On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:40:17 +0100, Tamlyn wrote: On our pages the continue/submit button is always to the right, and go back is always to the left. We've tested many many people with this design, and I can't recall a single occasion where it caused confusion.
It has caused confusion where buttons have been too similar and too close together. It seems to be more important for the buttons to be easily distinguished and consistent within a site. >As discussed by LukeW in Web Form Design, it's best to have the primary >action of a form be the first button that the user sees. For left-to-right >languages this means having the primary action on the left and any secondary >actions on the right (see A in this illustration >http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosenfeldmedia/2366430953/ ). In a multi-page >'wizard' style form, the primary action is usually 'next' or 'continue' and >the secondary action is 'back' or 'previous' but at the same time the >conceptual model for such forms is that the screens are arranged >progressively from left to right (the ipod/iphone interfaces even animate >the transition). > >In such situations is it better to have the secondary action, 'back', to the >left or the right of the primary action, 'next'? Or is there a better >solution? * Nick Gassman - Usability and Standards Manager - http://ba.com * * I vote for reply-to to go to the list* ________________________________________________________________ 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
