Brett Lutchman > > Having conducted multiple studies and tests on this very process, the > 'Next' button must be on the left side while the 'Previous' button needs to be > on the right.
Aren't you conflating two problems here? - responsiveness to users who use keyboard/tab - conceptual location of the previous/next buttons. Putting the 'previous' button on the right so that it occurs at the appropriate place in the tab order is a possible, but very odd, solution to the problem of incorrect tab order, which should be arranged thus (in general, your mileage may vary): - last field on form - submit (or next) - anything else (e.g. previous). 'Previous' going to the left of 'Next' is such a strongly accepted convention in Western culture that you'll definitely throw a proportion of your users if you don't obey it. Best Caroline Jarrett Effortmark Ltd Usability - Forms - Content Phone: 01525 370 379 Mobile: 0799 057 0647 International: +44 152 537 0379 16 Heath Road Leighton Buzzard Bedfordshire LU7 3AB UK ________________________________________________________________ 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
