Hi,

I would like to adjust the width between the anchors of a likert scale. 

The anchorwidth should allow you to specify the distance between anchors on the scale, however, when I change these settings, the anchors itself become wider/ narrower, and not the -black line between them-. 

Thus, my question is: how can I adjust the length of the black line between the anchors of a likert scale?

Thanks, Lotte

No sure what you are experiencing, but things work just fine as far as I can tell in Inquisit 4.0.0.1 (tested on WIndows):

<likert ratingquestion>
/ anchors=[1="nice"; 3="meh"; 5="yuck"]
/ position=(50, 90)
/ anchorwidth = 15%
</likert>

gives

<likert ratingquestion>
/ anchors=[1="nice"; 3="meh"; 5="yuck"]
/ position=(50, 90)
/ anchorwidth = 5%
</likert>

gives

as expected.

I also specified the number of points of the scale (for example: /numpoints = 40). 

When I delete this in my script, indeed the anchorwidth (black lines) can be adjusted.

However, when I also specify the number of desired points of the scale, the buttons get wider/ narrower when specifying different anchorwidths...

I dont know why this is not working.. it would be nice if I could have a large number of anchors and adjust the width between them.

(I'm also working on windows, in Inquisit 4.0.0.1)

This will only happen if you try to cram more buttons on the screen than your screen can accommodate *and* specifiying a very small anchorwidth. E.g.:

<likert ratingquestion>
/ anchors=[1="nice"; 10="meh"; 21="yuck"]
/ position=(50, 90)
/ anchorwidth = 3%
/ numpoints = 21
</likert>

vs.

<likert ratingquestion>
/ anchors=[1="nice"; 10="meh"; 21="yuck"]
/ position=(50, 90)
/ anchorwidth = 4%
/ numpoints = 21
</likert>

Basically, the distance between buttons can't be adjusted below a certain minimum. However, if you require that many response options, <likert> elements may not be the best option anyway. A <slider> may well be preferable. And if all else fails, you can always build a custom likert scale as per https://www.millisecond.com/download/library/v2/CustomLikert/customlikert.zip.