[IxDA Discuss] 'Select Country' dropdown

[Jonathan Koren]

Put the likely ones at the top, and the rest in alphabetical order.   
Make sure there's a line between the likely countries and the rest.   
It makes it clear that this is actually two separate lists in the same  
dropdown.

I'd go with most likely because it's less work for your users.  And if  
you happen to get a user from Burkina Faso, they can still find their  
country on the list.

On Dec 17, 2007, at 6:46 AM, Billy Cox wrote:

> In filling out various web forms, I have noticed two interaction  
> standards
> specifically related to dropdowns in which the user selects their  
> country of
> residence.
>
> 1 -- List is alphabetical (placing United States near the end of the  
> list)
>
> 2 -- Most likely selection(s) at the top of the list, with remainder  
> of list
> alphabetical.
>
> Which one would you use and what would influence your decision?
>
>
> Billy Cox
> Old World Spices
> billy at oldworldspices.com
>
>
>
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