User choice basically. They may prefer to see more of a form in its own
page, or they may prefer to use a modal form to add the record.
If JavaScript is disabled, the system still works fine with the non-modal
form option.
Take Facebook's current implementation of photos for example. A while back
they introduced a modal viewing box for images. However, if you click F5 to
refresh Firefox, you go back to the old style viewing of the image in it's
own page. Often I do this because I prefer it, other times I persist with
their viewing box.
As for a user-friendly name for the modal link, so far I've come up with
"coolbox", "float", or using an icon with an arrow.
Any better suggestions?
Thanks,
Stephen
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hassan Schroeder" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [WSG] Modal forms - what to call them?
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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