Use keyboard for answering Multiple Choice question
Best answer by TomG
As I said, it was untested. It turns out that the Timing Question works off a mouseup event instead of a click event. Other than that, triggering a click on the input elements has the same effect as setValueByRecodeValue.
So, a modification to the script I posted previously that registers a timing question 'click':
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function() {
var qobj = this;
jQuery(document).keypress(function(event) {
var key = event.key.toUpperCase();
if(key == "J" || key == "F") {
jQuery(this).trigger("mouseup");
if(key == "J") qobj.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue(1,true);
else qobj.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue(2,true);
}
});
});
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However it still doesn't work. This is what the script looks like now:
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function()
{
console.log("test");
jQuery(document).keypress(function(event) {
if(event.which==74){Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue(2,true)
}
if(event.which==70){Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue(1,true)
}
});
});
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnReady(function()
{
/*Place your JavaScript here to run when the page is fully displayed*/
});
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnUnload(function()
{
/*Place your JavaScript here to run when the page is unloaded*/
});
Is this script correct? It seems as if the script is not getting 'started'. Would be really happy to find a solution! Thank you, Paul+27
As mentioned before I applied recoded values to the answers (also see above), but if this should be different let me know.
It would be great if you could show me how to apply the second part of your comment. I really appreciate your help! Thanks, Paul+27
It doesn't necessarily have to be the letters 'F' and 'J' that correspond with respectively 'Yes' and 'No'; it's just that these feel 'natural' when your hands are on the keyboard.
Hopefully you can show me how to implement the second part of your comment. It's really appreciated! Thanks, PaulHi Tom, would you think it is possible to have Qualtrics recognize/identify a keyboard command as a click? Best, Paul
+27Hi Tom, would you think it is possible to have Qualtrics recognize/identify a keyboard command as a click? Best, Paul
Not tested, but instead of setValueByRecodeValue you could do something like:
if(key == "J") jQuery("#"+qobj.questionId+" input:first").trigger("click");
Hi Tom, it's not working yet. Could this have something to do with the fact that there is no
(1,true)
in the JavaScript anymore? Could it help if this would be included somewhere and if so where?
+27As I said, it was untested. It turns out that the Timing Question works off a mouseup event instead of a click event. Other than that, triggering a click on the input elements has the same effect as setValueByRecodeValue.
So, a modification to the script I posted previously that registers a timing question 'click':
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function() {
var qobj = this;
jQuery(document).keypress(function(event) {
var key = event.key.toUpperCase();
if(key == "J" || key == "F") {
jQuery(this).trigger("mouseup");
if(key == "J") qobj.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue(1,true);
else qobj.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue(2,true);
}
});
});
Hi Tom, the word 'Wizard' next to your name is exactly right! This does exactly what I wanted it to do. Thank you so much, it's really appreciated! Paul
Hello both, sorry for "stealing" this thread. Is it possible to select by the choice text (e.g. set choice to be true when pressed "Yes" or "No")? I am setting up an experiment but with choices randomized (and also using a loop). Doing
qobj.setChoiceValue(subid=1, true)doesn't quite do the trick.
+27jmed7 - randomizing the choices doesn't change their choice ids. So, you can still set the choice value by id.
Hello!
I am facing exactly the same issue as @PaulSchreuder72 so I found this thread very helpful. JavaScript is totally new for me and I am trying to incorporate some cognitive tasks into Qualtrics.
I followed your conversation and I managed to assign answers to keyboard buttons, however I am still not sure how to make Qualtrics recognize a pressed button as a click so the response time is measured.
If I interpreted your exchange correctly, this is the command I should use to do so :
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function() {
var qobj = this;
jQuery(document).keypress(function(event) {
var key = event.key.toUpperCase();
if(key == "C") jQuery("#"+qobj.questionId+" input:first").trigger("click");
else if(key == "N") jQuery("#"+qobj.questionId+" input:first").trigger("click");
});N
});
Nevertheless, it doesn't work. Would that be possible to advise me on how to create this command in a way that it assigns keyword buttons to answers and identifies pressing a button as a click?
Best Regards, Dominik.
+27https://www.qualtrics.com/community/discussion/comment/36691#Comment_36691Read the accepted answer. You need to trigger a 'mouseup' event instead of a 'click' event.
Hi there! I have the following question in my survey.
I added the following javascript to this question.
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function() {
var qobj = this;
jQuery(document).keypress(function(event) {
var key = event.key.toUpperCase();
if(key == "J" || key == "F") {
jQuery(this).trigger("mouseup");
if(key == "J") qobj.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue(1,true);
else qobj.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue(2,true);
}
});
});
Based on the comments in this forum I thought this code would work for my purposes, however, it only works when I press the J key (option on the right is selected). When I press the F key nothing happens. Also, I would like that when they press one of these keys the page is submitted, so they move on to the next screen without having to click the next button at the bottom.
Thanks in advance!
I tested the survey a few more times (did not change the javascript or anything) and noticed that when I press the J key, sometimes the left option is selected, and sometimes the right option is. Again, the F key does nothing. I would like the J key to correspond to the option on the right, and the F key to correspond to the option on the left. Just thought I would provide this information for more context.
+29Hi there! I have the following question in my survey.
I added the following javascript to this question.
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function() {
var qobj = this;
jQuery(document).keypress(function(event) {
var key = event.key.toUpperCase();
if(key == "J" || key == "F") {
jQuery(this).trigger("mouseup");
if(key == "J") qobj.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue(1,true);
else qobj.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue(2,true);
}
});
});
Based on the comments in this forum I thought this code would work for my purposes, however, it only works when I press the J key (option on the right is selected). When I press the F key nothing happens. Also, I would like that when they press one of these keys the page is submitted, so they move on to the next screen without having to click the next button at the bottom.
Thanks in advance!
The code set-up answer base on recode value so set recode value of your answer to 1&2 accordingly.
Add clicknext button code to the event listener
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function() {
var qobj = this;
jQuery(document).keypress(function(event) {
var key = event.key.toUpperCase();
if(key == "J" || key == "F") {
jQuery(this).trigger("mouseup");
if(key == "J") qobj.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue(1,true);
else qobj.setChoiceValueByRecodeValue(2,true);
qobj.clickNextButton();
}
});
});
+29Thanks Nam Nguyen! Problem solved!
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