[DDI-users] Release of Canard v0.2 (including DDI3.1 import and export)

[Samuel Spencer]

Hi all,

There has been a new release of the Canard Question Module Editor
http://bit.ly/canard_v02

The biggest addition to this release is the ability to import and export
DDI-Lifecycle 3.1 documents - this is in no small part to the expertise of
Olof Olsson whose knowledge of XSLT were invaluable in producing DDI<->SQBL
conversion.

This addition provides the ability to quickly and easily generate
questionnaires in real-time with live questionnaire preview that can then
be converted to and stored as DDI.

This functionality can be seen in the tutorial videos online:
http://bit.ly/14wO21u
This playlist includes videos demonstrating how to create basic questions,
questions with complex responses, simple logical flow and dynamic text with
word substitutions, all in a easy to use, click-and-drag,
what-you-see-is-what-you-mean user interface.

Currently functional in this release:

   - Dynamic text and word substitutions in question text and statements
   - Nested branching and complex routing within surveys
   - Three types of basic response type:
      - Text - with optional enforcement of minimum and maximum response
      length
      - Number - with optional enforcement of minimum and maximum values,
      with required step values
      - Codelists - with the ability to indicate a minimum and maximum
      number of choices
   - While also allowing for complex response types:
      - Question Groups - allow for tightly linked questions with different
      responses to be brought together.
      - Individual questions can have subquestions and multiple responses
      to capture complex lists and grids of responses quickly.
   - Live preview of question routing and example form instances using
   Graphviz and XForms.
   - Plugin support to extend *import and export* functionality
      - This release includes plugins for
DDI3.1<http://www.ddialliance.org/Specification/DDI-Lifecycle/3.1/>
import
      and export

You can download the windows executable here: http://bit.ly/canard_v02
A Mac OSX application should be coming very shortly.

Cheers,
Sam.
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