On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 21:55:16 -0000, Simon Pieters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
However, this doesn't solve the use case of saving an unfinished form
server-side.
Are there any real-world examples where you can save an unfinished form
on the server and continue filling it afterwards, that also has required
fields (when the form is finished)? I have never seen such a form.
Saving incomplete forms is a recommendation in <cite isbn="0-7357-1410-X"
;) >Devensive Design for the Web</cite> which provides www.bankone.com as
an example site that saves incomplete applicatios (I don't know however if
that's via save button or just up to the last completed step).
IMHO non-validating button makes sense for saving drafts of various kinds
(webmail, blog post, wiki page).
Another use-case is a preview button.
Example: comment submission on a blog. You may require users to fill-in
their name and e-mail address, but these fields aren't neccessary to
display a preview of text formatting.
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regards, Kornel Lesiński
