I have a multiple choice question with an "Other" option and also a separate exclusive option. When the exclusive option is checked, I have a script that unchecks all previously selected answers, however it doesn't clear text from the Other option.

Is there a way that I can both uncheck other boxes and also reset the text box in the other option?

Thanks!

Hi,

Why do this ? I really think 'Don't do this ! '...
LS core do this a long time ago BUT : it's not cool for users. I explain :
- You check all you need, put a long text in other
- Check BY ERROR the exclusive option
- You need to redo all ......

Alternative solution :
- Add CSS class to you question 'hidden-when-disabled'
- Add this lines in your template.css

I personally find it also weird that Limesurvey doesn't uncheck given answers when clicked on the exclusive option. As a survey taker you always wonder if those greyed out, but still checked, boxes will be recorded or not. I understand that it can be annyoing when clicked by mistake, but hey, then it was my mistake and I was stupid and I have to do it again. At least it is explainable. What is not explainable for a normal survey taker is why the boxes are greyed out but still checked.

I agree with holch - I would prefer to have the boxes unchecked.

That's exactly right. I'm programming this survey for a client, and when they first saw the checkboxes were only greyed out, they flipped and thought that those answers were still being recorded. Now, even though I have the checkboxes reset, they still think their string answers are being recorded.

The default display for the exclusive option, at least in my circumstance, worries my client and makes me look like I'm bad at my job.

holch wrote: At least it is explainable. What is not explainable for a normal survey taker is why the boxes are greyed out but still checked.

But LimeSurvey UX is driven by developer minds, not survey creators or survey takers. As long as developers don't try different survey packages they won't understand why users might have different expectations.
There is no shared vision about what is necessary for a survey system.
How to accept or deny feature requests without such a vision?

jelo wrote: As long as developers don't try different survey packages they won't understand why users might have different expectations.

For information, i didn't take any decision here : but in 1.92 : one of my client (B2C client) say a lot of his participant complain about the "uncheck" by default system.
Like the 'empty' text in Multiple choice with comment : here : when i fix it , i add a Question Attribute (work in 2.06), and open the choice.

In SkeletonQuest : [type=checkbox][disabled]{opacity:0} is done by default.

But if you really want : please : add a new Question attribute and github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/pulls