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My question, in a nutshell: Is there a way in which the standard help message for a question can be hidden only if a custom one is entered?

The context of the question: For LS 6, not all language translations are complete yet, and we are using languages for which phrases such as "Select all that apply" haven't been translated yet. I am of course submitting these missing translations to  translate.limesurvey.org/projects/ but it usually takes a while until they make their way into LS. As a work-around in the meantime, I would love to find a way in which the setting "Hide tip – Hide the tip that is normally shown with a question” can be activated IF, and only if, a text is entered in the help section of the question. That way, I would avoid turning off the tip altogether and wouldn't have to duplicate work by then needing to enter the help text for all the languages for which the translation does exist. Our survey has 30 languages, so it's quite an effort :)

Example of a language with missing translation of Select all that apply:

 

Example of a custom help text added – in the case that the custom help text exists, I want the non-translated standard message to disappear:

 

Is that somehow possible?

I use custom tip : manual.limesurvey.org/Question_type_-_Li..._validation_q_tip.29

And some css to always show such tips when Hide tip is on.

gitlab.com/SondagesPro/SurveyThemes/skel...vanilla.css#L190-193

You can always include the translations into your local language files, until they make it into the official language files with a future update.

holch wrote:

You can always include the translations into your local language files, until they make it into the official language files with a future update.

 

Ohhhaa, that sounds awesome! For anyone wondering, instructions for that are here: manual.limesurvey.org/Translating_LimeSurvey