@Robert: I totally agree with your approach. I was merely stating how the requested goal could be achieved. As web experts, you and I understand how the web works and how users perceive things, but our clients often demand that we do things in different ways.
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 9:25 AM, Robert Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > > Brian Hogan wrote: >> I have found that the best solution to this problem is to use an image >> button for the submit button, and then use css to apply the same image >> to the back link. It's accessible and requires no javascript. > > That's not a bad approach. It would be one way to get a consistent look, > although not a platform specific look. However, recently I've taken the > up the practice that I see a lot of Rails developers using: I just > accept the web by using a standard submit button, and standard > hyperlink. Then I try to design my pages around that concept. > > There already exists a "mental model" around form buttons and > hyperlinks. Trying to hide the differences between them behind a visual > facade can actually work against the existing "mental model." Making a > link look like a button might actually be more confusing. For example > when I see a link I know right away that clicking it will simply take me > to another page. It won't submit any information related to the form. At > least that's the expected behavior. > > The "mental model," however, can be broken in a number of different > ways. For example, it is possible to attach a script to a link that does > actually submit information from the form, or change some state on the > server. > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
