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			            Dear all,
  I have another little problem I cannot find any solution for. In my experiment I want to show subjects a series of digits for a short time (2 seconds). After that a blank screen should pop up and subjects have now 5 seconds to type in the digits they remember from the former series. For this I want Inquisit to show the participants the digits they type in at the moment as kind of a feedback.  
  So if they type in 123, the digits 1,2 and 3 should appear one after another. And if they delete a digit with the Backspace button the digit should disappear from the screen as well. I do not want to use an openended element because of the next-button and the frame, there should be just digits appearing in the middle of the screen. 
  I tried to figure out if the solution could be using the values element, but I could not get it going. 
  Is there any simple solution for this? As always, I really, really appreciate your help!
  Jakob. 
                  
			            				
			                                 
                     
                                            
                         
                    
                  
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			            > Is there any simple solution for this?
  No, there is no simple solution. At best, there is a complicated one along the following lines:
  <block myblock> / onblockbegin = [values.typeddigits = ""; values.typetimeout = 5000; ] / trials = [1=type] </block>
  scancodes 2-10: digits 1 to 9 at the top of the keyboard scancode 14: backspace <trial type> / stimulusframes = [1=typetext] / validresponse = (2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,14) / ontrialend = [if (trial.type.response != 14) values.typeddigits = concat(values.typeddigits, trial.type.response-1); ] / ontrialend = [if (trial.type.response == 14 && length(values.typeddigits) > 0) values.typeddigits = substring(values.typeddigits,0,length(values.typeddigits)-1); ] / ontrialend = [values.typetimeout -= trial.type.elapsedtime] / timeout = values.typetimeout / branch = [if (values.typetimeout > 0) trial.type] </trial>
  <text typetext> / items = ("<%values.typeddigits%>") / erase = false / size = (50%, 25%) / vjustify = center </text>
  <values> / typetimeout = 5000 / typeddigits = "" </values>
                  
			            				
			                                 
                     
                                            
                         
                    
                  
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			            That's fantastic, thank you very much for all your effort!                 
			            				
			                                 
                     
                                            
                         
                    
                  
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			            Hey Dave, 
  a further short question referring to this. I now want to show the participants a message that they have to type in something during the trial. 
  I came up with this:
 
  <block type> / onblockbegin = [values.typeddigits = ""; values.typetimeout = 7000] / trials = [1=type] </block>
  <trial type> / stimulusframes = [1=typetext; 1=instrtotype] / validresponse = (2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,14) / ontrialend = [if (trial.type.response != 14) values.typeddigits = concat(values.typeddigits, trial.type.response-1); ] / ontrialend = [if (trial.type.response == 14 && length(values.typeddigits) > 0) values.typeddigits = substring(values.typeddigits,0,length(values.typeddigits)-1); ] / ontrialend = [values.typetimeout -= trial.type.elapsedtime] / timeout = values.typetimeout / branch = [if (values.typetimeout > 0) trial.type]
  <text instrtotype>  /items = ("Type in:")  /select = noreplace  /position = (50, 35) / fontstyle = ("Arial", 28, true)   /txcolor  = (0, 0, 0)
  It works but the message is flickering with every new digit I type in. Is there any possibility that the message remains on the screen without flickering?
  Thanks a lot!
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			            You need to set the <text> element's /erase attribute to 'false' for it to remain on-screen across trials.                 
			            				
			                                 
                     
                                            
                         
                    
                  
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			            +x> Is there any simple solution for this? No, there is no simple solution. At best, there is a complicated one along the following lines: <block myblock> / onblockbegin = [values.typeddigits = ""; values.typetimeout = 5000; ] / trials = [1=type] </block> scancodes 2-10: digits 1 to 9 at the top of the keyboard scancode 14: backspace <trial type> / stimulusframes = [1=typetext] / validresponse = (2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,14) / ontrialend = [if (trial.type.response != 14) values.typeddigits = concat(values.typeddigits, trial.type.response-1); ] / ontrialend = [if (trial.type.response == 14 && length(values.typeddigits) > 0) values.typeddigits = substring(values.typeddigits,0,length(values.typeddigits)-1); ] / ontrialend = [values.typetimeout -= trial.type.elapsedtime] / timeout = values.typetimeout / branch = [if (values.typetimeout > 0) trial.type] </trial> <text typetext> / items = ("<%values.typeddigits%>") / erase = false / size = (50%, 25%) / vjustify = center </text> <values> / typetimeout = 5000 / typeddigits = "" </values>  Hi Dave, I tried similar way to show letters subject input to themselves. But I found all of the letters shown are uppercas. May I ask is there anyway to show lowercase letters subject input? Thank you! Tingy                
			            				
			                                
                      
                                            
                         
                    
                  
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			            +x+x> Is there any simple solution for this? No, there is no simple solution. At best, there is a complicated one along the following lines: <block myblock> / onblockbegin = [values.typeddigits = ""; values.typetimeout = 5000; ] / trials = [1=type] </block> scancodes 2-10: digits 1 to 9 at the top of the keyboard scancode 14: backspace <trial type> / stimulusframes = [1=typetext] / validresponse = (2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,14) / ontrialend = [if (trial.type.response != 14) values.typeddigits = concat(values.typeddigits, trial.type.response-1); ] / ontrialend = [if (trial.type.response == 14 && length(values.typeddigits) > 0) values.typeddigits = substring(values.typeddigits,0,length(values.typeddigits)-1); ] / ontrialend = [values.typetimeout -= trial.type.elapsedtime] / timeout = values.typetimeout / branch = [if (values.typetimeout > 0) trial.type] </trial> <text typetext> / items = ("<%values.typeddigits%>") / erase = false / size = (50%, 25%) / vjustify = center </text> <values> / typetimeout = 5000 / typeddigits = "" </values>  Hi Dave, I tried similar way to show letters subject input to themselves. But I found all of the letters shown are uppercas. May I ask is there anyway to show lowercase letters subject input? Thank you! Tingy  Yes, by applying the the tolower() string function. https://www.millisecond.com/support/docs/v4/html/language/expressions/functions.htm                
			            				
			                                
                     
                                            
                         
                    
                  
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