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3 years 4 months ago #229322 by polbarbe95

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Good morning,

I have been trying to change the tip / help text in my survey but it is not possible to modify at all from what I have seen. I opted to hide the tip and then fill in the question validation equation and then the validation tip. However, I do not want the question to be compulsory, only to change the help message.

For instance I would like to change the "check all that apply" option to "Please select all that apply".

Is there any way to circumvent this issue?

Best,

Pol

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3 years 4 months ago #229326 by tammo

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Hide the tip, use the help text. I do not see a roadblock...

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3 years 4 months ago #229327 by polbarbe95

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True, easy peasy. Thank you Tammo!!

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3 years 4 months ago - 3 years 4 months ago #229330 by Matadeleo

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You can always use JavaScript to modify the text at runtime - obviously this would be a little bit annoying to do for every question

Adding this to the source of the question text or help text could be what you are looking for

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
  $(document).on('ready pjax:scriptcomplete',function(){
      $('#vmsg_{QID}_default').text("Make the tip say whatever you like");
  });
</script>

If you wanted to keep the favicons to make it look more similar to the default option you could use something like this:

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
  $(document).on('ready pjax:scriptcomplete',function(){
      $('#vmsg_{QID}_default').html('<span class="fa fa-exclamation-circle" aria-hidden="true"></span> Make the tip say whatever you like');
  });
</script>

Last edit: 3 years 4 months ago by Matadeleo.

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3 years 4 months ago #229333 by polbarbe95

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Oh that's fantastic Matadeleo. It is precisely what I was looking for. Thank you so much.

All the very best,

Pol

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3 years 4 months ago #229335 by holch

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And: You can change this string in the language files as well. But this might be overwritten by updates. You could even propose this change of wording for the official translation in Limesurvey, but I don't really see the need regarding "check all that apply" vs. "Please select all that apply", so it might be rejected.

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3 years 4 months ago #229341 by polbarbe95

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That is indeed really good to know. Thank you!

All the best,

Pol

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3 years 4 months ago #229705 by polbarbe95

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Good afternoon Matadeleo!

I have been trying your code and it has been working perfectly for Multiple choice and Radio (list) questions. However, the code does not work in other question settings such as array. Do you know why that might be the case?

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Pol

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3 years 4 months ago - 3 years 4 months ago #229709 by Matadeleo

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Hi Pol, this is probably because the example I gave you targeted the help text in an overly specific way, you should be able to use the below on almost any question type:

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<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
    $(document).on('ready pjax:scriptcomplete',function(){
        $('#vmsg_{QID}').text("Make the tip say whatever you like");
    });
</script>

Last edit: 3 years 4 months ago by Matadeleo. Reason: Formatting code

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3 years 4 months ago #229713 by polbarbe95

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Thanks for your rapid response Matadaleo.

I have just tried out your code and it is not working (at least for me), I am using array in this case. I attach you the question in case it helps

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3 years 4 months ago - 3 years 4 months ago #229714 by Matadeleo

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Hi Pol - the code I provided replaces the "tip" text and it looks like you are not using any setting which enables this currently on that question.

If you were to go into Logic -> Minimum answers = 1, then you would see this code replacing the default text for the help message

Are you looking to simply add this text at all times, or replace another bit of text in the survey?

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3 years 4 months ago #229719 by polbarbe95

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Thank you Matadaleo!

The code worked, as you said, by simply setting the minimum answers to one. However, if possible, I would like this text to appear all the time, as it is right now, but without setting a minimum number of answers, so the respondents can skip if they prefer to do so. The tip text would be something like "please rate each item from the list below".

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