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cannot set innerHTML property of null on Qualtrics

I am using Qualtrics to make a survey, and I need to do a bit of JS to make a timer. Unfortunately, I'm constantly running into "cannot set innerHTML property of null" for element "s5".
I've read the other thread about this issue (albeit the OP doesn't seem to be using qualtrics), and thought that perhaps changing "Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload" to "Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addReady" might do the trick, but it doesn't, and I've already tried changing the id's quite a few times to no avail. Could someone help me find where my error is?
I got marked previously for the same question (as something that's already been answered), but that thread didn't help me at all. I've tried ready() as shown in the commented out section in the first code snippet, but that only gave me a "startThinkingTimer is not defined" error. When I tried it the second way in the second code snippet, I didn't get any errors, but my timer wasn't visible/working at all either. I can't move script or use defer b/c Qualtrics does not have all the HTML/CSS/JS in one file, but has different sections for them and honestly I'm not sure how they connect the different files. Regarding using .on(), I'm not sure which event to use here, and would really like some help.
I've tried replacing all the document.getElementById for element "s5" with something like this:
$("s5").innerHTML="10";
but this doesn't work, either.
(Should I try to move the html code inside the JS portion (esp. the div timeShower part)? I'm not too sure how to do that though, so if someone could help me do that, that'd be awesome.)
window.thinkingTimer_;
window.typingTimer_;
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function(){
that = this;
var thinkingTimeLimit = 15;
var typingTimeLimit = 10;
jQuery(".InputText").hide();
$('NextButton').hide();
document.getElementById("instructions5").innerHTML = "You have 15 seconds to think about the prompt and come up with your two most favourite fruits, either from the list or from your previous choices. Textboxes will appear when the time is up.";
function startTypingTimer() {
that.enableNextButton();
typingTimer_ = setInterval( function(){
if (typingTimeLimit > 0) {
document.getElementById("s5").innerHTML=pad(--typingTimeLimit%60);
document.getElementById("minutes5").innerHTML=pad(parseInt(typingTimeLimit/60,10));
}
if (typingTimeLimit == 0) {
clearInterval(typingTimer_);
jQuery("#NextButton").click();
}
}, 1000);
}
/*
$(function startThinkingTimer() {
that.disableNextButton();
thinkingTimer_ = setInterval( function(){
if (thinkingTimeLimit >0) {
document.getElementById("s5").innerHTML=pad(--thinkingTimeLimit%60);
document.getElementById("minutes5").innerHTML=pad(parseInt(thinkingTimeLimit/60,10));
}
if (thinkingTimeLimit == 0) {
clearInterval(thinkingTimer_);
document.getElementById("s5").innerHTML="10";
document.getElementById("minutes5").innerHTML="00";
jQuery(".InputText").show();
document.getElementById("instructions5").innerHTML = "You now have 10 seconds to type in the two fruits. The page will automatically move on to the next page once time is up.";
startTypingTimer();
}
}, 1000);
});
*/
function startThinkingTimer() {
that.disableNextButton();
thinkingTimer_ = setInterval( function(){
if (thinkingTimeLimit >0) {
document.getElementById("s5").innerHTML=pad(--thinkingTimeLimit%60);
document.getElementById("minutes5").innerHTML=pad(parseInt(thinkingTimeLimit/60,10));
}
if (thinkingTimeLimit == 0) {
clearInterval(thinkingTimer_);
document.getElementById("s5").innerHTML="10";
document.getElementById("minutes5").innerHTML="00";
jQuery(".InputText").show();
document.getElementById("instructions5").innerHTML = "You now have 10 seconds to type in the two fruits. The page will automatically move on to the next page once time is up.";
startTypingTimer();
}
}, 1000);
}
function pad (val) {
return val > 9 ? val : "0" + val;
}
startThinkingTimer();
});
<div id="instructions5"> </div>
<div id="timeShower1">time: <span id="minutes5">00</span>:<span id="s5">15</span></div>
window.thinkingTimer_;
window.typingTimer_;
Qualtrics.SurveyEngine.addOnload(function(){
that = this;
var thinkingTimeLimit = 15;
var typingTimeLimit = 10;
jQuery(".InputText").hide();
$('NextButton').hide();
document.getElementById("instructions5").innerHTML = "You have 15 seconds to think about the prompt and come up with your two most favourite fruits, either from the list or from your previous choices. Textboxes will appear when the time is up.";
function startTypingTimer() {
that.enableNextButton();
typingTimer_ = setInterval( function(){
if (typingTimeLimit > 0) {
document.getElementById("s5").innerHTML=pad(--typingTimeLimit%60);
document.getElementById("minutes5").innerHTML=pad(parseInt(typingTimeLimit/60,10));
}
if (typingTimeLimit == 0) {
clearInterval(typingTimer_);
jQuery("#NextButton").click();
}
}, 1000);
}
$(function () {
that.disableNextButton();
thinkingTimer_ = setInterval( function(){
if (thinkingTimeLimit >0) {
document.getElementById("s5").innerHTML=pad(--thinkingTimeLimit%60);
document.getElementById("minutes5").innerHTML=pad(parseInt(thinkingTimeLimit/60,10));
}
if (thinkingTimeLimit == 0) {
clearInterval(thinkingTimer_);
document.getElementById("s5").innerHTML="10";
document.getElementById("minutes5").innerHTML="00";
jQuery(".InputText").show();
document.getElementById("instructions5").innerHTML = "You now have 10 seconds to type in the two fruits. The page will automatically move on to the next page once time is up.";
startTypingTimer();
}
}, 1000);
});
/*
function startThinkingTimer() {
that.disableNextButton();
thinkingTimer_ = setInterval( function(){
if (thinkingTimeLimit >0) {
document.getElementById("s5").innerHTML=pad(--thinkingTimeLimit%60);
document.getElementById("minutes5").innerHTML=pad(parseInt(thinkingTimeLimit/60,10));
}
if (thinkingTimeLimit == 0) {
clearInterval(thinkingTimer_);
document.getElementById("s5").innerHTML="10";
document.getElementById("minutes5").innerHTML="00";
jQuery(".InputText").show();
document.getElementById("instructions5").innerHTML = "You now have 10 seconds to type in the two fruits. The page will automatically move on to the next page once time is up.";
startTypingTimer();
}
}, 1000);
}*/
function pad (val) {
return val > 9 ? val : "0" + val;
}
//startThinkingTimer();
});

