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Attach files to questions  
Written by tiprichard the 25 Sep 09 at 17:08. Related project: 1.x all. New
For assessments we want to attach files to a question as evidence for the answer.
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Solution #1: Ability to attach / upload files
Written by tiprichard the 25 Sep 09 at 17:08.
Define the ability to attach files to the different types of questions. Have an extra field in the database to store the file in the database.

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Allow to save infos about browser, javascript, OS etc. into results  
Written by jelo the 11 Nov 09 at 14:50. Related project: 1.x all. New
Make the infos like browser agent, javascriptversion, OS and additonal infos available in the results.

Some workarounds are not working with different browsers. E.g. you wonder why a hidden question was filled out with a invalid value (solution, very old browser wasn't hiding the question). If you have the additional infos at hand you can quickly pinpoint what might be the cause of that answer pattern.

The variables could also be made accessible for conditions.
But to save them into the results would be already a big help to give feedback about problems and weighting them in terms of how often they would occur in the field.

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Solution #1: A checkbox in the survey settings
Written by jelo the 11 Nov 09 at 14:50.
Some of these information are available via the php function
get_browser(). A javascript part could also be added to get screen resolution and flash detection.

To include such infos into the results a checkbox in the surveysettings would be a good start.


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Solution #2: a even more flexible way would be to create a hidden questiontype
Written by jelo the 6 Dec 09 at 23:17.
A hidden questionstype which allows to execute phpcode and saves the results into certains fields. The downside of this is the potential of security issues.

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Track time respondents use for each question  
Written by opirnia the 11 Oct 09 at 05:48. Related project: 2.x all. New
I am doing surveys that involve showing participants a message; at some point in the questions that follow (after reading the message) their responses begin to differ from participants who did not read a message. It would be nice to know more about when that happens.

messages aside, this would also allow us to omit questions that are taking participants an excessively long time to complete (compared to other questions)
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Solution #1: Timestamp questions
Written by opirnia the 11 Oct 09 at 05:48.
right now we can time stamp particular surveys, I would like to timestamp questions.
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Solution #2: Record time in minutes spent on a question/question group
Written by izahn the 16 Oct 09 at 07:24.
I don't think time stamps are the way to go. Just calculate the actual time spent.

It's actually kind of complicated I think.

1) If presenting one-question-per-page, have a question attribute "record time".
2) If presenting one-group-per-page, have a question group attribute "record time".
3) Store the value in a field named "QUESTIONID_time" if survey is presented question-by-question or "QGROUP_time" if survey is presented group-by-group.

If you have these all turned on in question-by-question presentation mode then you've just doubled the number of fields in your data set. So I don't think this should be and option at the survey level, only at the group/question level.

A related request is to set time limits for questions/question groups. After the time limit has expired the survey moves on to the next question/question group.

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Duplicate survey feature  
Written by fingerprn the 3 Feb 10 at 22:12. Related project: 1.x all. New
I use the same survey, except for a few small changes, with different groups of people. I'd like the ability to just click a button and copy a survey, including questions, layout, etc., without needing to use the import/export feature.
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Solution #1: Copy survey button
Written by fingerprn the 3 Feb 10 at 22:12.
Right next to the Export Survey Structure button, add a Copy Survey button. When you click on it, it asks for a new survey name. Click on that and it creates an exact duplicate (except the survey name) of the current survey structure and design. From there, you can open the new "inactive" survey and make any necessary changes.

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timed generation of tokens and mail sendout  
Written by bverhaegh the 7 Oct 09 at 15:18. Related project: 1.x all. New
to use limesurvey as a customer survey tool.

a customer database is synchonising with limesurvey.

so new users appear in this table,

for this we need to log in and send these new customers a survey.
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Solution #1: timed sending.
Written by bverhaegh the 7 Oct 09 at 15:18.
the idea is to create a timer that creates tokens en send these customers the survey automaticly.

allso with big surveys, this can be used auto email the survey to groups 100 each time to avoid spam problems.


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Store assessment results for further evaluation  
Written by hardzsi the 26 Sep 09 at 15:37. Related project: 1.x all. New
The evaluated TOTAL assessment (sum) is nicely displayed at the end of the survey - which can only be seen by the user who filled the survey in.
However, this result is not stored at the answers database. After a lot of user filled the survey in, i would like to see the sums given for all of these users.
Now i have to export the answers and should repeat the assessment / summarize in Excel before i can see these TOTAL sums.
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Solution #1: store all the existing assessment placeholders at the end of answer database
Written by hardzsi the 26 Sep 09 at 15:37.
Store at least TOTAL. If possible, PERC and ASSESSMENT_CURRENT_TOTAL too.

