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Posibility for editing template for save mail  
Written by Sandro2301 the 1 Feb 11 at 15:25. Related project: 1.x all. New
1 ) Text of the save mail is not editable (except for editing the translation files)

2 ) url within the e-mail that is sent to a user when he saves his survey contains username and password.
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Solution #1: Posibility for editing template for save mail
Written by Sandro2301 the 1 Feb 11 at 15:25.
Is it possible to add the feature for editing the template for the mail that is sent when a user of a survey is saving his survey?

A template like the one for the invitation e-mail

I also would like to edit the url that is sent to the user. I don't want to have the username and the password within the url.




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Icons in the Admin Area  
Written by pkarunyu the 9 Feb 11 at 09:46. Related project: 1.x all. New
The default icons in the admin area can be improved quite a bit. They are not very aesthetically pleasing.

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Solution #1: Replace icons with better ones
Written by pkarunyu the 9 Feb 11 at 09:46.
I propose that all of them be replaced with better icons. I personally use the Coquette collection from Dryicons.com.

Each icon used should be visually descriptive of the action that it does.

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Centralizing, sharing, categoring questionnaire in an organization  
Written by iamharry the 25 May 11 at 10:17. Global category: Templates. New
Questions will be stored in the database as templates (similiar to label templates). This make users in the organizationg able to sharing, reusing questions (question types) instead of import from files.
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Solution #1: Stored questions and answers in database
Written by iamharry the 25 May 11 at 10:17.
These pair of questions and answers are stored in databases and marked by created date, owners and displayed as drop down list each time creating questions...

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Ability to specify a custom css and a custom js per survey  
Written by zenil79 the 11 Feb 11 at 07:33. Related project: 1.x all. New
Right now you can style a survey by modifying its template. You can also put any .js file for a survey by modifying its template.

But there could be more than 1 survey that shares the same template but needs to differ slightly. For example each survey could have a different header image, background image,footer etc. So creating a separate template for each survey(that differs slightly) is cumbersome.
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Solution #1: Limesurvey provides options in the survey settings page
Written by zenil79 the 11 Feb 11 at 07:33.
We should be able to specify a custom css and a custom.js file per survey. These css and js file can reside in the uploads\sid folder. And then Limesurvey can provide options in the survey setting page where users can specify a css/js file. Actually the js option should be multiple. Users can specify several js files.

Limesurvey will then add these links for each page in the survey.

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Average interview time placeholder  
Written by ftrifoglio the 10 Feb 11 at 09:58. Related project: 1.x all. New
A new feature in the 1.91 release is the time statistics.

As the NUMBEROFQUESTIONS placeholder, the AVGINTERVIEWTIME would be useful in the welcome page template.

For example a welcome message would be:

There are NUMBEROFQUESTIONS questions in this survey and so far it took average AVGINTERVIEWTIME minutes to accomplish.
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Solution #1: calculate the avg int time and create the placeholder
Written by ftrifoglio the 10 Feb 11 at 09:58.
The system keep track of the interview time (seconds) for each respondents.

You calculate the

average interview time (minutes) = sum(int_time)/(60 * n)

where

int_time : interview time (seconds) for each resps
n: number of resps

Then you create the placeholder for the templates.

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adding questions sequence at all times during survey progress.. and..  
Written by itsme the 3 Nov 10 at 13:39. Related project: 1.x all. New
hello, were were talking here
http://www.limesurvey.org/en/support/forums/5-can-i-do-this-with-limesurvey/512 82-masking-question-count-and-progression?limit=10&start=10#51608

adding question number for each question while making the survey... also having exact number of percentage while progressing WITH the graph progress bar.
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Solution #1: to add possibility, or at least to allow using it within templates...
Written by itsme the 3 Nov 10 at 13:39.
simply i think it is easily to be added. to have the same number of questions going sequensly when progressing the survey. Questionnumber can be viewed but not in all templetes, total# of questions can be viewed as well but no at all templates, thats why, just try to add this feature to have for example

q 1 of 20 - q 2 of 20 - q 3 of 20 while making the survey by end-users...

also if possible, it is a greate help if you could place exact progress number percentage. such as 23% 58% 90% somewhere under the progress graph bar or inside it, as this will give stronger impression to the end-users and let him/her feel they are really progressing...

appreciating your great work and support.


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Navigation buttons size is too small  
Written by Nataliemcmullen the 25 Nov 10 at 16:56. Related project: 2.x all. New
The buttons are so small that sometimes it can lead to clicking on things that were not meant to be clicked on. Little buttons that I cannot read sometimes lead to me restarting the survey or the like.
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Solution #1: Increase the size of the navigation buttons
Written by Nataliemcmullen the 25 Nov 10 at 16:56.
I would recommend increasing the size of the buttons. A simple enlarging of them would make them much easier to use.

