Maps are not commonly used to select countries, and as Jack mentioned - when used, they are usually to select the continent or region.
I believe that the best solution for users will be to use a classic drop down list in alphabetical order - using the same language as the rest of the interface. I do not believe that this is the most effective method - to be more effective I would see if you can implement an IP check to auto-select the country of the user (instead of putting it at the top of the list). Of course there are pitfalls to using an IP check (see Gilles' comment) Maybe a clever javascript tool can be used to create a combination of these methods? Country name listed twice, once at top of the list and once in alphabetical order? (Obviously not for the first 10 countries or so, otherwise users might see two versions of the same country) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
