Markus Ernst: > Am 15.03.2011 17:36 schrieb Christoph Päper: >> <input name=fontsize type=number unit=typo> >> <datalist id=typo> >> <option value=2.835 label=pt> >> <option value=1 label=mm> >> </datalist> > > What I do not yet understand is, in what point does this proposal enhance > usability compared to a dropdown box with the units, and some client side > script that does the conversion?
The less form widgets the better, usually. I also hope browser developers can come up with a better control than the next webdesigner, and it would be more consistent across sites, too. You could, for example and perhaps, enter “4mm<enter>” instead of “4<tab><down><down><enter>”.
