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Hi, I am currently working with pages of text that I would like people to read before continuing (they are part of a dropdown/branch attribute), but I'm concerned they'll move on before really reading through it. I'd love to attach a timer that doesn't allow them to move on until 30 seconds have passed, but I'm having trouble doing that on a page attribute. Right now, I am using the page attribute so that I can include it in a block like this:

<block DollyParton>
/ preinstructions = (DollyParton)
</block>

<page DollyParton>
^(PLACEHOLDER)
</page>

Is there a way to get around this? I've tried using the timeout command in the block, but I don't think it applies to preinstructions. I need to write quite a bit of text, which is why I haven't used trial instead of page, but I'm very open to suggestions. Thank you so much!

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dng36 - 3/20/2025

Hi, I am currently working with pages of text that I would like people to read before continuing (they are part of a dropdown/branch attribute), but I'm concerned they'll move on before really reading through it. I'd love to attach a timer that doesn't allow them to move on until 30 seconds have passed, but I'm having trouble doing that on a page attribute. Right now, I am using the page attribute so that I can include it in a block like this:

<block DollyParton>
/ preinstructions = (DollyParton)
</block>

<page DollyParton>
^(PLACEHOLDER)
</page>

Is there a way to get around this? I've tried using the timeout command in the block, but I don't think it applies to preinstructions. I need to write quite a bit of text, which is why I haven't used trial instead of page, but I'm very open to suggestions. Thank you so much!

For instruction pages (<page>, <htmlPage>), behavior is controlled by the <instruct> element. Here specifically, you need to specify /wait in <instruct> as needed.

https://www.millisecond.com/support/docs/v6/html/language/attributes/wait.htm

+x

 

Dave - 3/20/2025

+x

 

dng36 - 3/20/2025

Hi, I am currently working with pages of text that I would like people to read before continuing (they are part of a dropdown/branch attribute), but I'm concerned they'll move on before really reading through it. I'd love to attach a timer that doesn't allow them to move on until 30 seconds have passed, but I'm having trouble doing that on a page attribute. Right now, I am using the page attribute so that I can include it in a block like this:

<block DollyParton>
/ preinstructions = (DollyParton)
</block>

<page DollyParton>
^(PLACEHOLDER)
</page>

Is there a way to get around this? I've tried using the timeout command in the block, but I don't think it applies to preinstructions. I need to write quite a bit of text, which is why I haven't used trial instead of page, but I'm very open to suggestions. Thank you so much!

For instruction pages (<page>, <htmlPage>), behavior is controlled by the <instruct> element. Here specifically, you need to specify /wait in <instruct> as needed.

https://www.millisecond.com/support/docs/v6/html/language/attributes/wait.htm

Hi Dave, thank you so much, this is very helpful! Do you know of a way to only have an instruct command affect specific pages? I have several pages in the script that do not require the participant to stay on them for that long, it's just these sets of pages that require prolonged attention. 

+x

 

dng36 - 3/20/2025

+x

 

Dave - 3/20/2025

+x

 

dng36 - 3/20/2025

Hi, I am currently working with pages of text that I would like people to read before continuing (they are part of a dropdown/branch attribute), but I'm concerned they'll move on before really reading through it. I'd love to attach a timer that doesn't allow them to move on until 30 seconds have passed, but I'm having trouble doing that on a page attribute. Right now, I am using the page attribute so that I can include it in a block like this:

<block DollyParton>
/ preinstructions = (DollyParton)
</block>

<page DollyParton>
^(PLACEHOLDER)
</page>

Is there a way to get around this? I've tried using the timeout command in the block, but I don't think it applies to preinstructions. I need to write quite a bit of text, which is why I haven't used trial instead of page, but I'm very open to suggestions. Thank you so much!

For instruction pages (<page>, <htmlPage>), behavior is controlled by the <instruct> element. Here specifically, you need to specify /wait in <instruct> as needed.

https://www.millisecond.com/support/docs/v6/html/language/attributes/wait.htm

Hi Dave, thank you so much, this is very helpful! Do you know of a way to only have an instruct command affect specific pages? I have several pages in the script that do not require the participant to stay on them for that long, it's just these sets of pages that require prolonged attention. 

+x

 

Dave - 3/20/2025

+x

 

dng36 - 3/20/2025

+x

 

Dave - 3/20/2025

+x

 

dng36 - 3/20/2025

Hi, I am currently working with pages of text that I would like people to read before continuing (they are part of a dropdown/branch attribute), but I'm concerned they'll move on before really reading through it. I'd love to attach a timer that doesn't allow them to move on until 30 seconds have passed, but I'm having trouble doing that on a page attribute. Right now, I am using the page attribute so that I can include it in a block like this:

<block DollyParton>
/ preinstructions = (DollyParton)
</block>

<page DollyParton>
^(PLACEHOLDER)
</page>

Is there a way to get around this? I've tried using the timeout command in the block, but I don't think it applies to preinstructions. I need to write quite a bit of text, which is why I haven't used trial instead of page, but I'm very open to suggestions. Thank you so much!

For instruction pages (<page>, <htmlPage>), behavior is controlled by the <instruct> element. Here specifically, you need to specify /wait in <instruct> as needed.

https://www.millisecond.com/support/docs/v6/html/language/attributes/wait.htm

Hi Dave, thank you so much, this is very helpful! Do you know of a way to only have an instruct command affect specific pages? I have several pages in the script that do not require the participant to stay on them for that long, it's just these sets of pages that require prolonged attention. 

<instruct>
/ wait = values.waittime
</instruct>

<values>
/ waittime = 0
</values>

<page a>
^You can advance immedialely.
</page>

<page b1>
^You need to wait 30 seconds.
</page>

<page b2>
^You need to wait 30 seconds.
</page>

<page c>
^You can advance immedialely.
</page>

<block a>
/ preinstructions = (a)
</block>

<block b>
/ onblockbegin = [
    values.waittime = 30000;
]
/ preinstructions = (b1, b2)
</block>

<block c>
/ onblockbegin = [
    values.waittime = 0;
]
/ preinstructions = (c)
</block>

<expt myExpt>
/ blocks = [1=a; 2=b; 3=c]
</expt>

Hi Dave, this is great, thank you so much for your help!!