Memory Game - how to get both card images to display before the alert pops

I have written code for a memory game in JavaScript. My problem is that I can't figure out why both cards selected don't show before the alert (saying that hooray they are the same/or no they don't match) pops up. I am confused because the alert is in the isMatch function which is run after both cards are clicked (isTwoCards function).
var isTwoCards = function(){
if (this.getAttribute('data-card') === 'king') {
this.innerHTML = '<img src="King.png" class = "myImgClass" alt="King"/>';
} else {
this.innerHTML = '<img src="Queen.png" class = "myImgClass" alt="Queen" />';
}
cardsInPlay.push(this.getAttribute('data-card'));
if (cardsInPlay.length === 2) {
isMatch(cardsInPlay);
}
};
var isMatch = function() {
if (cardsInPlay[0] !== cardsInPlay[1]) {
alert('Sorry, try again.');
cardElement.className = "";
} else {
alert('You found a match!')
};
cardsInPlay = [];
}
Here is the entire code: http://codepen.io/Lupeman/pen/GNgXrm
Any help would be greatly appreciated because it's driving me nuts! I'd like to do it without JQuery.

You would want to delay the isMatch checking until the UI finish updating and the user already done mouse up.
if (cardsInPlay.length === 2) {
setTimeout(function() {
isMatch(cardsInPlay);
}, 1000);
}

Hide DIVs after function has completed his task

I wrote a piece of code that auto replies to user text input.
An automated "live chat" so to say.
Though when the script runs out of responses I want it to disable the subit form and button, I don't really have any clue on how to do such a thing.
My code:
<script type='text/javascript'>//<![CDATA[
$(window).load(function(){
$(document).ready(function() {
$("#typing").hide();
var n = "You:<br>";
var o = $('#outputWindow');
var i = $('#inputWindow');
var s = $('#sendButton');
var t = $('#typing');
var r = -1;
//arrays
var msg = ['msg1', 'msg2', 'msg3'];
//fire send events
$(s).click(function() {
runAI();
});
$(i).keydown(function(e) {
if (e.keyCode == 13) {
runAI();
}
});
function runAI() {
if (i.val().length > 0) {
r = r + 1;
o.html(o.html()+n+$("#inputWindow").val()+"<br><hr>" );
setTimeout(function(){ $("#typing").show(); }, 3000);
setTimeout(function(){ o.html(o.html()+"Username:<br>"+msg[r]+"<br><hr>") }, 7000);
setTimeout(function(){ $("#typing").hide(); }, 8000);
i.val('');
i.focus();
}
}
i.focus();
});
});//]]>
</script>
The idea is to hide the submit form and button after (in the case) the script has responded with: msg1, msg2 and msg3.
If anyone can help, that'd be great !

This will do that. Place at the bottom of the runAI() function.
this will check r+1 each time runAi() is invoked. When it detects that it's greater than or equal to the message array length it will hide the user input possibilities after the last message is sent.
function runAI() {
if (i.val().length > 0) {
r = r + 1;
o.html(o.html()+n+$("#inputWindow").val()+"<br><hr>" );
setTimeout(function(){ $("#typing").show(); }, 3000);
setTimeout(function(){ o.html(o.html()+"Username:<br>"+msg[r]+"<br><hr>") }, 7000);
setTimeout(function(){ $("#typing").hide(); }, 8000);
if (r+1 >= msg.length)
{
$('#inputWindow').hide();
$('#sendButton').hide();
