Hi,
I think I was confused about your ""Default Answer Option".
This are the default answers
So I think you talk about the subquestion input fields.
1. Your setting of "Input / Maximum characters" was 5000.
Did you try to increase this value?
2. There is a workaround to insert a dropdown into a multiple short text.
I have this here for version 3.x. Don't know if it works in 2.50/2.73
Code:
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
$(document).on('ready pjax:complete',function() {
alert(0);
var qID = {QID};
var inputNum = 4;
// Define the select element (dropdown)
var prov1 = '<select id="prov1" class="form-control">\
<option value="">--Please, select--</option>\
<option value="1">Primary education</option>\
<option value="2">Pre-vocational secondary education (VMBO)</option>\
<option value="3">Senior general secondary education (HAVO) substructure (Year 1-3)</option>\
<option value="4">Senior general secondary education (HAVO) (Year 4-5)</option>\
<option value="5">Senior general secondary education (HAVO) (Year 1-5)</option>\
<option value="6">Pre-university education (VWO) substructure (Year 1-3)</option>\
<option value="7">Pre-university education (VWO) (Year 4-6) </option>\
<option value="7">Pre-university education (VWO) (Year 1-6) </option>\
<option value="8">MBO Level 1</option>\
<option value="9">MBO level 2-4</option>\
<option value="10">Higher professional education (HBO) bachelor</option>\
<option value="11">Higher professional education (HBO) master</option>\
<option value="12">University education (WO) bachelor</option>\
<option value="13">University education (WO) master</option>\
<option value="14">University education (WO) doctor</option>\
<option value="15">Other education level</option>\
</select>';
// Hide the text input
$('#question'+qID+' .question-item:eq('+(inputNum-1)+') input[type="text"]').hide();
// Insert the select elements
if($('#question'+qID+' .question-item:eq('+(inputNum-1)+') select').length == 0) {
$('#question'+qID+' .question-item:eq('+(inputNum-1)+') input[type="text"]').before(prov1);
}
// Initially select an option if the question has already been answered
$('#question'+qID+' select').each(function(i) {
if($.trim($(this).next('input[type="text"]').val()) != '') {
$(this).val($.trim($(this).next('input[type="text"]').val()));
}
});
// Listener on the dropdowns - insert selected values into hidden text input
$('#question'+qID+' select').change(function() {
var thisInput = $(this).next('input[type="text"]');
$(thisInput).val($(this).val());
checkconditions($(thisInput).attr('value'), $(thisInput).attr('name'), 'text');
});
// Some styles
$('#question'+qID+' select').css({
'margin':'0.3em 0 0 0'
});
});
</script>
3. To have the subquestions left-aligned add to your "template.css"
Code:
.form-horizontal .control-label {
text-align: left;
}