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9 years 2 months ago #156121 by TerryInLeesburg

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We are trying to create a question like the attached picture.
I can get the dual scales, but is there a way to put the actual question in the "middle"?

dual-scale.jpg

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9 years 2 months ago #156133 by tpartner

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What LimeSurvey version are you using?

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9 years 2 months ago #156149 by TerryInLeesburg

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2.5.4

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9 years 2 months ago #156150 by tpartner

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Set up your survey to use JavaScript and place the following script in the source of the question:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
	$(document).ready(function(){	
 
		// Identify this question
		var qID = {QID};
		var thisQuestion = $('#question'+qID);
 
		// Remove LS imposed column widths 
		$('colgroup', thisQuestion).remove();
 
		// Move the table cells
		$('table.subquestion-list thead tr', thisQuestion).each(function(i, thisRow) {
			$('td.header_separator', thisRow).after($('th.header_answer_text', thisRow)).remove();
		});
		$('tr.answers-list', thisQuestion).each(function(i, thisRow) {
			$('td.dual_scale_separator', thisRow).after($('th.answertext', thisRow)).remove();
		});
		
		// Insert the center header label
		var centerHeader = 'Learning Methods';
		$('table.subquestion-list thead tr:eq(0) th.header_answer_text', thisQuestion).text(centerHeader);
 
		// Insert some clean-up styles (could be placed in template.css)
		$('<style type="text/css">\
			#question'+qID+' th.header_answer_text, #question'+qID+' th.answertext {\
				width:50%;\
				text-align:center;\
				hyphens: none;\
				overflow-wrap: normal;\
			}\
			#question'+qID+' td.radio-item {\
				padding: 10px;\
			}\
			#question'+qID+' .radio label::before, #question'+qID+' .radio label::after {\
				margin-left: 0;\
			}\
			@media only screen and (max-width: 801px) {\
				#question'+qID+' th.answertext {\
					clear: both;\
					text-align: left;\
				}\
				#question'+qID+' td.radio-item {\
					float: left;\
					width: auto !important;\
				}\
			}\
		</style>').appendTo( "head" )		
	});
</script>

Sample survey attached:

File Attachment:

File Name: limesurvey...6-21.lss
File Size:22.18 KB

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8 years 8 months ago - 8 years 8 months ago #162634 by VAMOS_FHB

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For me, this does not work as it should (see attached screenshot) in LS 3.0.4

example.jpg

Last edit: 8 years 8 months ago by VAMOS_FHB.

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8 years 8 months ago - 8 years 8 months ago #162635 by tpartner

Replied by tpartner on topic Need help with dual Array with question in the middle...

That looks like a template problem.

This workaround is for the 2.7.x versions. What template are you using?

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Last edit: 8 years 8 months ago by tpartner.

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8 years 5 months ago #166997 by VAMOS_FHB

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I successfully have used this workaround in a survey. In another survey I'd now like to use the expression manager for conditional wording in the answers. This works fine with the normal array dual scale. But when using the tpartner's code, the expression inside the {} is no longer recongized. Is there a solution for that? LS version is 2.73.

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8 years 5 months ago #167016 by tpartner

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I see nothing in the script that should affect Expression Manager. Can you attach a small sample survey?

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8 years 5 months ago #167028 by VAMOS_FHB

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Attached you'll find an example. Thank you!

...rayExample.lss

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8 years 5 months ago #167045 by tpartner

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It seems to be a bug in Expression Manager. The perfectly valid JavaScript syntax for the styles is preventing EM from parsing the values in the curly braces.

Try this:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
	$(document).ready(function(){	
 
		// Identify this question
		var qID = {QID};
		var thisQuestion = $('#question'+qID);
 
		// Remove LS imposed column widths 
		$('colgroup', thisQuestion).remove();
 
		// Move the table cells
		$('table.subquestion-list thead tr', thisQuestion).each(function(i, thisRow) {
			$('td.header_separator', thisRow).after($('th.header_answer_text', thisRow)).remove();
		});
		$('tr.answers-list', thisQuestion).each(function(i, thisRow) {
			$('td.dual_scale_separator', thisRow).after($('th.answertext', thisRow)).remove();
		});
 
		// Insert some clean-up styles (could be placed in template.css)
		var newStyles = '<style type="text/css">\n'+
							'#question'+qID+' th.header_answer_text, #question'+qID+' th.answertext {\n'+
								'width:50%;\n'+
								'text-align:center;\n'+
								'hyphens: none;\n'+
								'overflow-wrap: normal;\n'+
							'}\n'+
							'#question'+qID+' td.radio-item {\n'+
								'padding: 10px;\n'+
							'}\n'+
							'#question'+qID+' .radio label::before, #question'+qID+' .radio label::after {\n'+
								'margin-left: 0;\n'+
							'}\n'+
							'@media only screen and (max-width: 801px) {\n'+
								'#question'+qID+' th.answertext {\n'+
									'clear: both;\n'+
									'text-align: left;\n'+
								'}\n'+
								'#question'+qID+' td.radio-item {\n'+
									'float: left;\n'+
									'width: auto !important;\n'+
								'}\n'+
							'}\n'+
						'</style>'
		$('head').append(newStyles);		
	});
</script>

Cheers,
Tony Partner
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8 years 5 months ago #167050 by VAMOS_FHB

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Thank you for your help! With your code the EM is now working. But the answers are no longer in the middle of the dual array. In my example both arrays are now identical. So there there is no difference in the result compared to just using the "standard" dual array without any javascript code.

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8 years 5 months ago #167059 by tpartner

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Ah, Expression Manager again - no spaces after some opening curly braces. Use this code:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
	$(document).ready(function(){		
 
		// Identify this question
		var qID = {QID};
		var thisQuestion = $('#question'+qID);
 
		// Remove LS imposed column widths 
		$('colgroup', thisQuestion).remove();
 
		// Move the table cells
		$('table.subquestion-list thead tr', thisQuestion).each(function(i, thisRow) {
			$('td.header_separator', thisRow).after($('th.header_answer_text', thisRow)).remove();
		});
		$('tr.answers-list', thisQuestion).each(function(i, thisRow) {
			$('td.dual_scale_separator', thisRow).after($('th.answertext', thisRow)).remove();
		});
 
		// Insert the center header label
		var centerHeader = ' ';
		$('table.subquestion-list thead tr:eq(0) th.header_answer_text', thisQuestion).text(centerHeader);
 
		// Insert some clean-up styles (could be placed in template.css)
		var newStyles = '<style type="text/css">\n'+
							'#question'+qID+' th.header_answer_text, #question'+qID+' th.answertext { \n'+
								'width:50%;\n'+
								'text-align:center;\n'+
								'hyphens: none;\n'+
								'overflow-wrap: normal;\n'+
							'}\n'+
							'#question'+qID+' td.radio-item { \n'+
								'padding: 10px;\n'+
							'}\n'+
							'#question'+qID+' .radio label::before, #question'+qID+' .radio label::after { \n'+
								'margin-left: 0;\n'+
							'}\n'+
							'@media only screen and (max-width: 801px) { \n'+
								'#question'+qID+' th.answertext { \n'+
									'clear: both;\n'+
									'text-align: left;\n'+
								'}\n'+
								'#question'+qID+' td.radio-item { \n'+
									'float: left;\n'+
									'width: auto !important;\n'+
								'}\n'+
							'}\n'+
						'</style>'
		$('head').append(newStyles);		
	});
</script>