On 7/20/11 8:45 AM, Stevio wrote:
I am working on a CMS and within it, when a user wishes to add a record, I give 
them two options:
1) Add record - this goes to a new web page with a form.
2) Add record modally - this brings up a modal dialog box containing the form 
which allows them
to add the record without leaving the page they were on (this page lists the 
current records).
This uses jQuery. Once they add the record, the list of records is updated 
using AJAX.

However, I would like something shorter and simpler than 'pop-up dialog box'. 
Any thoughts?

Just curious -- why offer a choice?

Why not just offer the modal version if JS is enabled and the other
if not?

What is the user benefit of the non-modal option? And is it enough
to justify introducing an extraneous decision into the workflow?

Will the target user understand the implications of the choices and
pick one unhesitatingly? Or think "eh? what?"  :-)

Just askin' ...

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