As I mentioned in a previous post, I wish there was some standard or convention or consensus on what values to attach to the name attribute of common input elements. I thought it would be a good idea to open up a thread to devote to this very thing, so feel free to add your… Continue reading Standards in form fields
Category: Usability
Standards in form fields
I wish there was a consortium for setting standards on form fields. I fill out a lot of forms. As such, I assume that by now I can fill out a basic form asking for contact informaton and I should be able to use my browser’s auto-complete features. Yet, it doesn’t always happen. And it… Continue reading Standards in form fields
Canadian postal codes
One of the frustrations I have with filling out my address in web forms is the postal code field. Often, it is not a problem, but regularly, there are problems. For example, a form for a US-based company may indicate they accept Canadian addresses, but their zip code field is restricted to five characters (the… Continue reading Canadian postal codes
Error Messages
I registered a couple of domains with registerfly.com this week and went to change the DNS nameservers yesterday. For some unexplained reason, I kept getting an error that said the maximum number of connections had been exceeded. I have no idea what that meat. This morning I decided to try again and was still getting… Continue reading Error Messages
Jakob Has It Wrong
Jakob Nielsen, well known for his usability advocacy, recently wrote a post called Weblog Usability: The Top Ten Design Mistakes. I think he’s off his rocker. I am disappointed in the article. 1. No author biographies Okay, I agree with this one. I think a blog should have an author bio, but I don’t see… Continue reading Jakob Has It Wrong