Range tick_labelset not showing up on web form

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1

I have created a range type field with parameters

start=-5, end=5, step=1, tick_interval=5, placeholder=0, tick_labelset=jar_sweetness_labels

When viewed in xml, I have this in the form:

<range ref="/data/grp_jar/jar_sweetness" start="-5" end="5" step="1" odk:tick-interval="5" odk:placeholder="0">
                <label>Sweetness</label>
                <itemset nodeset="instance('jar_sweetness_labels')/root/item">
                    <value ref="name"/>
                    <label ref="label"/>
                </itemset>
            </range>

my jar_sweetness_labels have the following name and labels

-5 Not at all sweet enough
0 Just about Right
5 Much too sweet

When the form is displayed in web, I am only seeing the start and end labels

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2

Seems like you're using Enketo which does not support range-widget labels. Use ODK Collect instead. Maybe upcoming ODK Web Forms will also support range-widget labels.

3

@Daniel_S is exactly right. Is this a big priority for you, @dmpm?

4

Hello @LN ! no, not really. We can do with ODK Collect for now. Thank you.

5

@LN are there plans to integrate this in Web Forms? I would appreciate this! Would make the range widget much more versatile.

6

Yes, absolutely! We are about to release a Central update that will make Web Forms the default for newly-created forms. Our current high-level priorities are to fix any issues that are brought up and to fill in remaining functionality gaps that may prevent users from switching. Because tick_labelset isn't in Enketo yet either, it's not at the top of our priority list but hearing that it would be valuable to you gives it a nudge so please keep the feedback coming.

7

Glad to hear! But no hustle - since we currently only run a Kobo server it might take a while so we can enjoy Web Forms. Also, because of some restructuring processes we do not really have a server admin to set up ODK central. If Kobo has no plans to ingrate Web Forms in a timely manner, we will switch to ODK anyway. So take your time - I'm grateful for you working on Web Forms. Enketo was/is nice, but has its flaws and limits.