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Re: Disabling HTML form button if any changes made to an edit box?
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lugnet.publish.html
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Date:
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Mon, 2 Jun 2003 18:28:09 GMT
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Quoting "Brian H. Nielsen" <70401.2635@compuserve.com>:
> In lugnet.publish.html, Todd Lehman wrote:
> > But what if someone edits in the bottom area and then clicks "Post" in the • top
> > area? If the top and half are different forms, then the user would lose • the
> > edits in the bottom half. If the top and bottom half are the same form, • then
> > the user would be able to post without previewing.
> >
> > I think the top and bottom half have got to be the same form, and the • "Post"
> > button still needs to be grayed out if editing changes are made. And • with
> > the fallback (in case JS isn't available to gray out the "Post" button) • of
> > either a quick CRC check between the new content, or a string-equal • comparison
> > of the old and new content.*
>
> People already deal with multiple forms on a page and are used to the
> fact
> that the button they click is relevant only for the data on that form. The
> current Message Preview page is layed out in a manner that clearly suggests
> it
> is 2 different forms (even if the HTML is not coded that way). I don't
> think
> people will be confused in the least, but go with what makes you happy. The
> JS
> or CRC will make it idiot proof.
The problem is, that if you have two buttons, one says "Post" and one says
"Preview", people would assume they're in the same form. I know I will. You
can put multiple forms on the same page, as long as they're obviously seperated.
But in this case, you're putting two forms with the SAME function - extreamly
confusing. Bad UI design.
Dan
PS. Is the really bad wrapping in the quoted text a result of the new
formatting features? Any chance that'll be fixed?
--
Dan Boger
dan@peeron.com
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