Hi Malcolm That article from Jakob was specifically about menu items and maybe about any list of items in a column, not about field labels/captions. Consider that he means when you're scanning down the column looking for something it's easier the way he suggests.
When filling in a form you're reading left to right, eyes tracking from one caption+field pair to the next. Mike Yearwood > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 13:08:43 -0400 > From: "Malcolm Greene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [NF] How do you position your labels relative to their input > controls (left, right, on top)? > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > When laying out your forms (VFP, HTML, <pick your language>), how do you > position your labels relative their associated input controls and why? > Do you use multiple layout styles in the same application? > > 1. Left justify labels against their left margin > > llll [ ] > lllllll [ ] > ll [ ] > > 2. Right justify labels against their associated control > > llll [ ] > lllllll [ ] > ll [ ] > > 3. Place your labels on top of their associated control > > llll > [ ] > > lllllll > [ ] > > ll > [ ] > > Thanks, > Malcolm > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
