[IxDA Discuss] select exact number widget?

[adamya ashk]

I've been following this thread with some interest.

The solutions with check boxes are not always the best since there can be as
many checks as there are check boxes. So any action which causes the check
boxes to become disabled say after n checks can cause confusion based on the
intention. It works in the writeboard example because we're simply comparing
(delta between two) snapshots. However, if the list of snapshots was long
and scrolling there would be chances for confusion.

There are issues with showing empty slots as well. It is often difficult at
one glance to figure out how many options can be chosen if the number is
above 5 or 6.

How about (since Ajax is a possibility) if we turned the problem on it's
head and made the action of choosing the limiting factor. So on one side you
could have the choices  and on the other, n flags that the user had to use
(drag-drop?) onto the choices?

Would that work?

HTH,

-Adamya
IA and usability | Staples Inc.
http://www.staples.com

On 1/5/07, Victor Lombardi <victor at victorlombardi.com> wrote:
>
>
> On Fri, January 5, 2007 2:52 pm, Liya Zheng wrote:
> > Victor,
> >
> > Do you have specific limitations to only using standard form widgets? If
> > this is a web application, what is the technical space you're working
> > in? Plain HTML? Flash? Ajax?
>
> It's for the web, and Ajax is a possibility.
>
> Incidentally, this is an area where IxDA could play a leadership role, by
> developing interfaces that fill gaps in our standards, testing them, and
> promoting them. Just saying.
>
> Victor
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