04497: The "More Graphics" feature - LimeSurvey bugs, patches and feature requests

(12464)
Mazi (developer)
2010-07-19 23:14

Great work, we'd really love to add this feature at Limesurvey but before we can do that, several changes/improvements have to be made:

1. We are planning to release version 1.90 if Limesurvey very soon. This version contains a new handling of several question types so lots of code, also at statistics has changed.
Can you get the latest 1.90 version from SVN or download 1.90 RC3 (will be released very soon) and adjust your code for this new version?

2. Please add all code comments in English language so we know what your code does. None of our main developers speaks Spanish very well.

(12467)
BlastDV (reporter)
2010-07-20 17:30

Hello there! I'm uploading the files with all I found in Spanish translated to English. I also made some changes deleting or commenting useless lines or functions.

I'll start working on 1.90 version in the next days, however, I'm not sure when am I going to be done with that, maybe a couple of weeks. Depending on the changes you've implemented in the new Lime Survey.

(12468)
Mazi (developer)
2010-07-20 23:23

Sounds great!

Take your time and whenever there are questions just ping me or other develoepr at our IRC: http://www.limesurvey.org/en/support/live-chat [^]

(12611)
c_schmitz (administrator)
2010-08-11 11:19

I think this is an excellent idea. However the iframe solution is not really elegant. Better would be to call the graphic generation using JQuery and AJAX.
Would you be able to change this?

(12630)
BlastDV (reporter)
2010-08-13 06:08

Hello there, I still trying to fix the database problem I have. Once it's fixed, I'll start with the JQuery & AJAX work, I don't know too much about it but with a couple of testings I'll be able to apply it to the system...

Anyway, do you know what can be wrong with my database creation? I posted it yesterday on the IRC but I couldn't get an answer...

(12651)
Mazi (developer)
2010-08-18 12:44

BlastDV, please ask your DB question in the forum and link it here, I'll try to help them.

If you have questions about implementing this great new feature, IRC is the best place to ask.

Thanks for all your work!

(12674)
BlastDV (reporter)
2010-08-21 18:34

Hello Mazi, this is the link to the post I added:

http://www.limesurvey.org/es/soporte/foros/1-installation-a-update-issues/47286-database-problem#47286 [^]

This is why it's taking me so long to make the job!

(12766)
BlastDV (reporter)
2010-09-07 01:02

Hello!

This files I'm uploading are the needed for the graphics feature in limesurvey 1.90. I'm using LS Version 1.90+ Build 9046 for it.

I was reading the statistics_function.php file in order to find the changes I had to apply but I couldn't find any of them. So as you'll see, the generator.php file is almost the same than the one for the 1.82 version.

If you take a look at the results, you'll see there's a little problem with the scales of the bar graphics. But I think the original LS has that problem too.

Also, I made this again using iFrames, this is just for the moment. If you think this one I'm uploading now is enough good and it doesn't needs any changes then I'll proceed with the use of JQuery and Ajax.

Thanks, and sorry for the long wait...!

(12767)
Mazi (developer)
2010-09-07 01:43

Great news, thanks for all the work you put into this. Maybe we can even add it at the upcoming 1.91 version soon.

Is it possible to create a test user on your system in order to see how this works live?

(12768)
BlastDV (reporter)
2010-09-07 01:59

I understand for test user that you want me to create a new user in the version I'm using for you to test it isn't it? Is that so, How could you directly use it if I don't have a public server for this?

(12769)
Mazi (developer)
2010-09-07 02:24

If you don't have a public server where you can host your Limesurvey system this won't work. But it's no problem, at least we have a screen shot.

Carsten, can you have a look at the code and give some further advice?

(12770)
BlastDV (reporter)
2010-09-07 02:42

I think I can make a quick video of it and then post it on youtube so that you can see how does it works.

(12772)
Mazi (developer)
2010-09-07 11:35

That would be cool!

(12776)
BlastDV (reporter)
2010-09-08 01:32

Hello there, I've just uploaded a new .rar file. This has the 2 files with little changes and some translations in order to be more understandable for you.

Also, I made the video, here's the link:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvouKwHH_QQ [^]

If you take a look at the code you'll find out that there are several changes to make with the graphics, the general appearance is not defined, so they look a little weird. I'll be fixing this soon to make it more like LimeSurvey standars.

(12777)
Mazi (developer)
2010-09-08 02:03

Really great, thanks a lot.

Using an Ajax call to automatically load the chosen graph type would improve this cool feature a lot and make it much more user friendly. There are several coders at our team who should be able answer your questions about this if you have any. Don't hesitate to contact us.

(13082)
c_schmitz (administrator)
2010-10-11 18:16

BlastDV - this feature is really nice and looks fine so far.
Having it in AJAX would be most important ;).