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Choose bar cahrt instead of pie chart when you want to  
Written by onderzoekspraktijk the 19 Nov 09 at 23:49. Related project: 1.x all. New
Any question that totals to 100% gets a graphic representation in the form of a pie chart.
I tried to change the code to make it possible to choose a bar chart instead.
I did this because the pie chart is terrible to intepret when it depicts more than 3 variables. It sure looks nice, but it does not convey information in a nice manner: it flabbergasts.
(This link tells it much better than I ever could:http://www.perceptualedge.com/articles/08-21-07.pdf)
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Solution #1: chart chooser parameter in the survey fields on top of each survey
Written by onderzoekspraktijk the 19 Nov 09 at 23:49.
Of-course more importantly it needs some coding of the used software. I tried it but it is beyond me.

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question response time recorded  
Written by opirnia the 25 Nov 09 at 17:20. Related project: 1.x all. New
We would like to keep track of how long respondents take to answer each question.

This would be a little like the timing feature but backwards; that is, instead of counting down we would need it to count up, record the time somewhere, and then begin again for the next question.
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Solution #1: copy question timestamp & response together to response datafile
Written by opirnia the 25 Nov 09 at 17:20.
sorry, I'm not sure how things are saved. The idea though is I would like a timestamp sort of function recorded along with the response for each question.

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decouple survey settings in 2 pages  
Written by apps the 5 Feb 10 at 16:12. Related project: 1.x all. New
Survey settings is composed of 2 pages:
1 Survey configs, with tuples (name-value) .e.g. Allow Saves Y/N
2 Survey textes, with survey title, welcome, endmsg.

The first part of settings are set at start of your work with a survey, and rarely fixed later.
The behaviour of a survey is technical choice, with a tendency of no change over time.

The second part is very frequently used, I believe it stays at the same level of questions and aswer, often modified for the same aesthetic or pratic reasons.

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Solution #1: split in 2 pages
Written by apps the 5 Feb 10 at 16:12.
The use case can be safely split in 2 use cases, by looking at the level of interaction the user need with the settings.

A "survey messages" +
A "survey settings " (Retain old name)

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Preview for Question Group  
Written by leolime the 6 Feb 10 at 19:09. Related project: 1.x all. New
I have a preview for a single question which is really helpful.

I would like to have as well a preview of a Question Group. This would help me to get an idea about the order and being lost in details. Would help especially for those questions at the end of a survey.
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Solution #1: Button for group preview
Written by leolime the 6 Feb 10 at 19:09.
To have a button same as the Question Preview a Question Group Preview-Button.

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Answercounts  
Written by rs1176 the 25 Sep 09 at 10:30. Related project: 2.x all. New
It would be usefull to count answers for logic.

For example
Q1 Which brands do you know?
- Brand1
- Brand2
- Brand3
- Brand4
- None

Ask Q2 only if at least 2 answers at Q1

Q2 Which of these brands is your favorite brand?
- Brand1
- Brand2
- Brand3
- Brand4
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Solution #1: Answercounts
Written by rs1176 the 25 Sep 09 at 10:30.
Counting the answers

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Usability improvement for display of question attributes  
Written by ElMatador69 the 28 Sep 09 at 20:25. Related project: 1.x all. New
The display of question attributes has changed from v1.86 to v1.87.
At the moment in the v1.87-dev branch just all question attributes are displayed, if the admin clicks at advanced settings. Therefore it's hard to see, which question attributes have been modified = are changed against the default values.
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Solution #1: Display modified question attributes at question overview
Written by ElMatador69 the 28 Sep 09 at 20:25.
I suggest to display just the modified question attributes at the question overview.
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Solution #2: Display set question attributes at question overview
Written by Mazi the 29 Sep 09 at 15:26.
I'd like to extend ElMatadors solution and propose to show a list of set question attributes at the question overview.
Right now in 1.85 you have to edit the question to see if/what question attributes are set. From a usability point of view it's much better to have the question attributes listed at the question overview which is shown when having chosen a question from the drop down list.

