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12 years 7 months ago #86298 by tuesday
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I'm trying to adjust the column width with the following work around, but I can't seem to get it to work. Nothing is changing. I'm using Version 1.92+ Build 120822. Here is the work around:

docs.limesurvey.org/tiki-index.php?page=...lumn_widths_in_array


Here is what I put in the source of the question, with question id Q1. I removed the onload function, since I read that it's no longer necessary, but I did try it that way first, exactly as written in the work around. What am I doing wrong?

<script>

jQuery(document).ready(function() {

// Get rid of all the widths that the API imposes
$( 'div#questionQ1 table.question col' ).attr('width', '');
$( 'div#questionQ1 table.question thead td' ).attr('width', '');

// Define a width for the question table so we can do so for its children
// NOTE: Keep this to 95% or less so IE will behave
$( 'div#questionQ1 table.question' ).attr('width', '95%');

// Define the column widths
// Add or remove columns and adjust widths as necessary but widths should add up to 100%
// NOTE: Columns must be sequentially numbered starting at 0 - eg, td:eq(0), td:eq(1), td:eq(2).....
$( 'div#questionQ1 table.question tbody th:eq(0)' ).css({ 'width':'60%' }); // Answer text column
$( 'div#questionQ1 table.question tbody td:eq(0)' ).css({ 'width':'20%' }); // First answer column
$( 'div#questionQ1 table.question tbody td:eq(1)' ).css({ 'width':'20%' }); // Second answer column

// Push the text input widths to 95% of their parent containers
$( 'div#questionQ1 table.question input[type="text"]' ).css({ 'width':'95%' });

// Align the answer text - feel free to experiment
$( 'div#questionQ1 table.question tbody th' ).css({'text-align':'center'});
});
</script>
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12 years 7 months ago - 12 years 7 months ago #86378 by tpartner
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I have just tested with the default template in 1.92 and it works as expected.

Are you getting any JS errors?

Can you attach a sample survey?

You should probably add a "type" attribute to the <script> tag:
Code:
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
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12 years 7 months ago #86481 by tuesday
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Here is the survey. I did have the type attribute in there initially. I put it back in, but the columns still won't budge. Javascript is working, because this works:

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">

$(document).ready(function() {

alert("Test!");
});
</script>
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12 years 7 months ago #86482 by tuesday
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Oh, and no errors.
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12 years 7 months ago #86579 by tpartner
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"Q1" should be the question ID , not the question code.

So, something like this:

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12 years 6 months ago #86972 by tuesday
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Thanks! I knew it was something small like that :) It did work, but only in the default template. In the template I wanted to use, Clear Logo, it only worked in the question column. The answer columns stuck to their original widths, causing some columns to disappear of the edge of the page.
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12 years 6 months ago - 12 years 6 months ago #86982 by kevinmark
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just try it <script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"> then following In the template Clear Logo, it only worked in the question column. The answer columns stuck to their original widths, causing some columns to disappear of the edge of the page.
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12 years 6 months ago #86999 by tpartner
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It did work, but only in the default template.

Most workarounds are developed for the default template and may need to be modified for other templates.

If using the Clear Logo template, try something like this:
Code:
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
 
  $(document).ready(function() {
 
    // Get rid of all the widths that the API imposes
    $( 'div#questionQQ .answer table.question col' ).attr('width', '');
    $( 'div#questionQQ .answer table.question thead td' ).attr('width', '');
 
    // Define a width for the question table so we can do so for its children
    // NOTE: Keep this to 95% or less so IE will behave
    $( 'div#questionQQ .answer table.question' ).attr('width', '95%');
 
    // Define the column widths
    // Add or remove columns and adjust widths as necessary but widths should add up to 100%
    // NOTE: Columns must be sequentially numbered starting at 0 - eg, td:eq(0), td:eq(1), td:eq(2).....
    $( 'div#questionQQ .answer table.question tbody th:eq(0)' ).css({ 'width':'60%' }); // Answer text column
    $( 'div#questionQQ .answer table.question tbody td:eq(0)' ).css({ 'width':'20%' }); // First answer column
    $( 'div#questionQQ .answer table.question tbody td:eq(1)' ).css({ 'width':'20%' }); // Second answer column
 
    // Push the text input widths to 95% of their parent containers
    $( 'div#questionQQ .answer table.question input[type="text"]' ).css({ 'width':'95%' });
 
    // Align the answer text - feel free to experiment
    $( 'div#questionQQ .answer table.question tbody th' ).css({'text-align':'center'}); 
  });
 
</script>
Cheers,
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11 years 11 months ago - 11 years 11 months ago #96400 by StuTheQ
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Hello,

Can any kind soul please tell me why this doesn't work (even in the 'default' template and regardless of column widths (%) tried):

(workaround copied and pasted from manual.limesurvey.org/Workarounds:...#Variable_column_widths_in_array )
Code:
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
 
$(document).ready(function() {
 
   // Get rid of all the widths that the API imposes
 
   $( 'div#question198 table.question col' ).attr('width', '');
 
   $( 'div#question198 table.question thead td' ).attr('width', '');
 
   // Define a width for the question table so we can do so for its children
 
   // NOTE: Keep this to 95% or less so IE will behave
 
   $( 'div#question198 table.question' ).attr('width', '95%');
 
   // Define the column widths
 
   // Add or remove columns and adjust widths as necessary but widths should add up to 100%
 
   // NOTE: Columns must be sequentially numbered starting at 0 - eg, td:eq(0), td:eq(1), td:eq(2).....
 
