Appreciate comments on playing sound on non-triggered click

[Epinn]

Experiment of the day.

I have three objects on one slide:-
(1) An action button - action on click ---> none
(2) An oval shape - action on click ---> none
(3) A sound icon - start on click and stop on click

I only find out now how differently they behave.

(1) Action button - It doesn't do anything - won't start the sound nor stop
the sound. It is not part of the click sequence. Now, I know what
**action** button truly means.

(2) Oval - When I click on it, the sound starts. Then when I click outside
it on the slide, the sound stops. Restart the show. This time reverse the
order of the clicks. Click on the slide the sound starts; click on the oval
the sound stops. All this is logical and understandable. The oval is part
of the click sequence.

(3) Sound icon - I need help on this one. It appears that it is not part
of the click sequence.

(a) Everytime when I click on the sound icon, the tune just starts. The
second click doesn't stop the tune. The sound icon **always** starts the
tune.

(b) After clicking on the sound icon, I click on the slide. This second
click doesn't stop the tune. It just restarts the tune. Then when I click
on the sound icon again, the tune starts again. This click subsequent to the
click on the slide doesn't stop the tune either. Now, when I click on the
slide for a second time, the tune stops. So, I assume that the sound icon is
**not** part of the click sequence.

(c) This (b above) happens 99.9% of the time. A couple of times, the tune
stops when I click on the slide right after I click the sound icon. I want
to think of this as the result of "finger slip." Please confirm that (b) is
the norm.

(d) If anybody cares, I also realize that I don't have to actually click on
the yellow sound icon to trigger its behaviour. If one clicks close enough
to the sound icon, one can get the same effect.

Any comments? Thanks in advance.

Epinn

 

[Ute Simon]

I have three objects on one slide:-

(1) An action button - action on click ---> none
(2) An oval shape - action on click ---> none
(3) A sound icon - start on click and stop on click

First (regarding your post in another question "complaining" that this one
has not been answered): It is weekend in most parts of the world. So people
will be lying on the beach, having a barbecue, and so on. The newsgroup is
busier on weekdays. And especially here in Germany people are sitting in
football (soccer) stadiums, in front of public large screens or their
private TV to watch the finals of the World Championchip (Germany is third -
not too bad ;-) )!

To explain the behavior of your three objects:

Make yourself familiar with trigger animations (tohlz just posted a tutorial
on http://pptheaven.mvps.org/tutorials/trigger.html).

(1) Action buttons perform "actions": go to a hyperlink, start a program,
etc. They are not part of the animation sequence, but they can be animated.

(2) A shape is a shape is a shape ...: Unless it does not have a trigger
animation assigned to it, a click on it does the same as a click on the
slide background.

(3) If you chose "Start on mouseclick" when inserting the sound, you
inserted a trigger animation (though you might not be aware of it). A click
on the icon works like pressing a button and performs Start/Pause.

Best regards,
Ute

 

[Epinn]

I was "pretty clear" about triggered click **by itself** before I post
because I read Echo's tutorial. Now, I have also read Shawn's. But
sometimes when we put two things together (in this case triggered and
non-triggered click), a new perspective emerges. During my experiment, it
was interesting for me to realize that a shape can both be a triggered and
non-triggered click; an action button can only be a triggered click; a sound
icon is a triggered click only. Thank you for confirming. I am all clear
now.

I am sorry that you took my comment in another post as a "complaint." All I
did was to try to draw some attention to this thread. This is because I am
under the impression that after a number of hours, a post may not be as
noticeable. I don't know how often you follow my posts. For those who do,
they may agree that I show a lot of respect and appreciation for the MVP's
knowledge, time, support and generosity. I know they are all volunteers and
I don't have the right to complain. In the contrary, I have been concerned
that I may have bothered them too much. Steve is always so nice to say, "No
worries." Well, Steve, I think I should give everybody a break. I should
make a point to refrain from posting for at least a week after this week.

Thank you for putting up with my passion to learn, my being detailed ......

Cheers,

Epinn

 

[Ute Simon]

Well, Steve, I think I should give everybody a break. I should

make a point to refrain from posting for at least a week after this week.

Feel free to ask as often as you like!

Thanks for your answer and feedback,
best regards,
Ute