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nick4sale
Don't be caught without this extension.
Awesome, Awesome job, thank you so much for this extension.
Thanks! Have you also found out that you don't have to use the content area of the template. You can also make a template to set a bunch of settings and just leave the content alone. :)
It looks straight forward, but really is not.
Before you can even create your first survey, there are many routines to go thru before having to make one. I like the ability to create the sections of the survey, so this wasn't the problem I ran into with this addon.
My gripes really go to the ease of use factor, and the results and how they are output.
I think that if I use a radio button I shouldn't see output results of 0, 1, 2 etc.. I should see the actual answer of what 0, 1, or 2 are. How do I know what answer the component has assigned to 0 or 1 or 2, there is nothing that shows me this. I tried this every which way, but the end result was that each part of the answer produces a different number even, so the end result is I really don't know what actual answers I am getting from the survey.
Boolean should not be a pull down window for yes/no... It should really be a checkbox or radio display and I should have a choice, not a required select option.
Radio & checkboxes should not be an integer, if you want to produce a result with an answer such as what you'd get with a text box.
Results layout looks sloppy when viewed after filling out survey.
Email should produce answers instead of 0, 1, 2 type results
I should have more control over text options.. I didn't like for instance seeing (Available to 'Guest' user types only.) I would prefer they just didn't see that, and it should be an option for me to turn off.
If I add an s to the end of my survey title, 2 s's appear at the end of the title.. in other words John's Surveys becomes John's Surveyss (on menu page) only.
When html source code is used in title descriptions, the email produces those as if the email is sent in text only format. I'd prefer html email for instance so I don't see source code.
The manual is good and really takes the time to run you thru how to get started, but it needs to cover more about field options and there limits. The fact that your limited to integrer with radio and checkbox fields is not cool and I never found that to be mentioned in the pdf file.
As well, the checkbox needs to have ability to show more than 1 checkbox. When I tried this option, I was only given 1 checkbox for the 4 options in the field. It's as if the checkbox is meant only for a terms of use or acceptance question, and I wasn't thrilled with that either.
Ability to sort questions in question view would be nice as well, since the sample component offers many samples, I'd love for my new questions to automatically appear at the top so I don't have to scroll to bottom of page to edit them.
This survey addon is good if all your looking for is answers to text questions, it produces results just fine. It installs with no errors in a fully loaded joomla (many extensions in other words) and I had no problems with it other than the ones mentioned above.
This addon has huge potential, I hope to see it come out better in future upgrades.
Thanks for the feedback. A number of your concerns have been addressed in the latest version. (1.5.5.) The actual answers to multi-choice questions are now displayed instead of the option no. This was an oversight, due to being busy developing other features.
Your boolean opinion is your personal opinion. You could always use a radio button field for yes/no, true/false, etc.
Radio & checkboxes are not integer! Only the data type used to represent the select answer. You are NOT limited to integer with radio and checkbox fields, that is a fundamental misunderstanding, you can put whatever you want in the options field!
The two s's point is addressed by changing a single entry in the language file!
You can't use multiple options with a checkbox, they only have a single value! On or off, 0 r 1, true or false. Whatever you want to call them.
Your point about expanding the manual to explain the issues you have raised is a good, however, and something we will address asap.
Unfortunately at the moment, this is the state of affairs, since we need to look after our investment in terms of time spent on development / support. Shortly new "Pro" versions (available for the price of a beer) will be coming out which do not include the advertising.