I have created a new release of my Gapfill Question type, (slogan "put square braces around the missing words"). It has one new feature, support for touch screen devices such as iOS and Android. You can get it from
https://github.com/marcusgreen/moodle-qtype_gapfill/tree/gapfill_1.4
Please test it and give feedback here. If no problems show up I'll update the version in the Moodle plugins directory
I have now put version 1.4 of the Gapfill question type into the Plugins directory.
https://moodle.org/plugins/view.php?plugin=qtype_gapfill
It now supports touch interfaces as used with various Tablets and Mobile phones. I have tried the drag and drop mode with several Apple iOS and Android devices.
Hi Marcus,
I really appreciate all the work you have put into this question type and this latest version will really come in handy as so many of my students now have small cheap tablets and smartphones. I use quizzes that randomly select questions from my question banks for them to use in preparation for actual tests and to aid in memorization of subject matter details. This question type is really handy for them when learning to recognize their problems with poor grammar, punctuation, spelling, and correct word choices in their writing assignments.
Since I have so many toys, I did some testing today so my students can tell what to expect when using their own devices at home to practice. Here is my results:
Gap Fill question v1.4 (2006082512) testing on Moodle 2.6+ (Build 20140110).
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Device |
Drag and Drop |
Drop Down |
Gap Fill |
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Samsung Galaxy S4 smart phone using Firefox. |
Works with finger. |
Works but no down arrow indicator. |
Automatically opens keyboard pop up. |
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Samsung Galaxy S4 smart phone using built in browser. |
Works with finger. |
Works and has drop down arrow. |
Automatically opens keyboard pop up. |
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Samsung Galaxy S4 smart phone using Chrome |
Works with finger. |
Works and has drop down arrow. |
Automatically opens keyboard pop up. |
|
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7 Inch tablet using Firefox. |
Works with finger. |
Works but no down arrow indicator. |
Automatically opens keyboard pop up. |
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7 Inch tablet using built in browser. |
Works with finger. |
Works but no down arrow indicator. |
Automatically opens keyboard pop up. |
|
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7 Inch tablet using Chrome. |
Works with finger. |
Works and has drop down arrow. |
Automatically opens keyboard pop up. |
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7 Inch tablet using Opera. |
Works like gap fill. Will not work as drag and drop. |
Works and has drop down arrow. |
Automatically opens keyboard pop up. |
|
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Inch tablet using Firefox. |
Works with both pen and finger. |
Works but no down arrow indicator for both finger and pen |
Automatically opens keyboard pop up for finger. Automatically opens handwriting area for pen. |
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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Inch tablet using Chrome. |
Works with both pen and finger. |
Works and has drop down arrow indicator for both finger and pen |
Automatically opens keyboard pop up for finger. Automatically opens handwriting area for pen. |
|
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Inch tablet using built in browser. |
Works with both pen and finger. |
Works but no down arrow indicator for both finger and pen |
Automatically opens keyboard pop up for finger. Automatically opens handwriting area for pen. |
|
MS Surface RT using IE |
Works like gap fill. Will not work as drag and drop. Finger only. |
Works and has drop down arrow. Finger only. |
Manually have to open keyboard pop up. Finger only. |
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MS Surface Pro 2 using IE |
Works like gap fill. Will not work as drag and drop with finger |
Works and has drop down arrow for both finger and pen. |
For both pen and finger, have to manually open keyboard/handwriting area. |
|
Works with pen. |
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MS Surface Pro 2 using Firefox |
Works with both pen and finger. |
Works with both pen and finger and has drop down arrow. |
For both pen and finger, have to manually open keyboard/handwriting area. |
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MS Surface Pro 2 using Chrome |
Works with both pen and finger. |
Works with both pen and finger and has drop down arrow. |
For both pen and finger, have to manually open keyboard/handwriting area. |
AL
Many thanks for the feedback Al, that is some awesome testing. I showed your post to my software development students who find the whole idea of testing software to be mysterious and incomprehensible. Having said that you tested things I had not thought of like auto opening of the keypad.
My update for touch support was done through a patch to JQuery called touchpunch rather than any cleverness on my part. I think I will stick with that untill mainstream JQuery gets touch support which is in the roadmap, in the not too distant future. This did make me wonder if YUI has better touch support which would be an argument in its favour.