I had a similar situation where users needed to select multiple countries. The version I inherited was a basic select box with countries sorted alphabetically and required the user to control-click to select multiples. Certainly wasn't the easiest solution, as for one, it was difficult to navigate and required extra instructions on how to select multiple countries.
The solution I ended up designing took a bit of research as I wanted to "bubble up" the most commonly selected countries as well as make it easier to navigate around the country list and more apparent that multiple countries could be selected. The top 5 countries were the countries most often selected by users (and there were countries I did not assume, so the homework was a good idea), followed by an alpha sorted list of countries. The design also included a small hyperlinked alphabet at the top of the list of countries, which allowed the user to quickly jump the list to a particular section of the list with countries that started with the selected letter. Each country also featured a checkbox for selection for a more apparent connection with the fact that the user could select multiple. Bryan Haggerty User Experience Designer JPMorgan Chase On Dec 17, 9:46 am, "Billy Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In filling out various web forms, I have noticed two interaction standards > specifically related to dropdowns in which the user selects their country of > residence. > > 1 -- List is alphabetical (placing United States near the end of the list) > > 2 -- Most likely selection(s) at the top of the list, with remainder of list > alphabetical. > > Which one would you use and what would influence your decision? > > Billy Cox > Old World Spices > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ________________________________________________________________ > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > Register today:http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help ..................http://www.ixda.org/help ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
