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I'm using Select Case to allow a user to click on the page to trigger the next set of actions. (this method was suggested by Fred years ago.)

Say each click shows an image and text, and hides the previous one.

So I have something like the attached image.

Now I need to refine my method - I want to play a different timeline at each click.

BUT: I don't want the user to be able to click UNTIL the previous timeline has completed.

If I just put a timeline against each case, the user can click rapidly four times, and get a huge onscreen mess. So I need to control this.

So I'm thinking along the lines that there'll need to be a variable at the end of each timeline. When the variable changes, then the next click is accepted.

But then I'm stuck - where in my "case" would it check the variable?

(Please don't fight the use of the timelines... it's to solve a different problem - namely that you can't output simultaneous actions to video, but actions at the same time on a timeline are ok)

Linda
Running late for work, but off the top of my head would the wait() script command be your answer?
The syntax would be wait(time in seconds)
I'm not sure if you inserted the wait() command after a mouseclick event on a timeline at the beginning, whether the wait command would stop all actions happening for the period of the wait or not.
The other possible solution is to disable all the other objects at the beginning of a timeline and when the timeline is complete, enable the objects again.
Someone probably has a better solution, but in the absence of a reply, you could give these two ideas a try.
Good luck!
Cheers
Graham

Graham,

Certainly a good start... the select case actions are on a frame that covers the whole page - by disabling the frame at the start of each timeline, and enabling it again at the end, I achieve my aim.

Off to experiment more, to see if there any down-sides to this approach!

many thanks, Linda