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Re: [phpesp-dev] Support visual formatting of "follow-up" survey questions
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From: Matthew G. <mat...@gm...> - 2008-01-25 16:03:43
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I agree that a it should be more exposed in the UI and no problem adding this type of feature. On Fri, 2008-01-25 at 10:27 -0500, Bishop Bettini wrote: > I think the clarity is the current problem. I don't like the > use-the-name business. It's fine, I suppose, that it's implemented > that way under the hood, but the user should be able to click a check > box that says "This question is a follow-up to the previous question". > No one but we programmers would remember that you need to do "q1" > and "q1_followup" to make it work. > > bishop > > Quoting Franky Van Liedekerke <lie...@te...>: > > > I already figured that out :-) > > I don't object to it myself, but it should be clear to the survey designer > > when creating his questions ... > > > > Franky > > > > > > On 1/25/08, Bishop Bettini <ph...@id...> wrote: > >> > >> I started with !other (yes, changing its label with !other=Foobarbaz), > >> but that wasn't what I needed ... unless I was mis-using it. > >> > >> As I understand it, !other allows you to add in write-in responses > >> **to a list of predetermined choices**. I don't want the respondent > >> to write in another choice, I want them to explain their choice. So, > >> in my case, I want to give them a list of say 5 options. I want to > >> require them to choose from that list. Then, I want to give them the > >> option of explaining their choice in greater detail. That explanation > >> is a follow-up to the first question, not a question that stands alone > >> of its own merit. > >> > >> Thoughts? > >> bishop > >> > >> > >> Quoting Matthew Gregg <mat...@gm...>: > >> > >> > It won't look like an essay question and may not be what you want but > >> > !other does something like this. Maybe you could expand that? > >> > > >> > On Fri, 2008-01-25 at 07:26 -0500, Bishop Bettini wrote: > >> >> Hi Franky, > >> >> > >> >> In my case, it's visual. Showing the follow-up question isn't > >> >> "conditional" on the previous answer, but rather allows "expansion" on > >> >> the previous answer. > >> >> > >> >> Like, suppose you have these two question: > >> >> > >> >> Please tell us how satisfied you were with our service: > >> >> ( ) Very satisfied > >> >> ( ) About usual > >> >> ( ) Very dissatisfied > >> >> > >> >> Please list any particular experiences you had that led you to that > >> >> response: > >> >> /----------------------\ > >> >> | | > >> >> | | > >> >> \----------------------/ > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> The second question doesn't stand on its own -- it's answer is only > >> >> meaningful in light of the first answer. Similarly, the choice made > >> >> for the first answer doesn't drive whether to show the second > >> >> question: you always show it, but you want to visually indicate that > >> >> the essay box question "follows up" to the radio question. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Thoughts? > >> >> bishop > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> Quoting Franky Van Liedekerke <lie...@te...>: > >> >> > >> >> > Hi Bishop, > >> >> > > >> >> > doesn't conditions already foresee such a functionality (show a > >> question > >> >> > when the answer to a previous question meets some conditions)? Or is > >> this > >> >> > only a visual thing? > >> >> > > >> >> > Franky > >> >> > > >> >> > On 1/25/08, Bishop Bettini <ph...@id...> wrote: > >> >> >> > >> >> >> All, > >> >> >> > >> >> >> I've made the following modification to my local branch, but I > >> didn't > >> >> >> know if it was something the community wanted. If so, I'll commit > >> to > >> >> >> trunk. There's an example screen-shot attached. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Issue 940: > >> >> >> In some scenarios, one question follows up another. For example, you > >> >> >> might ask to rate your experience with a particular subject, then > >> >> >> provide an open-ended justification for that rating. These aren't > >> >> >> logically "next" questions, and should not therefore be numbered as > >> >> >> such. They should also be visually "tied" the previous question, so > >> >> >> as to form a mental association between the two. Finally, these > >> >> >> aren't new question types, but a relationship between questions. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Implement this by name sequencing. If this question name begins > >> with > >> >> >> exactly the same name as the previous question, it's a > >> follow-up. For > >> >> >> example "q1" followed by a "q1_comments" question will key that > >> >> >> "q1_comments" is a follow-up. There are, however, still two > >> separate > >> >> >> questions in the database. We are simply indicating the association > >> >> >> by the question names. > >> >> >> > >> >> >> bishop > >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> Bishop Bettini > >> >> >> ideacode, Inc. > >> >> >> (main) +1 919 341 5170 / (fax) +1 919 521 4100 > >> >> >> > >> >> >> Visit us on the web at: > >> >> >> ideacode.com Professional software research and development > >> >> >> reviewmysoftware.com Improve sales! Review your software before you > >> >> >> release > >> >> >> bytejar.com Solutions to those annoying development > >> problems > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> >> >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > >> >> >> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > >> >> >> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > >> >> >> _______________________________________________ > >> >> >> phpESP-devel mailing list > >> >> >> php...@li... > >> >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/phpesp-devel > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Bishop Bettini > >> ideacode, Inc. > >> (main) +1 919 341 5170 / (fax) +1 919 521 4100 > >> > >> Visit us on the web at: > >> ideacode.com Professional software research and development > >> reviewmysoftware.com Improve sales! Review your software before you > >> release > >> bytejar.com Solutions to those annoying development problems > >> > >> > >> > > > > > |
