Ok. So put it in both places. ;)
----- Original Message -----
From: James Page
To: William Brall
Cc: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 5:29 AM
Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Forms - selecting a country
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.
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