On Jan 10, 2008 7:47 AM, Adrian Howard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > and 5 generic lines for address will take in almost all the addresses > > Two reasons that this may not always be the best solution, off the > top of my head: > * People do accidentally make mistakes on their address, and fix them > with appropriate feedback. I have the logs from web apps to prove it! > * We may want the data in a more structured way for other purposes > than sending something in the post (e.g. I want to know that I've got > a valid UK postcode in an address since I can use it to identify the > physical location of that address)
With full admission that counting on generic lines to fill some of the gaps (depending on the app, 2-3 Address Lines, and a Postal Code field) is how ~we~ handle it here...it always feels a little inelegant to me, and these practical points are why. I think we're hoping that with enough time and reinforcement, users in various countries will come to accept our technique...which isn't very charitable on our part. Unfortunately, even with reusable components and libraries, developers always give a dirty look if they receive a blueprint showing dozens of variations on address fields for them to code. > > I am sure no paper form goes > > in with a wrong address unless the user purposefully wanted to enter a > > wrong address. > > Go ask some folk who work in the post office. I'm sure that they'll > agree that nobody mis-addresses or misdirects mail accidentally :-) Good gravy - I'm horrible at this, and postal workers all over the city hate me personally for my inability to fill out a form without having multiple items scratched through every time I try. Scott -- To be the eyes, and ears, and conscience of the creator of the universe; you fool. -Kurt Vonnegut ________________________________________________________________ *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