return true; // end the function here;
}
else
{
i.val('');
i.focus();
}
}
}
When r reaches a length greater than or equal to the length of the array the input and button is hidden.

Well, simply use CSS to hide it:
$(<your object>).css('display', 'none');
use this for every object you want to hide. Go to www.w3schools.com and check out the posible values for the display property.

jQuery queue in Chrome userscript with popups?

I would like to ask if it is possible to build Chrome or Greasemonkey script witch could open all popups in queue. So far i have 2 seperate scripts for this, but that is not working well since popups have anti-spam feature that don't allow too much of them at the same time.
What i would like to do is to process array of popup links in queue fashion and only open next when previous is closed. I have no expirience when it goes down to queues and any kind of event binding.
So resources i got:
1) Array of links already prepared
var URL_Array = [];
$('form[name="form_gallery"] .img img').each(function(i,e){
// Format URL array here
if($(this).closest('.object').children('.phs_voted_count').length == 0){
var string = e.src;
var nowBrake = string.substring(string.length-7,7);
var splited = nowBrake.split('/');
var urlStr = '/window/friend/gallery_view/'+splited[3]+'/'+splited[4]+'.html';
URL_Array[i] = urlStr;
}
});
2) Script that votes on image in popup
/*######################################################*/
var voteBy = '#vte_mark_12'; // Prefered vote icon
var voteDefault = '#vte_mark_5'; // Default vote icon
var voteFormLoc = 'image_voting'; // Image voting popups form
var buyExtraVote = 'image_voting_buy'; // If run out of votes buy more
var captchaLoc = 'input[name="captcha"]'; // Captcha input field
var captchaTxt = 'Enter captcha text!'; // Captcha alert text
var simpatyFormId = '#sym_send'; // Simpaty window form
var startScript = true;
var formProcessedAlready = false; // Used to check if image already was voted
/*######################################################*/
$(function(){
if(startScript){
if($(captchaLoc).length > 0){
alert(captchaTxt);
$(captchaLoc).focus().css('border', '2px solid red');
return false;
}else{
if($('#50').length > 0){
$('#50').attr('checked', true);
$('form').attr('id', buyExtraVote);
$('#'+buyExtraVote).submit();
}else{
$('form').attr('id', voteFormLoc);
if($(voteBy).length > 0){
$(voteBy).attr('checked', true);
setTimeout("$('#"+voteFormLoc+"').submit()", 2000);
}else if($(voteDefault).length > 0){
$(voteDefault).attr('checked', true);
setTimeout("$('#"+voteFormLoc+"').submit()", 2000);
}else{
// If we have simpaty box autocast submit
if($(simpatyFormId).length > 0){
if($(captchaLoc).length > 0){
alert(captchaTxt);
$(captchaLoc).focus().css('border', '2px solid red');
return false;
}else{
$(simpatyFormId).submit();
formProcessedAlready = true;
}
}else{
formProcessedAlready = true;
}
}
}
}
if(formProcessedAlready){
self.close();
}
}
});
As far as i can understand it should go like this:
1) Get all unvoted urls and form array (done)
2) Queue all popups to open
3) Start first popup
4) Voting done and popup closes (done)
5) Start second popup
6) When array finished switch to next page (done)
What you think?

