Move
Coordinates for a layer’s destination
Responses
In ProtoPie, a Response is an interaction piece that is triggered by a Trigger. It can be described as the action initiated by the Trigger it is tied to.
Move
Moving a layer to specific coordinates.
Scale
Scaling a layer up or down.
Size
It is possible to modify the size of a layer with fixed values for the width and the height. (When containers are resized, the layers within the container remain unchanged.)
Factor
It is possible to modify the size of a layer proportionally by a certain %. (When containers are resized, the layers within the container are also resized.)
Rotate
Rotating a layer to specific angles.
3D Rotate
Rotating a layer to specific angles in a three-dimensional field.
Rotate To
The angle a layer rotates to
Rotate By
The amount of rotation a layer rotates by
Direction
The area towards which a layer moves
Pivot
The reference point from which a layer undergoes rotation or resizing
Perspective Depth
The distance between a layer and a point of focus for viewing
Opacity
Changing the transparency of a layer.
Change To
Changing the layer’s opacity
Color
Changing the color of a layer.
Shadow
Adding custom shadows to a layer.
Shadow
Shadows can be customized based on the chosen coordinates and blur
Border
Adding custom borders to a layer.
Border Position
Borders can be placed on the inside, center or outside of a layer’s outline
Radius
Changing the radius of individual corners or all corners of a layer.
Scroll
Scrolling to a specific position within a container.
Scroll
The amount a layer scrolls
Reorder
Changing the order of layers in a stack.
Reorder
The changes of a layer’s order
Jump
Going from one scene to another scene.
Use Smart Jump to automatically animate transitions between scenes. Learn more about Smart Jump.
Scene
Jump to a certain scene
Transition
Transition effects when jumping to a scene
- Instant
- Smart
- Fade
- Pop
- Slide In
- Slide Out
- Flip
Reset the current scene
The selected scene will be reset when jumping to it. If this option is not enabled, the scene is left in its last state
Playback
Playing, pausing, and seeking video, audio, and Lottie layers.
Volume
Controlling the volume of video or audio files.
Volume To
Adjusting the volume of an audio or video layer
Text
Changing the content and properties of a text layer. Text Responses have no duration.
Change To
The text content will be changed to that desired by the user
Size
The text is resized
Weight
The text can be made bolder or lighter
Alignment
The text’s horizontal or vertical alignment can be adjusted
Line Spacing
The text’s line spacing can be adjusted
Stop
Halting the animation of a layer. For example, you can use Stop to stop a loading or progress bar.
Send
Send responses enable interactions among devices, but they cannot be used on their own. They must be used with Receive triggers. Such actions fire when a prototype with a Receive trigger receives a message sent from a different prototype through the Send response. The received message should always match the sent message.
Sending and receiving messages can be used within the same scene to modularize interactions or reuse a set of responses, avoiding repetitive work.
Channel [Component]
Inside the component, you can use the Send response to send a message and this can be received by a Receive trigger outside the component. This also works the other way around. Refer to Components for more information.
Channel [ProtoPie Studio]
Select ProtoPie Studio as a channel to allow interactions among devices (it works the same way for ProtoPie Connect).
Channel [Current Scene]
To modularize interactions or reuse a set of responses avoiding repetitive work, you can use Receive triggers and Send responses in one scene.
Message
A message is a string that is transmitted. The message in the Receive trigger on one device should match the message in the Send response, only then interactions among devices will take place.
Assign to Variable
It is possible to send a value together with a message. This value would have to be assigned to a variable upon receiving.
Vibrate
Activating vibration and haptic feedback on smart devices.
Refer to Google's Android Developer Documentation and Apple's Human Interface Guidelines for more information about haptic feedback.
iOS
- Default: Basic vibration.
- Notification - Success: Indicates that a task or action, such as depositing a check or unlocking a vehicle, has completed.
- Notification - Warning: Indicates that a task or action, such as depositing a check or unlocking a vehicle, has produced a warning of some kind.
- Notification - Failure: Indicates that a task or action, such as depositing a check or unlocking a vehicle, has failed.
- Impact - Light/Medium/Heavy: Provides a physical metaphor that complements the visual experience. For example, the user might feel a thud when a view slides into place or two objects collide.
