--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > ------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED]  2003-10-31 15:27
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> > You should never be rendering only a single radio button because it's
> a
> huge
> > usability issue.  The user can never uncheck a single radio button
> once
> they've
> > checked it.  In this case, you should probably be using a different
> form
> control
> > like a select box.
> 
> These are excellent points, and the question becomes is this boundary
> condition a useability "should" or a technical "must".  HTML spec is no
> help, I looked.  It talks about sets, but doesn't define set as two or
> more.

It also talks about this specific usability problem.

> 
> I'm having horrible visions of someone doing a query driven voting
> application using radio boxes...
> 
> Those aside, IMHO think the utility of having the trivial case handled
> in
> the framework is more useful than having application logic check for it,
> and is generally worth a useability tradeoff.

I'm -0 on adding single radio button support to validator.  I won't add it
myself but won't stand in the way of someone who wants to spend the time. 


Good usability is *always* a requirement on my projects and never takes a
backseat to laziness.  Poor usability is one of my biggest pet peeves on
major websites.  IMO, the correct thing to do in this case is to not
display a form control at all.  There's only one choice so just display
that choice and tell the user that's what they're getting.

David

> 
> Ernie Argetsinger
> 
> 
> 
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