Also remember that 1.90 has PDF and Excel export so you have to make it the output there is matching the screen.
Let us know!

(13109)
BlastDV (reporter)
2010-10-12 01:25

Hello there!

I've been checking the 1.90 version and you're right, I need to adapt it to the PDF output. But Excel output has no graphics.

By the way, I don't know how to work with AJAX, I've just started the university so I'm short of time, besides, my internet connection now is pretty bad (like 15kps xD) so I've been having troubles to finish this. But I'm having a few days free so I'll start working with this again.

Probably I'll need some help with the PDF output. So I'll be in contact...

I'll write back when I have something...

(13388)
c_schmitz (administrator)
2010-11-01 17:40

Hi BlasDV,

we are coming close to our first beta release - it would be awesome to have your feature in there (AJAX style version). DO you have any timelimne when you could provide it?

(14570)
c_schmitz (administrator)
2011-03-28 01:46

Unassigning due to missing feedback.

(23950)
c_schmitz (administrator)
2013-02-06 11:42

A feature like this exists now in the latest 2.00. Closing this issue.

Notes
(12464) Mazi (developer) 2010-07-19 23:14	Great work, we'd really love to add this feature at Limesurvey but before we can do that, several changes/improvements have to be made: 1. We are planning to release version 1.90 if Limesurvey very soon. This version contains a new handling of several question types so lots of code, also at statistics has changed. Can you get the latest 1.90 version from SVN or download 1.90 RC3 (will be released very soon) and adjust your code for this new version? 2. Please add all code comments in English language so we know what your code does. None of our main developers speaks Spanish very well.

(12467) BlastDV (reporter) 2010-07-20 17:30	Hello there! I'm uploading the files with all I found in Spanish translated to English. I also made some changes deleting or commenting useless lines or functions. I'll start working on 1.90 version in the next days, however, I'm not sure when am I going to be done with that, maybe a couple of weeks. Depending on the changes you've implemented in the new Lime Survey.

(12468) Mazi (developer) 2010-07-20 23:23	Sounds great! Take your time and whenever there are questions just ping me or other develoepr at our IRC: http://www.limesurvey.org/en/support/live-chat [^]

(12611) c_schmitz (administrator) 2010-08-11 11:19	I think this is an excellent idea. However the iframe solution is not really elegant. Better would be to call the graphic generation using JQuery and AJAX. Would you be able to change this?

(12630) BlastDV (reporter) 2010-08-13 06:08	Hello there, I still trying to fix the database problem I have. Once it's fixed, I'll start with the JQuery & AJAX work, I don't know too much about it but with a couple of testings I'll be able to apply it to the system... Anyway, do you know what can be wrong with my database creation? I posted it yesterday on the IRC but I couldn't get an answer...

(12651) Mazi (developer) 2010-08-18 12:44	BlastDV, please ask your DB question in the forum and link it here, I'll try to help them. If you have questions about implementing this great new feature, IRC is the best place to ask. Thanks for all your work!

(12674) BlastDV (reporter) 2010-08-21 18:34	Hello Mazi, this is the link to the post I added: http://www.limesurvey.org/es/soporte/foros/1-installation-a-update-issues/47286-database-problem#47286 [^] This is why it's taking me so long to make the job!

(12766) BlastDV (reporter) 2010-09-07 01:02	Hello! This files I'm uploading are the needed for the graphics feature in limesurvey 1.90. I'm using LS Version 1.90+ Build 9046 for it. I was reading the statistics_function.php file in order to find the changes I had to apply but I couldn't find any of them. So as you'll see, the generator.php file is almost the same than the one for the 1.82 version. If you take a look at the results, you'll see there's a little problem with the scales of the bar graphics. But I think the original LS has that problem too. Also, I made this again using iFrames, this is just for the moment. If you think this one I'm uploading now is enough good and it doesn't needs any changes then I'll proceed with the use of JQuery and Ajax. Thanks, and sorry for the long wait...!

(12767) Mazi (developer) 2010-09-07 01:43	Great news, thanks for all the work you put into this. Maybe we can even add it at the upcoming 1.91 version soon. Is it possible to create a test user on your system in order to see how this works live?

(12768) BlastDV (reporter) 2010-09-07 01:59	I understand for test user that you want me to create a new user in the version I'm using for you to test it isn't it? Is that so, How could you directly use it if I don't have a public server for this?

(12769) Mazi (developer) 2010-09-07 02:24	If you don't have a public server where you can host your Limesurvey system this won't work. But it's no problem, at least we have a screen shot. Carsten, can you have a look at the code and give some further advice?

(12770) BlastDV (reporter) 2010-09-07 02:42	I think I can make a quick video of it and then post it on youtube so that you can see how does it works.

