> > The table columns are sortable, so they can sort by dates. In most > cases they will be comparing days & months. Comparing dates in > multiple years is rarer.
Then I wouldn't begin with the year. What I would use is a fixed width font, because padding alone isn't enough to make it more scannable as shown below: Nov 19 , 2010 Dec 31, 2008 Jan 01, 2009 Nov 19 , 2010 Dec 31, 2008 Jan 01 , 2009 Feb 02 , 2010 Mar 23 , 2009 Apr 11 , 2009 May 28 , 2008 ________________________________________________________________ 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
