Interesting question indeed. How about adding context and separating these two actions along vertical axis? Here is what I mean:
1. Show summary of completed steps at the top of the wizard screen with "Edit" button -- this is your "Back" button. 2. Put only one "Next" button at the bottom of the screen (aligned with the left edge of the fields per Luke's recommendation). This is optimal solution, IMO. For small screens (iPhone), putting "Back" button at the top of the screen and "Next" at the bottom should do the trick. -- Oleh Kovalchuke Interaction Design is design of time http://www.tangospring.com/IxDtopicWhatIsInteractionDesign.htm On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Tamlyn Rhodes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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? > > Cheers, > > Tamlyn. > ________________________________________________________________ > 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 > ________________________________________________________________ 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
