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- This sub-list contains the best possible widgets for the Question.
- Usually, these are the most used and best fitting widgets for the configuration.
- Additionally, the internal order can also contain a recommendation. The further on the left the better; except all have the same fit score.
- It contains the default widget. This is always the one on the extreme left in the recommendation list.
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- Widgets which can be displayed but a) have disadvantages to the recommended widgets or b) the ones that are rarely used are part of this list.
- A disadvantage could be:
- Uncommon design pattern (e.g. using Radio Buttons for multi selectable Questions)
- Reasons for rarely used:
- Widgets which are used for one specific use case which cannot be decided by the configuration itself (e.g. displaying an enumeration list).
- Widgets which need additional custom content to look like as expected.
- All of them have a lover lower fit score scorer than the widgets from the recommended list and are internally sorted by this score. That means the further on the left the better.
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Each theme contains a different set of widgets. Hence, not every widget is available in one theme. Therefore, please make sure that you have selected the right theme before you start choosing your widgets.
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On the left-hand side and within the blue bordered box you can select a Question. These Questions are structured within a tree layout. That means that like in the Language view you can navigate through the Stages to find the right Question.
Furthermore, you can use the search bar to find a Question quicker by typing the name.
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The corresponding Answer Options are displayed but disabled (means not clickable). They should help you to remember the Questions' use case and decide which widget is the most suitable. |
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Next to the question selection, the The widget selection card is positioned next to the question selection (see image in New Configuration). It is the main part of the view because it contains all selectable widgets for the selected Question.
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- Card Title:
It contains the name of the selected Question. - Current Widget Selection:
Displays the current selected widget for the Question. - Reset Button:
Clicking this button resets the widget selection to the default widget of the Question. - Recommended Widgets List:
Contains all widgets which are the best fitting that are most suitable for the current Question configuration. - Further Possible Widgets List:
Contains all widgets which are permitted for the current Question configuration, but may not be the best choice. - Question Information:
Includes some addition additional Question information
Widget Card Structure
Each widget card has the same layout components.
- On top, you can see a mockup image of the widget. This image contains the main elements of the widget . These that serve for identification and comparison with others.
Note: The image is not a real representation like as shown in the client theme. That means that it can look different in the various themes. - Below the image the widget name is placed. That is the common name excentos uses for this widget.
- The short description contains some detailed information about specific widget functionalities or additional elements. If the widget has neither of them, this label is invisible.
- For dropdowns, a functionality could either be "Close on select" (closes the answer option selection after one option was chosen) or "Remains open on select" (answer option selection is not closed after an option selection).
- For tiles, the information "Radio Button" or "Checkbox" is displayed because that is the only difference for these widgets.
- The long description becomes visible by hovering over the info button. It contains more detailed information about the widget.
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This widget also serves as a fallback widget. That means that if the Question configuration drastically changes drastically and the current manually selected widget is not part of the Recommended or Further Possible list anymore, your widget selection is automatically adapted to the new default widget of the new configuration. In this case, a popup notification appears, e.g. in the Concept Board, and tells you the described case.
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I see no widgets in the view. What can I do?
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That This can have two different causes:
- You have not added any Questions to the Product Guide. In this case, please go to the Concept Board and click on a the "Add a new Question" button within a the Stage card.
- Your selected theme do not contain the widget configuration information yet. Please contact us, and we will solve this problem for you.
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