Recently there was a discussion on the list about whether it was necessary to require users to select what type of credit card they were entering.
This morning I made a donation through the online service causes.com. As part of that process I entered a credit card number. There was no field to select card type. Instead the blank space directly below the input box for my CC number changed in mid-entry to display the message "Thank you for using your Visa card." The message was right where my focus of attention was but didn't seem too intrusive. I thought this was a moderately elegant solution - it's not perfect in that it requires running code in the browser (Javascript or AJAX I'd imagine). I wondered what the experience would be like for blind users - would they hear that message after they finished typing in their number and tabbed forward? I also liked the fact that causes.com embedded my name in the URL I clicked to get to their page so it was pre-filled in the form for me. Again, not a perfect solution but it shows that they are at least thinking about the user experience and working to improve it. Best, --Alan ________________________________________________________________ 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
