Kevin, WE xml dialogs don't have tabbed controls, but as you and Bruce and Rick say, we have ways of simulating them. I like Rick's hotkey and showing multiple groups (with labels), and having the hotkey jump between them. I like it because a sighted user can see what's required at once, but I was hoping to hear from low vision users; perhaps there just aren't that many here.
Chip -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Morales [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, October 18, 2013 4:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: form design/layout question Hi Chip, I personally would choose to go down a list of groups, because it certainly makes the app smaller. This may also have to do with small and large screens and their resolutions. Have you experimented with tab controls? This could fix your problems when working with large sets of controls. The list box approach could be a simulation of a tab control, if you don't have tab controls available. Cheers, Kevin On 10/17/13, Chip Orange <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > > > I am designing a form where I need to get a significant amount of info from > the user (perhaps 15 to 20 controls). I can fit all the controls on one > large form, and I'll try to group them into groups with titles and visible > frames to make them appear logical, and not just scattered all over the > screen. > > > > Or, the alternative, would be to do something like the WE control panel, > where you have some listbox or treeview on the left controlling which > groups > of fields you see on the right. I have at least 3 groups of controls, > perhaps 5 if I did it this way. The user would be required to go through > the listbox and visit all 5 groups and tab to the right and enter the info > for each group. > > > > This seems to me to be more tedious when all the fields are required (not > when you're just trying to jump to one particular field to make a change). > > In my case all my fields are blank, and the user can type in the info or > has > a choice of command buttons to retrieve the data. > > > > What I'd like to know is which type of window would you rather work with? > One with all the fields seen at once, or one where you must go down a > listbox of groups, and then go throu each group of fields, and then return > to the listbox? > > > > Reasons would be appreciated. Especially if low-vision users might find > one > format better. > > > > I will say that I could be certain, when a low resolution monitor is being > used, that the second method would more likely fit on screen. > > > > Thanks for any thoughts. > > > > Chip > > > >
