update column specs in spec.yaml about metalab HOT 5 OPEN

Yes, we need to discuss this in depth! looking is supposed to be hand-coded vs eye-tracking being automatic, because external coders kept stumbling over eye-tracking for both types of data.

But right now, this means that some (all?) datasets are coded inconsistently. I think for some we can programmatically fix it (e.g. for most older papers). The overarching goal is to increase usability and transparency, but it should of course not come at the cost of data integrity. So with these points in mind, what do you think we should do?

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I was wondering whether the Code Book could live on the MetaLab website instead of in the Google spreadsheet, basically as the spec.yaml but with a more user-friendly interface i.e. in a pretty table. This would avoid discrepancies between the two. but I wonder whether you think many users would struggle to find this Code Book compared to if it is just in the Google spreadsheet? We also need a way for users to add their own rows to the CodeBook when they add non-obligatory columns which might be tricky. Can discuss when we meet tomorrow, @christinabergmann

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That would of course be ideal, they went out of synch and keeping track across multiple documents is always hard. Maybe @erikriverson can point us to a simple way of displaying spec.yaml in a user-friendly format.

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Some progress on a couple of ideas:

1. Able to generate Google Sheets template directly via R from spec.yaml, including options on columns and colors. I have a demo of this working with the Data sheet

2. The validation app has a tab called "Fields Information" that is a searchable table and could be shown in a more prominent location on the MetaLab website. The previous version of the site had a "Field Specification" tab on this page: https://langcog.github.io/metalab2/documentation.html

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Thanks @erikriverson ! (removing my assignment to help me keep track of my tasks, but if I can help again at any stage let me know!)

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