iBook Author and widgets

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Level 1

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iBook Author and widgets

Hello,

I am working on a children's book with interactive elements. I've created each page as a widget using Hype and imported them into iBooks Author. Everything is working the way I want it with one exception. I don't know how to correct it. Maybe someone can help.

When I insert the widget page and preview it, I have to click on the page and a second one pops up with all the animation and interaction. Then I click on a box in the upper left corner that says done and it goes back. Is there a way to eliminate this second pop-up and have the animation start when the page loads?

I have tried to create multiple pages in Hype and saving them as a widget but I cannot get this to install into iBook Author.

Any one else doing a children's book than can give me some help?

Thank you.

OS X Mavericks (10.9.2), i just purchased my MAC

Posted on Mar 13, 2014 7:34 AM

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Answer 1

patixa

Level 3

627 points

Mar 13, 2014 7:59 PM in response to catonpub

Perhaps I'm misunderstanding your problem, but the widgets are working as designed, i.e., widgets are designed to run full-screen and provide interactive elements. Widgets are supposed to be supplementary to the text, not replacements for it.

If you are attempting to mimic something like The Beatles' Yellow Submarine, where every page is animated, you will have to use interactive ePub. (I don't know of any apps that can help you create that since I haven't had to do it, but I'm sure someone else may be able to help.)

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Answer 2

Apr 1, 2014 7:29 AM in response to patixa

I am experiencing the same with widgets created in Hype. If starting the animation on page load is not possible, is it possible to make the animation at least play on the same page where the widget was placed? If you place a movie file, the movie can play at the same spot...but not the widget...

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Answer 3

vinnyvg

Level 4

1,880 points

Apr 1, 2014 3:16 PM in response to aStoryTeller

The best advice to help you with this problem is ---- contact Hype tech support.... they know their product and are there to help customers with problems.

Its over two weeks since your post... did you actually resolves this? If so, it would be helpful to others if you provide the solution.

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