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Advanced reporting for assessments  
Written by tiprichard the 25 Sep 09 at 17:17. Related project: 2.x all. New
For assessments we need statistics about howmany people passed the assessment. (like an exam)
For auditing purposes we need reports how many points are scored per group as percentage of the total possible points. If possible shown in a spiderweb graph, where each group equals one line of the web.
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Solution #1: Integrate opensource reporting
Written by tiprichard the 25 Sep 09 at 17:17.
Maybe there is allready an opensource reporting project, which can be adjusted and integrated in Limesurvey.

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Email notification formatting  
Written by peterbrown05 the 12 Oct 09 at 09:57. Related project: 2.x all. New
When a survey has been completed, we have chosen to receive the full notification including questions + answers.

It would be nice if the email could be formatted via html/css so that it is easier to read in email client. presently it is essentially just plain text.
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Solution #1: Use html/css formatting
Written by peterbrown05 the 12 Oct 09 at 09:57.
Use html/css formatting for the email send. Perhaps the ability to opt for text/html emails for those who use email clients without html

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reset slider answer  
Written by opirnia the 22 Nov 09 at 17:13. Related project: 1.x all. New
we are running limesurvey version 1.85+ (7337).

In questions using multiple numeric answers with sliders, sometimes we have answers that the participant can skip if they wish.

If they have clicked at all on the slider answer before deciding to skip it, however, a value is recorded. They can then slide back and forth after that but cannot go back to no value (so are in effect at that point forced to answer/have an answer value recorded).

We would like a way for participants to reset the slider value to nothing (not zero but no value) as if they had never clicked on the slider at all.
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Solution #1: reset slider box/button
Written by opirnia the 22 Nov 09 at 17:13.
perhaps a button directly to the right of the slider answer might somehow reset it. Text on (or next to) the button might say "skip" or "no answer"

0----------------------100 (button here)

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Installation: Check if folders are writeable and sessions can be created  
Written by Mazi the 12 Jan 10 at 17:42. Related project: 1.x all. New
There are very much topics in the forum that deal with rights and session problems so it would be great to have a check if the necessary folders are writeable and if sessions on the server are created correctly (not sure how this can best be checked, any ideas?).
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Solution #1: Let a script do the job
Written by Mazi the 12 Jan 10 at 17:42.
Maybe a PHP script can check this during install?

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Extention for 'exclude_all_others' attribute  
Written by tileca the 15 Dec 09 at 19:51. Related project: 1.x all. New
The 'exclude_all_others' attribute sould be available for any kind of Multiple
choice questions like:
P - Multiple Options with Comments
Q - Multiple short text
K - Multiple Numerical

and not just for:
?M - Multiple Options

It would be great if the 'other option' could be choosen as well to exclude all others.
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Solution #1: like for 'Multiple Option' question Type
Written by tileca the 15 Dec 09 at 19:51.
Similar like it is implemented for the 'Multiple Option' question Type

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Assessment reports  
Written by tiprichard the 25 Sep 09 at 17:26. Related project: 1.x all. New
Show statistics about the amount of assessements of a survey is above an amount of points.
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Solution #1: Integrate in statistics.
Written by tiprichard the 25 Sep 09 at 17:26.
Integrate the possibility to report groups or totals above an amount of points.

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More user-friendly Word export results  
Written by Adam1V the 10 Oct 09 at 12:31. Related project: 1.x all. New
I believe the exported results should be much more user-friendly, after all, this is probably the biggest part of the survey; reviewing your results and yet the readability of the word export is terrible.
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Solution #1: Revise the exported results template
Written by Adam1V the 10 Oct 09 at 12:31.
I have created a better looking template here: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=40822a586423d076d0d290dca69ceb5ce04e75f6e8eb b871
Although I do believe someone could do better than me quick effort?

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Install Wizard  
Written by eyersee the 20 Oct 09 at 08:13. Related project: 1.x all. New
Id really like a setup wizard that allowed for updating of the config.php file. It would be really good if errors could then be displayed to indicate the entries that are stopping the install from proceeding.

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Solution #1: Install Wizard
Written by eyersee the 20 Oct 09 at 08:13.
Id really like a setup wizard that allowed for updating of the config.php file. It would be really good if errors could then be displayed to indicate the entries that are stopping the install from proceeding.


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