- Selection - Selection: Indicates that the selection is actively changing. For example, the user feels light taps while scrolling a picker wheel. This feedback is intended for communicating movement through a series of discrete values, not making or confirming a selection.
Android
- Default: Basic vibration.
- Keyboard Press: Haptic feedback when the user has pressed a virtual or software keyboard key.
- Keyboard Tap: Haptic feedback when the user has pressed a soft keyboard key.
- Long Press: Haptic feedback when the user has performed a long press on an object that is resulting in an action being performed.
- Virtual Key: Haptic feedback when the user has pressed on a virtual on-screen key.
Focus
Focusing in or out of an input layer.
Assign
Overwriting the value stored in a variable.
Link
Opening websites or apps through URL schemes.
URL
You can enter website URLs and visit a website in the browser or the in-app browser on iOS.
- e.g. https://protopie.io
- e.g. https://www.google.com/search?q=protopie
URL schemes allow you to open system apps and third-party apps on iOS and Android devices. Third-party apps usually have their own defined URL schemes.
- e.g. mailto:hello@protopie.io
- e.g. tel:+1-212-555-1234
- e.g. whatsapp://send?text=[[hello]]
- e.g. fb://feed
- e.g. slack://open?team={TEAM_ID}
Formula
You can enter formulas and use the Link response more dynamically.
- e.g. "https://www.google.com/search?q=" + `Input 1`.text
- e.g. "https://www.amazon.com/s/field-keywords=" + `keyword`.text
Camera
Accessing or exiting the device's native camera.
The Camera response must be used with the camera layer and also allows you to enable scanning QR codes from within your prototype (learn more).
Action [Start]
Start the camera. You can choose between the front-facing camera and rear-facing camera.
Action [Stop]
Stop the camera.
Camera [Current Camera]
Use the current camera.
Camera [Front Camera]
Use the current camera.
Camera [Rear Camera]
Use the rear-facing camera.
Camera [Switch]
Use the camera facing the opposite side of the last used camera.
QR Code Scanner
Enable scanning QR codes from within your prototype.
Open URL Immediately
Scan a QR code to open a link in a web browser.
Keep Tracking
Monitor values stored in your QR code.
Reset
Resetting the current scene, a layer, or a variable. You can reset the whole scene, and also default a layer or variable back to its initial state.
Background Blur
Blurring underneath layers based on specific blur effects.
Default Effects
- Extra Light
- Light
- Dark
Material Effects (Light and Dark themes)
- Ultra Thin Material
- Thin Material
- Material
- Thick Material
- Chrome Material
Condition
Configuring parameters that need to be met in order to trigger responses.
> Greater than
A Response is triggered when a property of the target layer exceeds that set for this property
≥ Greater than or equal to
A Response is triggered when a property of the target layer reaches or exceeds that set for this property
< Less than
A Response is triggered when a property of the target layer goes below that set for this property
≤ Less than or equal to
A Response is triggered when a property of the target layer reaches or goes below that set for this property
= Equal to
A Response is triggered when a property of the target layer is exactly the same as that set for this property.
≠ Not equal to
A Response is triggered when a property of the target layer is not exactly the same as that set for this property
Listen
Activating listening to voice commands.
By default, prototypes do not pick up any voice commands. Hence, listening needs to be enabled first.
Learn more about voice prototyping.
Continuous
When listening to voice commands is enabled, it would stop automatically as soon as no speech is being picked up anymore. In order to avoid this, you can check Continuous to make sure listening remains enabled even when no voice commands are picked up.
When Continuous has been checked, you would need a separate Listen response to stop listening. This means that when Continuous is unchecked, you do not need a separate Listen response to stop listening.
Speak
Activating reading a text out loud, either by inputting the text or through a formula.
Learn more about voice prototyping.
Text
You can enter the text to be read out loud.
Formula
To make your voice interaction more dynamic, you can use formulas as long as the used formula results in a text. Also, you can use the predefined variable $voiceTranscript that stores the last voice command.
Language
You can choose from 40 languages and language variants.
Voiced by
You can choose between a female and male voice per language.
Speed
You can adjust the speed by choosing a value between 0.5 and 2.
Pitch
You can adjust the pitch by choosing a value between 0.5 and 2.
