Input box dimensions
The standard input box for numeric and date questions is a single line of 20 characters (scrollable to 40 characters for dates).
The input box for text questions shows six rows of 34 characters each, although respondents can scroll to enter more text if necessary.
Boxes for Other Specify text display a single line 21 characters wide but scroll to the left so that longer texts can be entered.
In the metadata section
To specify the dimensions of the input box for a numeric, text, or date question in the metadata section, place the following after the question text:
style([height="<height>"][, width="<width>"]])
where:
▪<height> is the height of the box.
▪<width> is the width of the box.
You can specify dimensions in any suitable recognized unit of measurement. Typical examples are inches (in), millimeters (mm), centimeters (cm), points (pt), pixels (px), or ems (em). The default is pixels.
An em is a printing term meaning a space the width of the letter “m” in the current font. It is a convenient unit to use if you want to use different templates with the same questionnaire, because it ensures that the dimensions of the input box are always relative to the font size. If one template uses a larger font that the other, you do not need always to make the boxes big enough to accommodate text in the larger font, or to change the box sizes when you change templates. In the two following question definitions and illustrations, the specification for the input box dimensions is the same; only the font size has changed.
The first definition is:
Name1 "What is your name?" style(height = "1.5em"
width = "20em"
font(size = 10)) text [1..30];
The second definition is:
Name2 "What is your name?" style(height = "1.5em"
width = "20em"
font(size = 14)) text [1..30];
To specify the dimensions of an Other Specify box in the metadata section, define the Other response as follows:
<other_response_name> ["<response_text>"] other (<other_specify> "<other_specify_text>" style([height="<height>"][, width="<width>"]])
where:
▪<other_response_name> is the name of the Other response.
▪<response_text> is the text of the Other response.
▪<other_specify> is the name for the automatic Other Specify question.
▪<other_specify_text> is the text for the automatic Other Specify question.
▪<data_type> is the data type for the automatic Other Specify question (usually text).
▪<height> is the height of the box.
▪<width> is the width of the box.
You can specify dimensions in any suitable recognized unit of measurement. Typical examples are inches (in), millimeters (mm), centimeters (cm), points (pt), pixels (px), or ems (em). The default is pixels.
For example:
MoreTV3 "Which sport would you like to see more of on TV?" categorical [1..1]
{
Swimming, Diving, Polo, Curling, Windsurfing,
OtherSport "Other sport" other
(MoreTVOthQ ". Please specify." style(height = "1.5em", width = "15em") text)
};
In the routing section
To specify the dimensions of numeric, text, or date input boxes in the routing section, type:
<question_name>.Style.Width = "width"<question_name>.Style.Height = "<height>"
where:
▪<question_name> is the question name.
▪<width> is the width of the box.
▪<height> is the height of the box.
For example:
Name.Style.Height = "1.5em" Name.Style.Width = "20em"
To specify the dimensions of Other Specify input boxes in the routing section, type:
<question_name>.Categories[{<other_name>}].OtherQuestion.Style.Width = "<width>"<question_name>.Categories[{<other_name>}].OtherQuestion.Style.Height = "<height>"
where:
▪<question_name> is the question name.
▪<other_name> is the name of the Other response.
▪<width> is the width of the box.
▪<height> is the height of the box.
For example:
MoreTV.Categories[{OtherSport}].OtherQuestion.Style.Width = "15em"
MoreTV.Categories[{OtherSport}].OtherQuestion.Style.Height = "1.5em"
This can also be written as:
With MoreTV.Categories[{OtherSport}].OtherQuestion.Style
.Width = "15em"
.Height = "1.5em"
End With
See also