   $( 'div#question198 table.question tbody th:eq(0)' ).css({ 'width':'20%' }); // Answer text column
 
   $( 'div#question198 table.question tbody td:eq(0)' ).css({ 'width':'25%' }); // First answer column
 
   $( 'div#question198 table.question tbody td:eq(1)' ).css({ 'width':'40%' }); // Second answer column
 
   $( 'div#question198 table.question tbody td:eq(2)' ).css({ 'width':'15%' }); // Third answer column
 
   // Push the text input widths to 95% of their parent containers
 
   $( 'div#question198 table.question input[type="text"]' ).css({ 'width':'95%' });
 
   // Align the answer text - feel free to experiment
 
   $( 'div#question198 table.question tbody th' ).css({'text-align':'center'});
 
});
 
</script>
  • Survey 'Test (array)' [one question group, one question (array: four subquestions, three answers), file attached]
  • LimeSurvey 2.00+
  • JavaScript enabled (‘Alert’ echo = OK)
  • Template: default
Thank you all very much in advance!

Regards,

StuTheQ
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11 years 11 months ago #96401 by tpartner
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Since the introduction of Expression Manager, you must leave a space after opening and before closing curly braces or the contents of the brace will be parsed by EM.

So, this line will throw a JavaScript error:
Code:
$( 'div#question198 table.question tbody th' ).css({'text-align':'center'});
It should be:
Code:
$( 'div#question198 table.question tbody th' ).css({ 'text-align':'center' });

The whole script, using {QID} to make it more portable is:
Code:
<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">  
  $(document).ready(function() {
 
    // Get rid of all the widths that the API imposes
    $( 'div#question{QID} table.question col' ).attr('width', '');
    $( 'div#question{QID} table.question thead td' ).attr('width', '');
 
    // Define a width for the question table so we can do so for its children
    // NOTE: Keep this to 95% or less so IE will behave
    $( 'div#question{QID} table.question' ).attr('width', '95%');
 
    // Define the column widths
    // Add or remove columns and adjust widths as necessary but widths should add up to 100%
    // NOTE: Columns must be sequentially numbered starting at 0 - eg, td:eq(0), td:eq(1), td:eq(2).....
    $( 'div#question{QID} table.question tbody th:eq(0)' ).css({ 'width':'20%' }); // Answer text column
    $( 'div#question{QID} table.question tbody td:eq(0)' ).css({ 'width':'25%' }); // First answer column
    $( 'div#question{QID} table.question tbody td:eq(1)' ).css({ 'width':'40%' }); // Second answer column
    $( 'div#question{QID} table.question tbody td:eq(2)' ).css({ 'width':'15%' }); // Third answer column
 
    // Push the text input widths to 95% of their parent containers
    $( 'div#question{QID} table.question input[type="text"]' ).css({ 'width':'95%' });
 
    // Align the answer text - feel free to experiment
    $( 'div#question{QID} table.question tbody th' ).css({'text-align':'center'});
 
  });
</script>
Cheers,
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11 years 11 months ago - 11 years 11 months ago #96438 by StuTheQ
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Dear Tony,

Thank you for helping me out yet again.

Since the introduction of Expression Manager, you must leave a space after opening and before closing curly braces or the contents of the brace will be parsed by EM.

I'd come across that while rereading the manual after upgrading to LimeSurvey 2.00+ but, of course, hadn't realised that this was the problem here... :blush:

When I first copied and pasted the corrected script that you gave me, it didn't seem to modify the column widths as specified. I looked at the script carefully again and think that this line
Code:
// Align the answer text - feel free to experiment
    $( 'div#question{QID} table.question tbody th' ).css({'text-align':'center'});
doesn't contain the space after and before curly brackets that you referred to. I added the appropriate spaces and the script subsequently worked fine (but I'm not sure if this made a difference or not).

(By the way, I just replaced {QID} with the question ID; is {QID} a specific JavaScript function? :unsure: I Googled it but didn't really find a clear explanation)

I discovered that this script also works well with Array Dual Scales (with 'default' and 'basic' templates, at least), effectively making it possible to adjust the width of the separator column (it just requires a bit of playing around with the column width % until you get the array layout that you want). I'd already looked for this topic and found this post #94288 (Topic: array dual scale: change width of separator), which looked promising, but finally didn't seem to result in a clearcut workaround. I'm going to add a new post to this topic thread later because I'd like to see if there are also other workarounds possible (with CSS, perhaps).

Regards,

Stu
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11 years 11 months ago #96459 by tpartner
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...is {QID} a specific JavaScript function?

{QID} is an Expression Manager variable that returns the question ID - www.limesurvey.org/manual/Expression_Man...#Access_to_Variables
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