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' ... -- Hassan Schroeder ----------------------------- [email protected] webtuitive design === (+1) 408-621-3445 === http://webtuitive.com http://about.me/hassanschroeder twitter: @hassan dream. code. ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [email protected] *******************************************************************
