[IxDA Discuss] Label alignment left or right?

[Jon Strande]

Another option is to put the labels above the fields.

The advantage to this approach is that you have flexibility for longer text,
including if you need to internationalize the labels.

The downside is that it makes the form appear longer than it actually is and
some of the inputs could be pushed beneath the fold.

Jon



On 4/2/07, tristan blanc-brude <tristan.blancbrude at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> personnaly I think that left alignment can be ok as long as the right end
> of
> labels
> are not too distant from the left end of fields.
> If you have labels that vary a lot in terms of length a solution is to
> break
> the longer ones into two lines
>
> cheers
>
> Tristan
>
>
> 2007/4/2, sysscore <mail at sysscore.com>:
> >
> > Hallo,
> >
> >
> >
> > I have a problem at the definition of the layout guideline of our
> software
> > company (software is a desktop application and not a web forms). In many
> > discussions it is said that the right alignment is a good alternative to
> > vertical positioning of labels. But in some cases left-alignment labels
> > are
> > better structured (if I use multiple columns). It is said likewise that
> > the
> > consistence in the complete application is very important.
> >
> >
> >
> > My question: Can I use a mixture of both in the applictation layout?
> >
> > And if not, what is the best standard
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanx in advance
> >
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