i want to change {SURVEYDESCRIPTION} value for showing some text in welcome page and other text in surveys pages.
I am starting a new plugin, but i dont know how to access to {SURVEYDESCRIPTION} value in runtime.

thanks a lot

Hi,

I don't think there are a good solution actually. Maybe some bad hack ....

You can make a clean Feature request if you want.

What about some JQuery that modifies the HTML?

gabrieljenik wrote: What about some JQuery that modifies the HTML?

It's not a clean solution.

And actually : we don't know the usage of this update.

Example one : update {SURVEYDESCRIPTION} for each page of survey : just use {GROUPDESCRIPTION} at place of SURVEYDESCRIPTION.

update SURVEYDESCRIPTION according to Question answers : EM can be used here.

Etc ....

DenisChenu wrote:

It's not a clean solution.

Why not?

Gabriel, can you give a link to a small test survey using your template?

tpartner wrote: DenisChenu wrote:

It's not a clean solution.

Why not?

Javascript can be broken, user can deactivate javascript ....

Blind user can have difficulty with JS etc ....

I disagree, I think the internet has moved beyond a point where we can have user-friendly, feature-rich applications without JS. I suppose, if you're a purist, you could run LimeSurvey without JS but it would be pretty boring.

Hi Tony,

Yes, javascripot is done to be more user friendly. But, there are a lot of time where javascript is missused.

When i work on a website, i like to have :
1st : a good semantic system
2nd : a good usuability out of the box.
3rd : after i go to the look and feal, and here : all javascrit system can be used.

Some staring point en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_Web en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usability etc ...; but i know better French website ;).


Actually, in LimeSurvey we don't need any plugin to update Description.
Just a
<script>
$(".survey-description").html("My own description");
</script>

Is OK.

But i really think this can be done without js and more easily done directly using LimeSurvey.
Actually : mcalvoca don't tell us why he want to update SURVEYDESCRITION ? What for ?

Depend of the need : survey manager can easily update or not the system .

Denis
PS: don't remind it too : but test with a bad connection some website give an idea too.

Thanks, I don't think I need any tips on how to develop websites.

The example that Dennis gave below is what I meant.