scale.settings.horizontal

getScale(id).settings.horizontal() (since beta 0.3) Makes the buttons and labels of the scale appear horizontally. This is the default aesthetics of scales. Note: until version 1.0, you need to call print (again) for the settings to take effect. Example: [js highlight=”10″ try=”true”] newScale(“slider”, 100) .settings.slider() .settings.vertical() .print() , newButton(“rotate”, “Horizontal slider”) .print() .wait() , getScale(“slider”) .settings.horizontal() …

scale.settings.default

getScale(id).settings.default( value ) (since beta 0.3) Makes a value selected by default when printing the scale element. You can pass either an index or a text value as value. Note that sliders necessarily have a default value. If you do not use .default to specify one, the central one will be used (or next to …

scale.settings.callback

getScale(id).settings.callback( sequenceOfCommands ) (since beta 0.4) Executes a sequence of commands whenever a choice is made on the scale. This is particularly useful if, for example, you want to reveal a only when a certain option is chosen. Example: [js highlight=”7-12″ try=”true”] newTextInput( “other” , “” ) .settings.hidden() , newScale(“yarrel”, “Yanny”, “Laurel”, “other”) .settings.labelsPosition( “right” …

scale.settings.button

getScale(id).settings.button() Makes the buttons of the scale appear as clickable text buttons that are framed when selected. If you passed a number when creating the scale, the buttons will be labeled with numbers (starting from 0). Example: [js highlight=”2″ try=”true”]newScale(“score”, 6) .settings.button() .settings.before( newText(“score label”, “Score: “) ) .settings.after( newText(“score text”, ” / 5″) ) …

scale.wait

getScale(id).wait() or getScale(id).wait(“first”) or getScale(id).wait(test) Waits until one of the buttons is clicked before evaluating and executing the next commands. If you call wait(“first”), then if a button is already selected when this command is evaluated, the next commands are evaluated and executed right away. If no button in the scale was clicked before, the …

key.test.pressed

getKey(id).test.pressed() or getKey(id).test.pressed( string ) or getKey(id).test.pressed( string , “first” ) (since beta 0.3) or getKey(id).test.pressed( number ) or getKey(id).test.pressed( number , “first” ) (since beta 0.3) Tests whether a key was pressed. If you pass no argument, it will yield success if any (valid) key has been pressed since the creation of the Key …

key.settings.log

getKey(id).settings.log() or getKey(id).settings.log(“wait”) (since beta 0.4) or getKey(id).settings.log(“first”) (since beta 0.4) or getKey(id).settings.log(“last”) (since beta 0.4) or getKey(id).settings.log(“all”) A line will be added to the results file indicating which key was pressed when. If you leave the parentheses blank or pass “wait” (those are equivalent) then key presses will only be logged if they validate …

key.wait

getKey(id).wait() or getKey(id).wait(“first”) or getKey(id).wait(test) Waits until a key is pressed. If you call wait(“first”), then if a valid key has been pressed since the creation of the key element, the next commands are evaluated and executed right away. If no valid key was pressed in the meantime, the next commands are only evaluated and …

html.test.complete

getHtml(id).test.complete() (since beta 0.3) Tests whether all the obligatory fields form the HTML document have been filled. See the IBEX documentation about the Form controller for a discussion of how fields are set as obligatory. Example: [js highlight=”7″ try=”true”]newHtml(“demographics”, “example_intro.html”) .print() , newButton(“continue”, “Continue to the next page”) .print() .wait( getHtml(“demographics”).test.complete() .failure( getHtml(“demographics”).warn() ) )[/js] …

html.settings.log

getHtml(id).settings.log() (since beta 0.2) Will add a line at the end of the trial for each <textarea>, <input type=’text’>, <input type=’checkbox’> and <input type=’radio’> in the document. Example: [js highlight=”2″]newHtml(“feedback”, “Feedback.html”) .settings.log() .print() , newButton(“send”, “Send”) .print() .wait()[/js] Adds the content of the file Feedback.html from the Resources (chunk_includes) folder of the Ibex project to …