Mark answer option with keyboard

Challenge

In order to allow the respondent to be able to answer a question by hitting a button on his keyboard.

As a questionnaire creator

I want to specify both which key on the keyboard that should be used, and which answer option that should be answered

Example

Solution

• Add a Single question to Questionnaire editor like below
• Go to menu Properties -> Question scripts -> Java script tab -> Input script

Code

//which key on the keyboard that should mark the answer option. The code 32 refers to the space key
var keyCodetoReactOn = 32;

//enabels you to find out which numerical codes that belongs to which keys on the keyboard.
//Change false into true, and you will have a dialog that shows you the key code each time you hit a key. 
//When you have found out which code that should mark the answer option, you change true back to false (mostly use for debugging)
var displayKeyCode = false;

//information on which answer option that should be marked when the respondent uses his keyboard. 
//The answer option list has an index starting with zero when you are referring to answer options with this script. 
//The number 0 therefore refers to the answer option with the value 1. 
//If you want to refer to an answer option with the value 99, you write 98 in the script.
var answerOptionIndexToCheck = 0;

//the question label of the question where you run the script.
var qLabel = "Q1";

//the text that should be on the Next button. 
//Note that this text will be the same for all languages if your questionnaire is programmed in multiple languages.
var buttonText = "Recognize";

//It is advisable that you hide the Next button on questions where you use this script.
// Otherwise the respondent will have two buttons, which can be confusing

function myHandler(e)
{
   if (displayKeyCode)
      alert(e.keyCode);
   if (e.keyCode == keyCodetoReactOn)
      recognize();
}
function recognize()
{
   quest.options[answerOptionIndexToCheck].checked = true;
   document["query"]["QUESTION." + qLabel][answerOptionIndexToCheck].checked = true;
   moveForward();
}
function moveForward()
{
   document["query"]["dir"].value = "next";
   document["query"].submit();
}
question.prototype.getNavigationPanel = function()
{
   var sres = "";

   if (this.backvisible) sres += "<input type=\"button\" name=\"back\" value=\"" + this.backtext + "\" tabindex=1000 onclick=\"" + this.reference + ".back();\">";
   if (this.resetvisible) sres += "<input type=\"button\" name=\"reset\" value=\"" + this.resettext + "\" tabindex=1001 onclick=\"" + this.reference + ".reset();\">";
   if (this.closevisible) sres += "<input type=\"button\" name=\"close\" value=\"" + this.closetext + "\" tabindex=1002 onclick=\"" + this.reference + ".close();\">";
   sres += "<input type=\"button\" name=\"spaceHandler\" onclick=\"recognize();\" onkeydown=\"return myHandler(event)\" value=\"" + buttonText + "\" tabindex=0>";
   if (this.nextvisible) sres += "<input type=\"submit\" name=\"next\" onkeydown=\"return myHandler(event)\" value=\"" + this.nexttext + "\" tabindex=0>";
   return sres;
}
question.prototype.onInit = function()
{
   document["query"]["spaceHandler"].focus();
}

Source

Questionnaire Resource Id on cg site: 159730