Index: lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/learning/learning.jsp
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diff -u -rf353dc6ef6c270320ea3c527bc81cd8f51fa9076 -re22b8f5915240affea6809ba241203cae45cb6d4
--- lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/learning/learning.jsp	(.../learning.jsp)	(revision f353dc6ef6c270320ea3c527bc81cd8f51fa9076)
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/learning/learning.jsp	(.../learning.jsp)	(revision e22b8f5915240affea6809ba241203cae45cb6d4)
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${lams}css/jquery.jgrowl.css" />
 	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="${lams}css/circle.css" />
 	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="<lams:WebAppURL/>includes/css/scratchie-learning.css" />
-	
+
 	<!-- ********************  javascript ********************** -->
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="${lams}includes/javascript/common.js"></script>
 	<script type="text/javascript" src="${lams}includes/javascript/jquery.js"></script>
@@ -86,7 +86,16 @@
 					etherpadInitMethods[groupId]();
 				}
 			});
-
+			
+			<c:if test="${scratchie.revealOnDoubleClick}">
+				$('.scratchie-link').on('touchend', function(){
+					// allow single touch scratching on iPads even if double click scratching is enabled
+					var itemUid = $(this).data('itemUid'),
+						optionUid = $(this).data('optionUid');
+					scratchMcq(itemUid, optionUid);
+				});
+			</c:if>
+			
 			// hide Finish button for non-leaders until leader finishes
 			if (${hideFinishButton}) {
 				$("#finishButton").hide();
@@ -277,11 +286,18 @@
 
 		//a direct replacement for Java's String.hashCode() method 
 		function hashCode(str) {
-			return str.split('').reduce((prevHash, currVal) =>
-		    	(((prevHash << 5) - prevHash) + currVal.charCodeAt(0))|0, 0);
+			var hash = 0;
+		    if (this.length == 0) {
+		        return hash;
+		    }
+		    for (var i = 0; i < this.length; i++) {
+		        var char = this.charCodeAt(i);
+		        hash = ((hash<<5)-hash)+char;
+		        hash = hash & hash; // Convert to 32bit integer
+		    }
+		    return hash;
 		}
 
-
 		<c:if test="${mode != 'teacher'}">
 			// time limit feature
 			
Index: lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/learning/scratchies.jsp
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diff -u -rbcb806e82cb1d2f15b11791aeb5e8ff7335e0163 -re22b8f5915240affea6809ba241203cae45cb6d4
--- lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/learning/scratchies.jsp	(.../scratchies.jsp)	(revision bcb806e82cb1d2f15b11791aeb5e8ff7335e0163)
+++ lams_tool_scratchie/web/pages/learning/scratchies.jsp	(.../scratchies.jsp)	(revision e22b8f5915240affea6809ba241203cae45cb6d4)
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 									 id="image-${item.uid}-${optionDto.qbOptionUid}">
 							</c:when>
 							<c:otherwise>
-								<a href="#nogo" 
+								<a href="#nogo" data-item-uid="${item.uid}" data-option-uid="${optionDto.qbOptionUid}"
 								    <c:choose>
 								    	<c:when test="${scratchie.revealOnDoubleClick}">
 								    		onDblClick=
@@ -59,11 +59,10 @@
 								    </c:choose>
 								    <%-- call this function either on click or double click --%>
 								    "scratchMcq(${item.uid}, ${optionDto.qbOptionUid}); return false;"
-									
-									
-									id="imageLink-${item.uid}-${optionDto.qbOptionUid}"> <img
-									src="<lams:WebAppURL/>includes/images/answer-${status.index + 1}.png" class="scartchie-image"
-									id="image-${item.uid}-${optionDto.qbOptionUid}" />
+								    
+									id="imageLink-${item.uid}-${optionDto.qbOptionUid}" class="scratchie-link">
+									<img src="<lams:WebAppURL/>includes/images/answer-${status.index + 1}.png"
+										class="scartchie-image"	id="image-${item.uid}-${optionDto.qbOptionUid}" />
 								</a>
 							</c:otherwise>
 						</c:choose>