As my comment in the forum - https://forums.limesurvey.org/forum/development/128030-gui-inconsistency-sort-alphabetically-vs-random-order#231158

A 3-way "Answer order" setting with values "Normal", "Random" and "Alphabetic" would be optimum but at the very least it should be indicated that the current settings are exclusive and which takes precedence (seems that random order has precedence).

Our usability specialist also said that this should be a three-valued setting.

Agree and support changing this!

Just to double check, which screen are you refrring to?

Options would be:

• Normal = Alph OFF + Rand OFF
• Alphabetcially = Alph ON + Rand OFF
• Random = Alph OFF + Rand ON

Right?

@gabrieljenik, it is the list-radio type question but may apply to other types as well.

So, combining "Sort answers alphabetically" (alphasort) and "Random order" (random_order).

Yes, your options are correct.

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gabrieljenik, that is just what I mean.

(In general we should think how to handle setting combinations that are not meaningfull, but that's another story.)

WIP: https://github.com/LimeSurvey/LimeSurvey/pull/2666

Thoughts / Open Questions:

• Does the new attribute is just for questions that has both random & alpha?
  or broader for all that have answer options?
• Should this go on a minor release or a major one?

You asked

Does the new attribute is just for questions that has both random & alpha? or broader for all that have answer options?

Counter-question: Should there be a question where you can have one but not the other? Can't think an example where that would be meaningful.

Fix committed to master branch: http://bugs.limesurvey.org/plugin.php?page=Source/view&id=34084

Fix committed to master branch: http://bugs.limesurvey.org/plugin.php?page=Source/view&id=34085

Tested and merged.

Documentation also done?

Nice catch!

OK, this seems to be a lenghty change as there are lot of pages with those attribtes.
We need to:
1 - Remove the random_order attribute page
2 - Remove the Alphasort attribute page
3 - Create a new page for the new attribute
4 - Link it to all the question types related
5 - Handle translations?

Suggestions?

OK, this seems to be a lenghty change as there are lot of pages with those attribtes.

My opinion :

1. Keep https://manual.limesurvey.org/QS:Random_order but add a https://manual.limesurvey.org/Template:Deprecated (5.14)
2. Keep https://manual.limesurvey.org/QS:Alphasort but add a https://manual.limesurvey.org/Template:Deprecated (5.14)
3. Add https://manual.limesurvey.org/QS:answer_order and add a https://manual.limesurvey.org/Template:NewIn in title and a NewFeature in content

Fixed in Release 5.5.0+221219

Manual updated.

• List Dropdown, List With Comment, List Radio and Ranking
• https://manual.limesurvey.org/QS:Random_order
• https://manual.limesurvey.org/QS:Alphasort
• https://manual.limesurvey.org/QS:answer_order

Thanks @gabrieljenik.