I have to agree with this one.
If a user tries to uncheck a checkbox or radio item that's not
"uncheckable", they're going to get frustrated (Quoth the user "this
flippin' site is broken!!"). Why elude to giving a choice when there
is
none to make? Instead of using form elements, can you simply
communicate
somewhere in the form that this particular item is not an option? I
like
the idea of a graphical checkmark :)
EC
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 10:39 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Checkbox
> Another option here is to include a pre-checked radio
> button with only one choice.
Well, yeah, that's an option. Still, this whole thing makes me think of
the
trick birthday candles that relight themselves. People have
expectations
when they use HTML forms. Those expectations are built over time, based
on
the HTML forms they've already encountered. It's usually a good idea to
stay
within those expectations.
When I see any sort of HTML form widget, I expect to be able to
manipulate
it. Otherwise, why use an HTML form widget at all?
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
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