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In our constant attempt to convince our staff to use Rock forms instead of Google forms, I often find myself needing to convert a previously-used Google form to Rock. One of the most difficult pieces to replicate is the "Other" functionality that lets users enter an alternate value directly in the selection field. The current best way to do this is to use a single/multi-select and then a conditional text field to capture the "other" option.
My proposal would be to add a "Include Other" checkbox to the single and multi-select configuration. When selected, it would add an "Other" option that, when selected, would show a text field and save the entered text to the value.
Note: Defined Types have a similar setting that allows adding fields, but the UI for this isn't great for external-facing uses and it would show the entered value for all future users, which is not the desired experience.
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