Hi all,
I have an Array (Text) question and I wish to set each column/textbox width to a specific number of characters (e.g. 10 chars for column 1, 5 chars for column 2, etc.).

Note: the input of the user may be longer than this width, I don't need to set a maximum input length.

What do you suggest to accomplish this task?

Thanks for your help.

Marco

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

Thanks Tony,
it's quite simple and it works!

Marco

Where do I place the script?

Where do I place the script?

Tony explained that in his post: in the source of the question.

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

Code:

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">     
  $(document).ready(function(){  
 
    // Identify this question
    var thisQuestion = $('#question{QID}');
 
    // Assign column-specific classes
    $('table.subquestion-list tr', thisQuestion).each(function(i) {
 
      $('> *:gt(0)', this).each(function(i){
        $(this).addClass('column-'+(i+1));
        $(this).attr('data-column', i+1);
      });
    });
 
    // Resize the inputs
    $('.column-1 input[type="text"]', thisQuestion).css('width', 'auto').attr('size', '10');
    $('.column-2 input[type="text"]', thisQuestion).css('width', 'auto').attr('size', '5');
  });
</script>

Hello everyone.
Hoping if you could help me too.

I am using limesurvey 2.50, I want to have different input box width for each multiple short text subquestions.
I have seen the CSS template method but it only works for "others".
Thanks.

Please do not double-post. You have asked this question in another topic.

Hello,

I am trying to use this syntaxes but I failed.
I'm not sure what exactly I need to change in the "Assign column-specific classes" and "Resize the inputs" sections.
It might be something really simple, but it has been really hard to use javascript.

Thanks

Tpartner's example is from 3 years ago. It most probably refers to a totally different version of LS.

What version of LS do you use?

I'm using my university's LS. It might be a vert silly question, but where can I check which version they are using?

Bottom of the admin interface.

Found it!
It's the 3.17.7 version!