, 2,
3 box and left aligned with A))
Enter Text box with B's 1, 2, 3 on click (This box is located just below and
to the right of B)
Exit Text box with B's 1, 2, 3 on click
Enter Text box with C with previous (This box is top aligned with B's 1, 2,
3 box and left aligned with A and B)

Try that and see if it works.... (It's harder to write it than to do it, by
the way.)

what's really hard is reading the animation sequence, I keep selecting
the wrong one. Once you get it though its ok since you put them in and
animate them in sequence

It simply should not be necessary

ps wishlist item 4 for today

--
Marko Jotic, MMCT Holdings Int. Inc.
"Common sense is anything but common".
From the notebooks of Lazarus Long. Robert A. Heinlein.
Handmade knives, antique designs, exotic materials at
http://www.knifeforging.com/