The instruct element specifies how instruction pages are presented in the script.

Syntax

<instruct instructname>
/ fontstyle = ("face name", height, bold, italic, underline, strikeout, quality)
/ inputdevice = modality
/ lastlabel = "label"
/ nextkey = ("character") or (scancode) or (signal)
/ nextlabel = "label"
/ prevkey = ("character") or (scancode) or (signal)
/ prevlabel = "label"
/ screencolor = (red, green, blue)
/ timeout = integer or variable
/ txcolor = (red, green, blue)
/ wait = integer
/ windowsize = (width, height)
</instruct>

Properties

None.

Remarks

The instruct element allows customization of how instruction pages are displayed on the screen and the means by which subjects can navigate backwards and forwards through the pages. Only one instruct element may be defined in a script.

Examples

The following sets the font and size of the instruction pages and indicates that the page must be displayed for at least one second before the participant can advance.

<instruct>
/ fontstyle = ("Verdana", 12pt, true)
/ windowsize = (800px, 600px)
/ wait = 1000
</instruct>