HTML doesn't clear when going back a page

achen — Thu, 14 May 2026 01:22:30 GMT

Hi,

I have a few pages of instruction (page element) and then a couple htmlpages (htmlpage element). When I press B to go back a page on the page elements, it works fine, but when I'm on an htmlpage and I press B to go back, the htmlpage stays on the screen (I can see the previous page show up behind the html content). How can I make the htmlpage clear when a participant goes back a page?
I'm pasting the relevant parts of the script below:

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ITEMS
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<instruct>
/ fontstyle = ("Arial", 3.5%, true)
/ txcolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ screencolor = (255, 255, 255)
/ nextkey = (57)
/ prevkey = (48)
/ navigationbuttonfontstyle = ("Arial",2.5%, true)
/ nextlabel = "Press space to see the next set of instructions."
/ prevlabel = "Press B to see the last set of instructions."
/ finishlabel = "Press space to continue."
</instruct>

<page intro7>
<center> Note: The previous word pair was 'bowl-cereal' poverty money These words are related to each other in that 'poverty' is a lack of 'money,' but they aren't related in the same way as the previous two words. These word pairs do not form an analogy.</center>
</page>

<page introblank>
<center> <br Press SPACE to continue.
</page>

<htmlpage intro8>
/ file = "explicit_flowchart.html"
</htmlpage>

<htmlpage intro9>
/ file = "explicit_keyboard.html"
</htmlpage>

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BLOCKS
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<block practice>
/ trials = [
 1,4,7,10=practice_1;
 2,5,8,11=practice_within;
 3,6,9,12=practice_2;
]
/ preinstructions = (intro1, intro2, intro3, intro4, intro5, intro6, intro7, introblank, intro8, intro9)
</block>

<block postpractice>
/ trials = [
 1= postpractice;
]
</block>

Thanks!

RE: HTML doesn't clear when going back a page

Dave — Thu, 14 May 2026 01:22:30 GMT

+x[quote]

[b]achen - 5/13/2026[/b]
Hi,

I have a few pages of instruction (page element) and then a couple htmlpages (htmlpage element). When I press B to go back a page on the page elements, it works fine, but when I'm on an htmlpage and I press B to go back, the htmlpage stays on the screen (I can see the previous page show up behind the html content). How can I make the htmlpage clear when a participant goes back a page?
I'm pasting the relevant parts of the script below:

*********************************
ITEMS
*********************************
<instruct>
/ fontstyle = ("Arial", 3.5%, true)
/ txcolor = (0, 0, 0)
/ screencolor = (255, 255, 255)
/ nextkey = (57)
/ prevkey = (48)
/ navigationbuttonfontstyle = ("Arial",2.5%, true)
/ nextlabel = "Press space to see the next set of instructions."
/ prevlabel = "Press B to see the last set of instructions."
/ finishlabel = "Press space to continue."
</instruct>

<page intro7>
<center> Note: The previous word pair was 'bowl-cereal' poverty money These words are related to each other in that 'poverty' is a lack of 'money,' but they aren't related in the same way as the previous two words. These word pairs do not form an analogy.</center>
</page>

<page introblank>
<center> <br Press SPACE to continue.
</page>

<htmlpage intro8>
/ file = "explicit_flowchart.html"
</htmlpage>

<htmlpage intro9>
/ file = "explicit_keyboard.html"
</htmlpage>

*********************************
BLOCKS
*********************************

<block practice>
/ trials = [
 1,4,7,10=practice_1;
 2,5,8,11=practice_within;
 3,6,9,12=practice_2;
]
/ preinstructions = (intro1, intro2, intro3, intro4, intro5, intro6, intro7, introblank, intro8, intro9)
</block>

<block postpractice>
/ trials = [
 1= postpractice;
]
</block>

Thanks!
[/quote]

In short: Don't mix and match <page> and <htmlPage> in one set. Use either <page> elements only, which can be formatted with HTML tags, or use <htmlPage> only.

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