(12772) Mazi (developer) 2010-09-07 11:35	That would be cool!

(12776) BlastDV (reporter) 2010-09-08 01:32	Hello there, I've just uploaded a new .rar file. This has the 2 files with little changes and some translations in order to be more understandable for you. Also, I made the video, here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvouKwHH_QQ [^] If you take a look at the code you'll find out that there are several changes to make with the graphics, the general appearance is not defined, so they look a little weird. I'll be fixing this soon to make it more like LimeSurvey standars.

(12777) Mazi (developer) 2010-09-08 02:03	Really great, thanks a lot. Using an Ajax call to automatically load the chosen graph type would improve this cool feature a lot and make it much more user friendly. There are several coders at our team who should be able answer your questions about this if you have any. Don't hesitate to contact us.

(13082) c_schmitz (administrator) 2010-10-11 18:16	BlastDV - this feature is really nice and looks fine so far. Having it in AJAX would be most important ;). Also remember that 1.90 has PDF and Excel export so you have to make it the output there is matching the screen. Let us know!

(13109) BlastDV (reporter) 2010-10-12 01:25	Hello there! I've been checking the 1.90 version and you're right, I need to adapt it to the PDF output. But Excel output has no graphics. By the way, I don't know how to work with AJAX, I've just started the university so I'm short of time, besides, my internet connection now is pretty bad (like 15kps xD) so I've been having troubles to finish this. But I'm having a few days free so I'll start working with this again. Probably I'll need some help with the PDF output. So I'll be in contact... I'll write back when I have something...

(13388) c_schmitz (administrator) 2010-11-01 17:40	Hi BlasDV, we are coming close to our first beta release - it would be awesome to have your feature in there (AJAX style version). DO you have any timelimne when you could provide it?

(14570) c_schmitz (administrator) 2011-03-28 01:46	Unassigning due to missing feedback.

(23950) c_schmitz (administrator) 2013-02-06 11:42	A feature like this exists now in the latest 2.00. Closing this issue.

Issue History
Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
2010-07-19 21:18	BlastDV	New Issue
2010-07-19 21:18	BlastDV	File Added: The_Graphics_Feature.rar
2010-07-19 23:07	Mazi	File Added: New_Results-20100715[1].PNG
2010-07-19 23:14	Mazi	Note Added: 12464
2010-07-19 23:14	Mazi	Assigned To	=> Mazi
2010-07-19 23:14	Mazi	Status	new => feedback
2010-07-20 17:30	BlastDV	Note Added: 12467
2010-07-20 17:30	BlastDV	Status	feedback => assigned
2010-07-20 17:30	BlastDV	File Added: The_Graphics_Feature_En.rar
2010-07-20 23:23	Mazi	Note Added: 12468
2010-08-11 11:09	c_schmitz	Assigned To	Mazi => c_schmitz
2010-08-11 11:19	c_schmitz	Note Added: 12611
2010-08-13 06:08	BlastDV	Note Added: 12630
2010-08-18 12:44	Mazi	Note Added: 12651
2010-08-21 18:34	BlastDV	Note Added: 12674
2010-09-07 01:02	BlastDV	Note Added: 12766
2010-09-07 01:03	BlastDV	File Added: 1.90 The Graphics Feature.rar
2010-09-07 01:43	Mazi	Note Added: 12767
2010-09-07 01:59	BlastDV	Note Added: 12768
2010-09-07 02:24	Mazi	Note Added: 12769
2010-09-07 02:42	BlastDV	Note Added: 12770
2010-09-07 11:35	Mazi	Note Added: 12772
2010-09-08 01:23	BlastDV	File Added: 1.90 The Graphics Feature_En.rar
2010-09-08 01:32	BlastDV	Note Added: 12776
2010-09-08 02:03	Mazi	Note Added: 12777
2010-10-11 18:00	c_schmitz	File Deleted: The_Graphics_Feature_En.rar
2010-10-11 18:16	c_schmitz	Note Added: 13082
2010-10-12 01:25	BlastDV	Note Added: 13109
2010-11-01 17:40	c_schmitz	Note Added: 13388
2011-03-28 01:46	c_schmitz	Note Added: 14570
2011-03-28 01:46	c_schmitz	Assigned To	c_schmitz =>
2011-03-28 01:46	c_schmitz	Status	assigned => confirmed
2013-02-06 11:42	c_schmitz	Note Added: 23950
2013-02-06 11:42	c_schmitz	Status	confirmed => closed
2013-02-06 11:42	c_schmitz	Assigned To	=> c_schmitz
2013-02-06 11:42	c_schmitz	Resolution	open => fixed
2013-02-06 11:42	c_schmitz	Fixed in Version	=> 2.00

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