What are the exact URL's of the main page(s) and also of the popups?
What version of jQuery are you using, and how are you including it?
The exact URLs are important because the script needs to handle both the main pages and the popups and operate differently on each.
Their are 2 main ways to handle this. Either:
Use include directives to make sure that the script runs on both the main page and the popup, but switches its behavior depending on the page type. This will have two different instances of the script running simultaneously, which is not a problem.
Use include and possibly exclude directives to ensure that the script only runs on the main page. Then have the popup-opening code manipulate the form.
Here's how to do approach 1:
(1) Suppose the main pages were like:
    somewhere.com/main/*
    and the popup pages were like:
    somewhere.com/window/friend/gallery_view/*
    Make sure the script's include-directives fire on both sets of pages.
(2) Ensure that jQuery is available on both kinds of pages. jQuery 1.5.1 is recommended. jQuery 1.3.2 probably won't work for the following code.
(3) Then code like the following should work:
var URL_Array = [];
var PopupQueue = $({}); //-- jQuery on an empty object - a perfect queue holder
//--- Is this a popup window or the main page?
if ( /\/window\/friend\/gallery_view\//i.test (window.location.href) )
{
//--- This is a popup page
/*######################################################*/
var voteBy = '#vte_mark_12'; // Prefered vote icon
var voteDefault = '#vte_mark_5'; // Default vote icon
var voteFormLoc = 'image_voting'; // Image voting popups form
var buyExtraVote = 'image_voting_buy'; // If run out of votes buy more
var captchaLoc = 'input[name="captcha"]'; // Captcha input field
var captchaTxt = 'Enter captcha text!'; // Captcha alert text
var simpatyFormId = '#sym_send'; // Simpaty window form
var startScript = true;
var formProcessedAlready = false; // Used to check if image already was voted
/*######################################################*/
$(function(){
if(startScript){
if($(captchaLoc).length > 0){
alert(captchaTxt);
$(captchaLoc).focus().css('border', '2px solid red');
return false;
}else{
if($('#50').length > 0){
$('#50').attr('checked', true);
$('form').attr('id', buyExtraVote);
$('#'+buyExtraVote).submit();
}else{
$('form').attr('id', voteFormLoc);
if($(voteBy).length > 0){
$(voteBy).attr('checked', true);
setTimeout("$('#"+voteFormLoc+"').submit()", 2000);
}else if($(voteDefault).length > 0){
$(voteDefault).attr('checked', true);
setTimeout("$('#"+voteFormLoc+"').submit()", 2000);
}else{
// If we have simpaty box autocast submit
if($(simpatyFormId).length > 0){
if($(captchaLoc).length > 0){
alert(captchaTxt);
$(captchaLoc).focus().css('border', '2px solid red');
return false;
}else{
$(simpatyFormId).submit();
formProcessedAlready = true;
}
}else{
formProcessedAlready = true;
}
}
}
}
if(formProcessedAlready){
self.close();
}
}
});
}
else
{ //--- This is a main page
$('form[name="form_gallery"] .img img').each(function(i,e){
// Format URL array here
if($(this).closest('.object').children('.phs_voted_count').length == 0){
var string = e.src;
var nowBrake = string.substring(string.length-7,7);
var splited = nowBrake.split('/');
var urlStr = '/window/friend/gallery_view/'+splited[3]+'/'+splited[4]+'.html';
URL_Array[i] = urlStr;
}
});
//--- Load up the queue.
$.each (URL_Array, function (PopupNum, PopupURL) {
PopupQueue.queue ('Popups', function (NextQ_Item) {
OpenPopupFromQueue (NextQ_Item, PopupNum+1, PopupURL);
} );
} );
//--- Launch the Popups, one at a time.
PopupQueue.dequeue ('Popups');
}
function OpenPopupFromQueue (NextQ_Item, PopupNum, PopupURL)
{
var PopupWin = window.open (PopupURL, "_blank");
if (!PopupWin)
{
console.log ('Bad URL ' + PopupURL)
setTimeout (function() { NextQ_Item (); }, 2003);
return;
}
/*--- Only after the popup has loaded can we do any processing.
*/
PopupWin.addEventListener (
"load",
function () {
/*--- Setup the listener for when the popup has closed.
We fire the next popup from the queue, there.
*/
PopupWin.addEventListener (
"unload",
function () {
PopupClosed (NextQ_Item);
},
false
);
/*--- We could process the popup here, but it's better to let another instance of this
script do it, instead.
*/
},
false
);
}
function PopupClosed (NextQ_Item)
{
//--- Launch the next popup from the queue.
NextQ_Item ();
}

