Comments on: The use of buttons in web forms http://www.svennerberg.com/2008/09/the-use-of-buttons-in-web-forms/ Web Applications Designed for Humans Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TouchHappy » The use of buttons in web forms http://www.svennerberg.com/2008/09/the-use-of-buttons-in-web-forms/#comment-108 TouchHappy » The use of buttons in web forms Mon, 02 May 2011 12:55:42 +0000 http://www.svennerberg.com/?p=327#comment-108 [...] According to Jakob Nielsen, the order of the buttons doesn’t matter that much. Both positions has it’s pros and cons. The important thing is to be consistent and if possible follow platform GUI standards [1]. [...] [...] According to Jakob Nielsen, the order of the buttons doesn’t matter that much. Both positions has it’s pros and cons. The important thing is to be consistent and if possible follow platform GUI standards [1]. [...]

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]]> By: John Horloges http://www.svennerberg.com/2008/09/the-use-of-buttons-in-web-forms/#comment-104 John Horloges Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:11:24 +0000 http://www.svennerberg.com/?p=327#comment-104 Interesting article. Personally I always prefer to put the `ok` button on the left side. It feels the most natural that way. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that we read from left to the right that makes it the most convenient that way. This way we don´t have to read the cancel button first, which saves some time. And we all know that time is the essence on a webpage. It´s just a theory however. Putting the preferred action in bold is a good tip from you. Keeping it simple for the visitor is key and makes it a little bit easier to choose. Thanks for that tip. Greetings, John Interesting article. Personally I always prefer to put the `ok` button on the left side. It feels the most natural that way. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that we read from left to the right that makes it the most convenient that way.

This way we don´t have to read the cancel button first, which saves some time. And we all know that time is the essence on a webpage. It´s just a theory however.

Putting the preferred action in bold is a good tip from you. Keeping it simple for the visitor is key and makes it a little bit easier to choose. Thanks for that tip.

Greetings, John

]]> By: » Blog Archive » Getting the most out of your forms: A few more thoughts Create Web Forms – FormAssembly.com http://www.svennerberg.com/2008/09/the-use-of-buttons-in-web-forms/#comment-103 » Blog Archive » Getting the most out of your forms: A few more thoughts Create Web Forms – FormAssembly.com Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.svennerberg.com/?p=327#comment-103 [...] a cancel or reset button on your form is almost never a good idea. Numerous studies have found that reset buttons on web forms nearly always cause more problems than they solve. This [...] [...] a cancel or reset button on your form is almost never a good idea. Numerous studies have found that reset buttons on web forms nearly always cause more problems than they solve. This [...]

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]]> By: Thiago Colares » Blog Archive » Dicas sobre usabilidade em formulários http://www.svennerberg.com/2008/09/the-use-of-buttons-in-web-forms/#comment-100 Thiago Colares » Blog Archive » Dicas sobre usabilidade em formulários Tue, 19 May 2009 20:16:02 +0000 http://www.svennerberg.com/?p=327#comment-100 [...] Como utilizar adequadamente botões em formulários. [...] [...] Como utilizar adequadamente botões em formulários. [...]

]]> By: Jeff Geurts http://www.svennerberg.com/2008/09/the-use-of-buttons-in-web-forms/#comment-99 Jeff Geurts Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:19:06 +0000 http://www.svennerberg.com/?p=327#comment-99 Gabriel, Thanks for the great article! I've been digging around on the net trying to find some information as to how to treat forms that are part of a multi-step process, and I'm wondering if you have any ideas? In a multi-step process that allows three functions (next, back, cancel), how do we decide the best layout? We now have more than one secondary action. I recognize that you could design around this by avoiding the need for BOTH cancel and back functions, but in many cases we need to provide both. Thoughts? Jeff Gabriel,

Thanks for the great article!

I’ve been digging around on the net trying to find some information as to how to treat forms that are part of a multi-step process, and I’m wondering if you have any ideas?

In a multi-step process that allows three functions (next, back, cancel), how do we decide the best layout? We now have more than one secondary action.

I recognize that you could design around this by avoiding the need for BOTH cancel and back functions, but in many cases we need to provide both.

Thoughts?

Jeff

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