Text_Input Timing

Deniz

Hi all,

Is there a way for a text_input to move on to another text_input automatically with a preset timing. (Without using a keypress).

Elvio

Hi,

I think it'enough to set the timing, in milliseconds, in the corresponding box.

So if you want, say, a text to be entered for 1 second max, just type 1000 in the 'timeout' box.

Is that what you were looking for?

Deniz

Thanks Elvio,

Did you mean the "advanced delay item" as the timeout box? I know that text_display item has its own duration box. But the subjects have to use a keyboard press in text_input to move on to the other text_input or another item; and i have to use text_input with duration, not with keypress. But text_input doesn't include a timing or duration box.

Deniz

In my experiment the subjects will be exposed to a number of text_inputs in that they are demanded to answer some questions. There will be text_input screens one after another. And the important part is that some text_input screens will change into other text_input screens without waiting for a keypress from participants. The changing must occur automatically with a timing. Is there a way to do this in form_text_input without using Python?

Josh

Hi Deniz,

In the 'View script' window of your text_input item, there are two parameters of importance: the "timeout" and the "accept_on".
The "accept_on" is set to 'return press' by default, but you can change this into 'timeout' so that it will move on when the time indicated in the "timeout" parameter has passed. Even better, you can set accept_on to 'return press or timeout'.

However, while trying it out myself I did note that even when the indicated time had passed, the screen would only disappear if any button was pressed. So for instance, if your participant is not typing anything, the screen will wait until a button press. I don't know if this would be problematic in your experiment? You will be able to check whether people have fully answered or not, but as long as they haven't started typing they may as well be spending half an hour looking out of the window...

In any case, I will alert a developper to solve this issue.

Good luck in the meantime, and let me know if anything is unclear!

Cheers,
Josh

Deniz

Thank you for your kindness Josh,

Yes it's important for my experiment, but not urgent. I will be waiting for the developments in the next versions of OpenSesame.

Best regards.