On Friday, May 25, 2007 9:50 AM Jörn Zaefferer <> said: > Masked-input gives you visual hints of the expected input and its very > easy to learn that you don't have to enter any delimiters.
See Steve Krug's book called "Don't Make Me Think". The less learning a user does, the better. >> * Even though "clientside validation is all about usability" many >> people don't understand this and still use it as a security measure. >> > Right, but should we prohibit cars just because people die in car > accidents? Of course we should! And let's dry up all the water because people drown too. No but seriously, part way through my post I conceded that if it's used for usability purposes, client-side validation is not a problem. But if someone thinks that it's a security measure, they are mistaken. Until I see that it's more common for people to use client-side validation as a usability tool I'll probably always bring up the fact that it can not be used as a security measure. Chris.
