Close timelines on exit viewport

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My latest course design is like a scrolling web page where buttons trigger timelines that open text boxes. As you scroll down the page, you have lots of open text boxes. I know I can reverse the timeline on exit viewport but it’s very time consuming with the number of interactions. My design is based on symbols assembled vertically on a page and wondering if there is an easier way to reverse all the symbol timelines on exit viewport

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You probably can do something similar to this but close the text box

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Thanks

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if you've got an onExitViewport-behavior on a symbol you can easily get its instance by hypeDocument.getSymbolInstanceById(element.id).

so this'll allow you to reset timelines within.

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Can it be done globally for all timelines with one script?

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really depends on your setup

if it's always just the maintimeline within the symbol it'll be as easy as

hypeDocument.getSymbolInstanceById(element.id).goToTimeInTimelineNamed(0, 'timeline')
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Did you look at the post I suggested?

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I don't quite understand it Mark

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Can you post an example project.
That may make it easier to help you.

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Hi Mark, It seems Ive gone down the wrong track with symbols, which I cant reverse, so my question is no longer valid. I appreciate your help, Cheers Michael

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Yes I saw that.

Not convinced you have gone down the wrong track as even though symbols are mainly to reduce you repeatedly producing multiple elements manually , most actions and coding will not be too dissimilar to what you would use on normal elements.

But up to you if you want me or anyone to have a poke at the symbol setup you have :smile:

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Thanks Mark,
Ive decided to do fewer symbols which has simplified things