You could do something like:
var links = get_your_links();
function process_one() {
if(links.length > 0) {
show_popup(links.pop(), process_one);
}
}
function show_popup(link, callback) {
var popup = window.open(link, "mywindow", "width=100,height=100");
$(popup).bind("beforeunload", function() {
process_one();
return true;
})
}
I hope it helps...

javascript - ignore timeout on click

I have a slideshow which works fine, leaving a 3 second gap between images.
I also have a set of dynamically generated links which when clicked on, the next image is corresponds to that link.
What I want to do is skip the 3 second time out when one of these links is clicked - then restart the timeout after the image is changed.
Code below:
$(document).ready(function() {
var images=new Array();
var totalimages=6;
var totallinks=totalimages;
var nextimage=2;
while (totallinks>0) {
$(".quicklinks").prepend("<a href='#' class='"+(parseInt(totallinks))+"' onclick='return false'>"+(parseInt(totallinks))+"</a> ");
totallinks--;
}
function runSlides() {
if(runSlides.opt) {
setTimeout(doSlideshow,3000);
}
}
function doSlideshow()
{
if($('.myImage').length!=0)
$('.myImage').fadeOut(500,function(){slideshowFadeIn();$(this).remove();});
else
slideshowFadeIn();
}
function slideshowFadeIn()
{
if(nextimage>=images.length)
nextimage=1;
$('.container').prepend($('<img class="myImage" src="'+images[nextimage]+'" style="display:none;">').fadeIn(500,function() {
runSlides();
nextimage++;
}));
}
if(runSlides.opt) {} else {
images=[];
totalimages=6;
while (totalimages>0) {
images[totalimages]='/images/properties/images/BK-0'+parseInt(totalimages)+'.jpg';
totalimages--;
}
runSlides.opt = true;
runSlides();
}
$(".quicklinks a").live('click', function() {
nextimage=$(this).attr("class");
});
});

You can stop a timeout using this code:
var t = setTimeout(myFunction,3000);
clearTimeout(t);
Using this, you can abort your timeout when the user clicks the button and call the function directly. Then you can restart the timeout.
Hope this helps.