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GauravBhabu
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 Posted - 28 January 2003 : 02:55:52
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This topic is about no more Go Button.
Lets compare click by click
datepicker:
- Load datepicker (1 Click)
- Select Year (Open Drop down + Select Year = 2 Clicks Plus Scrolling)
- Select Month (Open Drop down + Select Month = 2 Clicks Plus Scrolling)
- Select Day (Click on the day in the calendar - 1 click)
Total 6 Clicks Plus 2 Scrollings
Select Boxes:
- Select Year (Open Drop down + Select Year = 2 Clicks Plus Scrolling)
- Select Month (Open Drop down + Select Month = 2 Clicks Plus Scrolling)
- Select Day (Open Drop down + Select Day = 2 Clicks Plus Scrolling)
Total 6 Clicks Plus 3 Scrollings |
Edited by - GauravBhabu on 28 January 2003 02:57:00 |
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red1
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Posted - 28 January 2003 : 05:21:55
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Total 6 Clicks Plus 3 Scrollings
Yes but it's all done on the same page. The datepicker has to load and reload a pop-up to get it done. |
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GauravBhabu
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Posted - 28 January 2003 : 07:44:40
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Originally posted by red1
[quote]... The datepicker has to load and reload a pop-up to get it done.
oh! so that is what you mean is needlessly complex. |
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Nikkol
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ruirib
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Posted - 28 January 2003 : 19:44:33
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| I find the datepicker a lot more intuitive than 3 drop-downs. It uses a calendar analogy, which is something people are used to when working with dates. Once the go button is gone, it works much better than any other option, IMO. |
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GauravBhabu
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Posted - 28 January 2003 : 20:05:17
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| ruirib, I have posted the changes to eliminate the "GO" button here. |
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ruirib
Snitz Forums Admin
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Posted - 28 January 2003 : 20:47:35
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| I know Gaurav, I was just stating that since you have an option to get rid of the Go button, things are more intuitive like that. |
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Edited by - ruirib on 28 January 2003 20:49:09 |
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Posted - 29 January 2003 : 10:16:32
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| GB, I have difficulties reaching your site. Can you post the changes here please? |
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RichardKinser
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Posted - 29 January 2003 : 10:35:37
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Nikkol posted 2 changes in this topic:
http://forum.snitz.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=41030
then you would just remove the "Go" Button and change the instructions to reflect the change in how the date is chosen.
I still fail to see what is so difficult about choosing the month and year and then pressing the go button. I find it kind of annoying when a page refreshes when I change the value in a dropdown, especially if I am trying to change the value in a different dropdown on the same page when the page refreshes. |
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Nikkol
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Posted - 29 January 2003 : 11:56:30
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Thanks for the link Richard, I wanted to see GB's version of it...
It is not a bug, but for sure there is an issue with user friendlyness of the interface... The status of many boards also show that users have problems with this.
Actually having a GO button is a good thing for cases that JS does not work, but I think it is much natural to have the page adapt intelligently, provided that there is no compatibility issue .
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GauravBhabu
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Posted - 29 January 2003 : 12:51:18
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The changes suggested by Nikkol will work fine. The difference is I have complete instructions to remove the "GO" button and other statements which were related to "GO" button. Another difference is I have used a function, to eliminate a possibility of an error which could occur when the user selects single digit month or day.
bozden, the site is up and statistics show users are able to access the site. Is there a particulatr error you are getting. Please let me know, I will look into it.
I prefer the calendar to reset without the need to click on "GO" button. |
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red1
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Posted - 29 January 2003 : 16:58:54
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Originally posted by ruirib
I find the datepicker a lot more intuitive than 3 drop-downs. It uses a calendar analogy, which is something people are used to when working with dates. Once the go button is gone, it works much better than any other option, IMO.
Ok ruirib, I just think that a task like picking the date is already too obvious to require a special interface. Also, pop-ups = more loading time |
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crash
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Posted - 29 January 2003 : 18:00:04
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Originally posted by GauravBhabu
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Originally posted by crash
any news on this nice update?
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GauravBhabu
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Posted - 29 January 2003 : 18:33:06
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| You are welcome. |
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