IxDA - Comments for "Debates about web form design"

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April 19, 2012, 7:01 am

Thanks Sathyan, that's a good debate.FWIW, I would only use tabs if the questions in the different tabs can be answered without reference to the other tabs (i.e. there user doesn't have to follow a...

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April 19, 2012, 7:11 am

Sorry I'm busy but here are two hints ...1st Discussion about placement of OK, CANCEL buttons:http://www.boxesandarrows.com/idea/view/13639and 2nd an article regaring your debate:...

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April 19, 2012, 9:30 am

All the answers are here:Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks by Luke Wroblewskihttp://www.lukew.com/resources/web_form_design.asp

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April 20, 2012, 4:35 am

Hi HolgerThanks for taking the time to comment.The OK/Cancel debate is a good one, although I personally think it relates more to dialog boxes than forms. My take on that one is that the platform...

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April 20, 2012, 4:42 am

Hi AdamThanks for joining in the discussion.Luke's book is an invaluable one but I'm afraid it doesn't have all the answers. For example, when it comes to label alignment, Luke relies on a small study...

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April 20, 2012, 9:07 am

Thanks for starting this thread and many thanks for the recommendation of our book. I'm enjoying following up the various links people have mentioned- keep them coming!On the buttons debate, I recently...

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April 20, 2012, 10:46 am

Yes, thanks for starting this thread.So many forms on the web today...almost always some element in anything we do these days it seems.I think that having these great books as a foundation is really...

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April 20, 2012, 11:56 am

While all your debate topics are relevant, I'd say they're secondary compared to the worst web form offense: poorly crafted questions.I can cope with a lot of form vagaries but what's an instant...

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April 21, 2012, 5:01 pm

Hassan, I couldn't agree with you more. Poorly crafted questions are really the big issue when it comes to forms. In an attempt to address the problem I wrote an article for the UPA magazine on how to...

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