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    gtilflm
    		Subject: How to stop the "enter" key from submitting a test/surveyQuote this post in your reply
    Hello. I've been noticing that when students are entering an answer to a text box and they press "Enter", it submits the test. Of course, they don't need to do that, but when they do it submits and incomplete test. Would there be a way to....

    1.) Disassociate the enter button and the submit action, or,
    2.) Have a pop-up appear that says, "Would you like to submit this test?" with a Yes/No option.


    Thank you!
    Posted: 2009-10-29 13:01:35
    harris

    Avatar for harris
    		Subject: Re: How to stop theQuote this post in your reply
    Are all questions on the same page?
    Posted: 2009-10-29 14:13:50
    gtilflm
    		Subject: Re: How to stop theQuote this post in your reply
    Yes. They are.
    Posted: 2009-10-29 14:20:05
    greg

    Avatar for greg
    		Subject: Re: How to stop theQuote this post in your reply
    There's not a confirmation currently when submitting a test, but that would be a good feature. I've added it to the tracker:

    www.atutor.ca/atutor/mantis/view.php?id=3980
    Posted: 2009-10-30 13:57:32
    gtilflm
    		Subject: Re: How to stop theQuote this post in your reply
    Greg,

    Ok. In the meantime, is there any way to turn off the "enter button = sumbit" behavior by code?

    Thank you.
    Posted: 2009-10-30 14:09:02
    greg

    Avatar for greg
    		Subject: Re: How to stop theQuote this post in your reply
    You'd need to replace it with a javascripted button.

    Google it. There'll be examples you can copy from.
    Posted: 2009-10-30 14:20:29
    gtilflm
    		Subject: Re: How to stop theQuote this post in your reply
    Solved.

    For those that are interested, here's what I did. Following the instructions at www.arraystudio.com/as-workshop/disable-form-submit-on-enter-keypress.html...

    1. Insert the following into ATutor/themes/your_theme/include/header.tmpl.php


    <?php
    <script language="JavaScript">
    function disableEnterKey(e)
    {
         var key;

         if(window.event)
              key = window.event.keyCode;     //IE
         else
              key = e.which;     //firefox

         if(key == 13)
              return false;
         else
              return true;
    }
    </script>
    ?>

    2. Any question types with an input field in ATutor/your_theme/default/test_questions/question_type_with_text_input_area put:


    <?php
    "onKeyPress="return disableEnterKey(event)"
    ?>



    into the <input> tag.

    Like this:

    <input type="text" onKeyPress="return disableEnterKey(event)" name="answers[<?php echo $this->row['question_id']; ?>]" class="formfield" size="15" value="<?php echo htmlspecialchars($this->response); ?>" />



    Enjoy!
    Posted: 2009-10-30 17:56:25
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