[IxDA Discuss] Google Checkout's credit card widget

[Esteban Barahona]

They may use automation, but maybe at least a quick validation? ...like a
small logo of the credit card. The user doesn't have to click it, just see
the logo and think "hmm... that's right".

Nice tip btw...

2007/1/15, Paul Schreiber <shrub at mac.com>:
>
> One thing that's always annoyed me about online store checkouts is
> the unnecessary "credit card type" popup menu. There's no reason the
> user should have to tell the site whether they have a Visa,
> MasterCard, American Express or Discover. This information can be
> determined from the card number itself.
> * AmEx cards start with 3
> * Visa cards start with 4
> * MaterCard card start with 5
> * Discover cards start with 6
>
> Yet, every site I've seen wastes a few seconds of the user's time
> with this choice.
>
> Google checkout (finally!) dispenses with this. If you haven't seen
> it, take a look. It's great! There's a JavaScript handler that fires
> as you type in the number, automatically highlighting the correct
> card logo.
>
> They likely also validate the card number (by checksum, too).
>
> While I'm on the subject: next time you're designing a credit card
> order form, be sure to leave enough room for dashes or spaces (20-
> character field) and allow the user to input the number however they
> see fit.
>
>
>
> Paul
>
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