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6 months 1 week ago #251189 by baxterdmutt
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When exporting to a QueXML PDF the default size of the “Array Text” input fields seems to be 10. The only way I can get it longer is to enter into “Input “ “Maximum Characters”. But I don’t want the online version to max out at a number. Is there not a reverse setting that says the pdf input will be a larger number (20 or 30). A minimum number of boxes (spaces) instead of a maximum. 
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6 months 1 week ago #251299 by baxterdmutt
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6 months 1 week ago #251303 by DenisChenu
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6 months 6 days ago #251370 by baxterdmutt
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Report the issue ?
community.limesurvey.org/bug-tracker/
 
Well I’m not aware that it is an issue. Is it? Or is this by design?

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6 months 3 days ago #251432 by holch

Well I’m not aware that it is an issue. Is it? Or is this by design?


Obviously it is an issue, as YOU related it here. :-)

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6 months 3 days ago #251437 by baxterdmutt
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Well, my meaning was is it an issue of Limesurvey or an issue with me not understanding how it works. Reporting a bug because of something I’m doing wrong just doesn’t seem right. But I have reported it now.

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6 months 2 days ago #251442 by DenisChenu
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Well, my meaning was is it an issue of Limesurvey or an issue with me not understanding how it works. Reporting a bug because of something I’m doing wrong just doesn’t seem right. But I have reported it now.
You do it as carefully as possible.

Ask on forum : one developer and one power user tell you to report issue : you can report.

We can make mistakes, but here it's us.

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6 months 2 days ago - 6 months 2 days ago #251459 by holch
I think if Denis asks you to make a bug report, it is safe to create a bug report. And even if it is not a bug, there won't be any issues. He is a long standing LS developer with a lot of experience. The maxium that can happen is that after the developers investigate the issue, they might tell it is not a bug. But in this case it sounds like a bug. :-)

You did what you could do. You asked in the forum. And it doesn't seem to look like you are doing anything wrong / we have no solution for you how to solve it. So the next step is to create a bug report so that the developers can have a look at this issue and check what is going on.

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6 months 2 days ago #251477 by baxterdmutt
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Thanks. I did get a bug report reply. The reply suggests that most people probably don’t need a larger field on paper. I still think 10 is short. It seems it is designed this way.
So that others know, the solution is to either set the maximum characters for a number that works on paper and online, or to edit the QueXML file “ to be "longtext” for area type questions.
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6 months 2 days ago #251478 by DenisChenu
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Thanks. I did get a bug report reply. The reply suggests that most people probably don’t need a larger field on paper. I still think 10 is short. It seems it is designed this way.
So that others know, the solution is to either set the maximum characters for a number that works on paper and online, or to edit the QueXML file “ to be "longtext” for area type questions.
WTF ?

Can you give the mantis issue number ?

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6 months 2 days ago #251479 by holch
OK, thank you for feeding this back. One can see it like that.

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6 months 2 days ago #251480 by holch
Here the bug in Mantis:
bugs.limesurvey.org/view.php?id=19185

Afaik Adam is the one who created the Que-Suite.

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