While updating my CaptivateController script I noticed there have been some changes to the Captivate variables available to Captivate developers. I figured I should document them for future reference.
Note that some variables available in CP3 and CP4 are no longer available. The following list should be exhaustive for CP5; variables for previous versions of Captivate have been purposely left off this list. I also purposely left off some publicly accessible (but useless) movieclips and objects.
While most people seem to focus on using Captivate variables natively within a Captivate project via the Variables menu or widgets, my focus has been figuring out how accessible/usable they are via JavaScript. Thus you may find small differences between my list and other people’s lists, and differing opinions regarding the usefulness of some variables and publicly accessible movieclips. Regardless, the items below should be accessible via every method: widgets, JavaScript, and the native Variables support in Adobe Captivate.
If you know of any variables that I missed, please leave a comment. Thanks!
Update: Kurt Melander has kindly converted this list to PDF format if you’d like to download or print it. Thanks, Kurt.