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It's often inappropriate to show respondents the list of all surveys  
Written by dabrahams the 7 Apr 11 at 00:28. Related project: 2.x all. New
I am creating a survey for a client who wants to run the survey on their own
subdomain. Naturally, they don't want to host it themselves, so they are
pointing their subdomain at my server. I can get sort of close to making this
work with the right combination of vhosts and rewrite rules in the webserver,
but several things still don't work right. For example, SURVEYURL in the
email notification templates still gets replaced with that of the main site. Ideally I would be able to customize the root URL for each survey. It would also be nice if user groups could be assigned a survey URL and they would appear to get their own limesurvey site under which the surveys they create will appear.
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Solution #1: expand the DB so each survey, user, and group has a URL
Written by dabrahams the 7 Apr 11 at 00:28.
then, of course, adjust the rest of the code to support these options.

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Preview survey in html with responses  
Written by dsp77 the 15 Jul 11 at 09:38. Global category: Templates. New
I made a design for the survey and the data from the survey needs to be public in a friendly way and would be great if can generate/preview the survey with the design and responses .
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Solution #1: print as html or generate
Written by dsp77 the 15 Jul 11 at 09:38.
having an admin section where can generate/print full html design with responses per page or full.

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Use a dedicated template engine  
Written by tacman1123 the 1 Feb 12 at 23:50. Global category: Templates. New
Templating is great, but there's no reason that Limesurvey should have its own.
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Solution #1: Use TWIG or Smarty in LS2
Written by tacman1123 the 1 Feb 12 at 23:50.
Both Twig (http://twig.sensiolabs.org/) and Smarty (http://www.smarty.net/) are dedicated template engines in PHP that can be used as the V part of a MVC framework. They're fast and support caching. Both use a decorator design pattern, much more flexible that the traditional set of "includes" that force the designer to add all sorts of "if" statements in a complex environment.


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Customizable Admin Templates / Themes / Skins  
Written by bmdavis the 29 Jul 11 at 18:28. Global category: Templates. New
I would like to be able to quickly and easily customize the look and feel of the admin pages. Just as we can controls the survey templates, I'd like to have customizable colors, layouts, icons, etc. for the admin functions.
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Solution #1: Customizable Admin Templates / Themes / Skins
Written by bmdavis the 29 Jul 11 at 18:28.
At a minimum, a pre-selected scheme of color options would be great. I'm sure this can be handled with some relatively simple CSS. The default admin theme is what I would call "blue". I'd like to see alternate color themes in red, green, yellow, etc. For me this is important because I manage several installations and I'd like to know quickly at a glance which admin page I'm looking at.

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TEmplate redesign  
Written by firesox36 the 26 Nov 11 at 18:09. Global category: Templates. New
The templates aren’t creative or consistent, they should be updated to look more modern with a new colour scheme. Possibly making it easier to edit templates too.

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Solution #1: TEmplate redesign
Written by firesox36 the 26 Nov 11 at 18:09.
New templates can be designed (possibly by Google Code-In competitors). An easier template designing system can be created where users can easily make skins and upload their skins. eg VLC’s Skin Editor, many skins are user uploaded and the skin making system is easy to use.

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Copy Permissions from one survey to another  
Written by jgrossman the 20 Apr 12 at 13:14. Global category: Templates. New
There is no way to copy the group or user permissions from one survey to another.
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Solution #1: Check Box to copy permissions
Written by jgrossman the 20 Apr 12 at 13:14.
A simple check box when you copy one survey to either keep the permissions or not.

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Test Run for Testing the Email templates and the Survey by TEST_TOKEN  
Written by LycianSage the 2 Mar 12 at 15:59. Global category: Templates. New
When we prepare email templates, we do not know how it will look like in the email reader of the respondent (webmail, outlook, etc.). We do not know how the survey "feels" when you get the invitation email and take the survey as a respondent.

To see how the emails will look like and how the survey will eventually look like we have to make fake tokens and make a fake run for the survey. After this, we have to delete fake tokens and create the actual token table. This process is time consuming and redundant.

See the forum discussion for this issue:

http://www.limesurvey.org/en/forum/can-i-do-this-with-limesurvey/75408-testing- the-email-templates
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Solution #1: Testing the Email templates and the Survey with TEST_TOKEN
Written by LycianSage the 2 Mar 12 at 15:59.
I suggest the "Test Run Function" which is very easily implementable.

1. Include TEST_TOKEN in the system. Assessment and Data Export should have the radio button "Exclude Test Tokens" set to "checked" as default value.

2. Include one text box under each email template (invitation, reminder, etc.) for writing email address(es) independent from token tables etc.

3. Include one button right to the new text box captioned as "Test this email template."

That's all.

