I can agree with most except list results and the form should be
rendered as one screen. This is to make usage easier when the user
wants to change the search parameters. Having the form collapsed by
default when there are results is good.
Andrew
On May 30, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Adrian Crum <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Getting back to this...
Here are the layout best practices discussed so far:
"In the case where items are being added to a list, it is preferable
to have the item data entry screen and the item list on separate
screens. If the two functions are incorporated into one screen, then
the item data entry screen should be above the item list. In
addition, the item data entry screen should be collapsible and
initially collapsed."
"If a Find Item screen has a form for search options, the search
options form should be above the list of items found. The list of
items found should display all items initially - giving the user the
ability to narrow the results via the search options form."
Can we agree on these?
-Adrian
Jacques Le Roux wrote:
From: "Scott Gray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
It looks nice but if we did that the user would lose the ability
to refer
back to the list while entering data, I would prefer an expand/
collapse form
if we are going to keep them on the same page.
Yes I agree, but I really like the idea for the calendar (I can't
propose it for lookups are they are too much to be loaded when
lauching and the probability of use is far more low, but maybe one
day, when machines will be more powerful :D
Jacques
Regards
Scott
2008/5/24 Anil Patel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
I think what David is suggesting is something like this
http://www.wildbit.com/demos/modalbox/
Regards
Anil Patel
On May 23, 2008, at 1:57 PM, David E Jones wrote:
I didn't say open a new window, I said either expand a hidden
area or
popup using JavaScript within the window (ie over top of the
list behind
it).
-David
On May 23, 2008, at 11:55 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote:
IMHO, we should avoid to overuse popping as opening a new window
is time
consuming (especially in Firefox). This is currently a major
inconvenience
for Lookups and Calendar for instance
Jacques
From: "David E Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Since we're entering the world of using more javascript in
the browser,
why not have the add form on the top but hidden by default
with and Add
button of some sort that would cause the form to be shown? We
could even
make it fancy and popup over top of the list form and have it
go away after
submission with an update of the list behind it... without
any page loads
even.
-David
On May 22, 2008, at 11:38 PM, Scott Gray wrote:
I would agree with that but personally I would prefer to see
them on
completely different pages. If I wanted to be able to refer
back to
the
list while adding I would ctrl+click and then ctrl+tab to
flick back
and
forth, that's what makes tabbed browsers so handy. One of the
problems with
having them on the same page is that any errors after adding
would be
displayed before the list while the add form would be way
down the
bottom.
Regards
Scott
2008/5/23 David E Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On May 22, 2008, at 9:11 AM, Adrian Crum wrote:
2) If a screen has a list and add form, what should be the
order of
these
forms (I have seen in your recent work that add form should
come on
top
and
I completely
agree with this).
I believe the form should be on top of the list. Otherwise,
as you
add
items to the list, the form is scrolled off the bottom of the
screen.
The main question is: what is going to be used more? Will it
be the
list or
the add form?
If in most cases it will be the list, and if you have to
scroll down
every
time to see it... that's a pain.
-David
