What do you think of the other suggestion I had responding to Angel's input?
Respectfully, Adam Phillip Churvis Member of Team Macromedia Advanced Intensive Training: * C# & ASP.NET for ColdFusion Developers * ColdFusion MX Master Class * Advanced Development with CFMX and SQL Server 2000 http://www.ColdFusionTraining.com Download CommerceBlocks V2.1 and LoRCAT from http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com The ColdFusion MX Bible is in bookstores now! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Fleitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [plum] DisplaySearchDateTimeControl not working > I like your suggestions. One concern I still have is with the time > field. If you use 'time' as a default value for a time field, the user > will still not know that a colon is required in the mask. If you can > change the validation message for that field to indicate that a colon in > required in the mask, then that would help, I think. A lot of systems > out there use 24 hour/military times and a lot of users are used to > entering data that way. If you don't tell them somehow what the time > format should look like, I think we can expect phone calls ;) > > Jeff > > Adam Churvis wrote: > > >We've entered the suppressTime and validation display items as bugs to be > >fixed in the next release. > > > >I'd like to get everyone's input on the date control masking issue that Jeff > >brought up. How does this sound for a solution: > > > >1) We pre-populate the day field with the word "day", the year field with > >the word "year", and the time field with the word "time". > > > >2) If the date control (cf_DisplaySearchDateTimeControl) is on a search form > >and the user doesn't touch the control before he performs a search, then it > >won't matter that there are values in those fields because the value of that > >control isn't added to the search criteria unless the user chooses a month > >from the month select menu. > > > >3) If the user does choose a month from the search date control but leaves > >the default values in the fields when he clicks Display Search, client-side > >validation will prompt the user to enter proper values for those fields. > > > >4) If the date control (cf_DisplayDateTimeControl) is for a required field > >on an add or edit form and the user doesn't edit the default values for > >those fields, client-side validation will prompt the user to enter proper > >values for those fields. > > > >5) If the date control is for an optional field on an add or edit form and > >the user doesn't edit the default values for those fields, then it won't > >matter that there are values in those fields because the value of that > >control isn't added to the insert or update clause unless the user chooses a > >month from the month select menu. > > > >6) We add JavaScript to the date controls such that if those default "day", > >"year", or "time" values are present, they will disappear as soon as the > >user clicks in that field. > > > >Let me hear your feedback, and we'll make it happen. > > > >Respectfully, > > > >Adam Phillip Churvis > >Member of Team Macromedia > > > >Advanced Intensive Training: > >* C# & ASP.NET for ColdFusion Developers > >* ColdFusion MX Master Class > >* Advanced Development with CFMX and SQL Server 2000 > >http://www.ColdFusionTraining.com > > > >Download CommerceBlocks V2.1 and LoRCAT from > >http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com > > > >The ColdFusion MX Bible is in bookstores now! > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jeff Fleitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "[email protected]" > ><[email protected]> > >Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 10:19 AM > >Subject: [plum] DisplaySearchDateTimeControl not working > > > > > > > > > >>I have a list with a nested search form that includes a datetime column > >>named LogCreated. I would like the user to be able to filter the list > >>against that column. > >> > >><cf_DisplaySearchDateTimeControl column="LogCreated" label="Log Entry > >>Date Filter" type="datetime" default="" searchByRange="No" > >>suppresstime="Yes"> > >> > >>I am getting back 'You did not enter any search criteria' in the list > >>display, even though there is valid data. I am using the latest new tags. > >> > >>The tag works if the suppressTime attribute is 'No'. If it is > >>suppressed, it doesn't work. > >> > >>Also, the control layout is very confusing, i.e., there are no visual > >>masking clues to tell a user what they are supposed to enter. I get the > >>month pulldown, but the day and month columns will be confusing. If I > >>enter a time of 1000 AM (should be '10:00:00') I get a cryptic qForms > >>error message saying 'Please specify a valid 'LogCreated_criteriatime' > >>That is definately going to confuse users. The validation message > >>should match the column label. > >> > >>Suggest you place a formatting mask example at the end of the column, or > >>some visual cue. Cool control, but will cause headaches with users > >>unless they know how to use it properly. > >> > >>Jeff > >> > >>-- > >>_______________________________ > >> > >>Jeff Fleitz > >>Tekquest, Ltd > >>Integrated Digital Solutions > >>http://www.tekquest.com > >>866.472.5868 > >>_______________________________ > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > _______________________________ > > Jeff Fleitz > Tekquest, Ltd > Integrated Digital Solutions > http://www.tekquest.com > 866.472.5868 > _______________________________ > > >