You prepare your email template and write one of your own email addresses to the new text box and click the new button.

Open your email readers and see how email templates (invitation, reminder, etc.) will look like in the inbox and see if there is a problem with certain email readers.

Click on the URL which has TEST_TOKEN.

If you wish, take the survey.

Moreover, if you wish, go to assessment and see your data by setting the new radio button to "Only Test Tokens."

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The template editor returns to line 1 when saving  
Written by kuehnik the 8 Dec 11 at 16:28. Global category: Templates. New
The template editor jumps to the top of the script upon saving. This is annoying because I want to continue editing just where I was.
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Solution #1: The template editor should not return to line 1 when saving
Written by kuehnik the 8 Dec 11 at 16:28.
That's all.

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Template Customisation Wizard for Dummies  
Written by olcell the 23 Nov 11 at 11:33. Global category: Templates. New
It's for people who are not web designer, geek ou CSS addict....
It will be very nice if we have 2 possibilities to edit a template :
- as actually by using the full template edition page,
- with a wizard to only change to logo on a template, just for "users".
It will be use with a very simple template who the user can only change colors, fonts with one to 3 template's styles.


In this Wizard, the user will find only theses possibilities :
- upload your logo
- place for your logo (left, middle, right) at top top,
- choose the size in a list or in millimeter (or inch).
Is there a second one? at the right if the first was à the left?
and the user will preview and validate his changes.


So, all the users in small (or very small) enterprises (without IT service and without marketing service) can use LimeSurvey.....
For a more sophisticated template, they can use valuable services from IT enterprises.....
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Solution #1: Template Customisation Wizard for Dummies
Written by olcell the 23 Nov 11 at 11:33.
Sorry, I'm not a developper nor a web designer....

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3 solution for hide_tip  
Written by Shnoulle the 4 Feb 12 at 13:56. Global category: Templates. New
In 1.92, there are a lot of new tip ( EM validation etc ..)

Maybe we ca have multi solution for hide_tip option:

0 : allways show ( default)
1 : hide in css and show if error ( actual no)
2 : completely remove tip ( even in HTML)

Because, maybe there are some user who don't want tip, but want use help text like a tip :).
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Solution #1: Modify the attribute hide_tip in a list
Written by Shnoulle the 4 Feb 12 at 13:56.
0 : allways show ( default)
1 : hide in css and show if error ( actual no)
2 : completely remove tip ( even in HTML)

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Exit & Clear button CLEARALL: Wrong position in default template  
Written by gefaber the 30 Nov 11 at 12:54. Global category: Templates. New
The button is on the bottom right. Through my statistics I have seen, that more than every third person clicks on that at some point during the survey. A few of them then start over, most of them don't.

My guess is, that most of these clicks are accidental as users see a button to the right and click without reading because that's the expected position for next question group button.

I have now moved this button to the left and will write about my experiences with that later.

7 December UPDATE: Placement was in fact wrong!

After I moved the button its click-rate is now down to one in ten users (not one in three as before) - the ones that just don't want to take the survey. Before replacement some started over again - even two or three times - a sign of accidental hits. Now only very few start over again after hitting the button - and only once at most.
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Solution #1: Change the templates accordingly
Written by gefaber the 30 Nov 11 at 12:54.
This is done easily manually, but it's a pitty if a new user like me first has to lose quite many of his participants to this layout mistake.

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No high-quality templates available  
Written by kuehnik the 8 Dec 11 at 14:55. Global category: Templates. New
The templates available for LimeSurvey are, compared to today's average webpage, rather unattractive. They lack attractive graphic elements like borders, fine colours, and colour gradients.

Also, the templates on the limesurvey website mostly miss screenshots. The descriptions include deadlinks in many cases.

The default template and other available templates are crucial for the attractiveness of limesurvey as a whole.
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Solution #1: A set of attractive templates should be supplied with LS
Written by kuehnik the 8 Dec 11 at 14:55.
Measures should be taken to encourage users to make visually attractive and well-working templates and to publish them on the limesurvey website.

Those with an interest in promoting LS should develop a bigger set of high-quality templates.

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Ability to specify/adjust the Array column widths  
Written by peterbrown05 the 12 Oct 09 at 10:03. Related project: 2.x all. New
For an array question type. we often have simple answers like "Yes, No, Unsure" but the question is often quite long.

eg; Do you think that X should be used in place of Y?
ans: Yes, No, Unsure

At present each column seems to be identically sized is 25% width. However, Id like the question to be say 55% width and then each of the columns to be much narrower at say 15% each.
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Solution #1: Ability to specify column width % or px in question setup
Written by peterbrown05 the 12 Oct 09 at 10:03.
Add the Ability to specify the relative widths of each column in an array during the configuration of the question.

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