> > Float the item you guessed to the top. Under than > put USA, under that an alphabetical listing of all the rest of the > countries. >
> Why this isn't common in forms is beyond me. If you look at my response at the top of this discussion the reason is that in test we have carried out :- So for example if the person was from the Netherlands, the Netherlands was > placed on the top. Every user still looked all the way down the list and > then spent time in puzzlement in why their country was not listed under N. > It took a long time for them to find the Netherlands at the top of the list. > Even if the user was Austrian it still took the user time to find Austria if > it was placed at the top, even though Austria is normally one of the top > countries (alphabetically) on the list. James http://blog.feralabs.com 2008/12/31 William Brall <[email protected]> > I like how google does it for their site. In that they guess right 99% > of the time and give you a way to change it if they are wrong. > > You can guess, based on things like IP and other factors. Where the > user is. And no matter the context, this is the best default.. Unless > you run a service that specializes in shipping between counties... > > Why this isn't common in forms is beyond me. > > So auto-select that item in a drop down of all the countries. > > Almost all the time, you'll be right and they won't need to deal > with that box. Sometimes, you'll be wrong, and they will end up with > the a selection that is not perfect. > > Want bonus points? Float the item you guessed to the top. Under than > put USA, under that an alphabetical listing of all the rest of the > countries. > > No one will notice, and that is the point. > > > . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . > Posted from the new ixda.org > http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=36720 > > > ________________________________________________________________ > 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
