Create non-responsive projects
My organization has decided against responsive design. They actively discourage people from using non-desktop computer devices to complete training (concern about employees doing it outside of working hours). The new Captivate leaves us in a bind. We need to be able to design static non-responsive projects as we have always done in previous versions of Captivate.
We will likely never switch until this is restored in the product. If it doesn't come before Cp Classic EOL, we will need to find an alternative product.
Mark Whitney
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Drew.
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I have a significant training catalog of software simulations. My client's system can only operate on desktop computers and therefore the simulations are a fixed size, typically 1800x900px. At these dimensions, the content cannot be resized (responsive) and is unreadable on phones and small tablets. The continuous scrolling and responsive first design focus of the new Cp also leaves me in a bind. I will not be able to use it until a non-responsive fixed canvas sized project option is implemented.
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Jamie Lyons commented
@Randall Sauchuck I've been holding out hope that they will get most of what I need working, but I realize that's probably a pipe dream at this point. I guess more than anything I was just voicing my complete frustration. Articulate is on the table for us at this point.
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Randall Sauchuck
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@Jamie Lyons If you are waiting for Adobe to implement every feature of Captivate Classic then you are wasting your time. Although Articulate products have their limitations I find them better than Captivate (New or Classic) and they seem to have a much better production cycle for updates.
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Lieve Weymeis commented
This is almost exactly what my clients (I am a consultant/trainer) proclaim as well. Moreover I am convinced that not every topic can be consumed on mobile devices. That pedagogical side seems not to be considered at all in this new version. Hype terms like 'learning style' 'micro-learning' 'minimalistic design' are more like fashion words, but forego the real goal of all learning assets. Just like the social aspects which are indispensable are ignored as well.
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My organization is in the exact same situation. We have hundreds of non-responsive (that need to stay non-responsive) modules that will need to be completely redone. The amount of resources, time, and money this will cost us feels insurmountable. I am trying to come up with workarounds in this version but am coming up short. If I must completely recreate all of my modules, then I might as well pick software that actually has the features I need. In my opinion, this is not even close to a new version of Captivate. It’s a completely different program. I can't wait until Adobe gets all of the current features for Classic working in the new version to make a decision. Although we have years until Classic goes away, we can't even begin to start recreating our modules with the new version the way it is now. After 18 years of using Captivate as our primary software for trainings, we are most likely going to have to find an alternative product.