I would beg to differ here. There are two issues here:
Usability Functionality IMHO, as well as the form is styled (and let's face it - it's just a gradient background to the fieldset basically that gives it the 'look') the issue of usability rears its head. I think the form is a great example of tableless design, but is it user friendly? - no!. Its too long with too many sections, I personally wouldn't even attempt to fill it in. A stepped based approach is far easier for the user. A list of information requirements would help, both at the start and at each stage. Programmatically this could achieved, forward and back buttons, a tabbed interface, a final, pre submission summary, input validation, error feedback .... The list goes on. So, Mike, I absolutely disagree with your views on this. Pagination within a complex data gathering form such as this IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEVELOPER, NOT THE BROWSER, NOR THE CLIENT. A printable summary form showing the form completed pre or post submission, style with a print stylesheet would be the way forward. OR Email a confirmation form with all the fields set to the client, or offer an alternative of a pdf download of the completed form. As far a slow rendering is concerned, what slow rendering? The forms are pure html, there are no large graphics and if the inteface uses AJAX and DOM Scripting, the download time is not affected - you're dealing with one page and asynchronous callbacks. This isn't 1996 you know. Peter Goddard -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 18 July 2006 12:21 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [WSG] Form check Please, please, please do NOT break this single entity into separate pages - pagination is the job of the browser and the physical printer, with some input from the user, and should not be messed about with by a designer. And before anyone points out that this is an online-submission form, ask yourself if you would submit a job application without keeping a record of it? In addition, there is little that is more frustrating than having to wait for each page to load (on a slow connection, or from a slow server) to then only fill in two fields and move on. Mike > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christian Montoya > > Please please please consider breaking this form into multiple pages. ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ****************************************************** ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
