[IxDA Discuss] Auto populate driving directions if you have a zipcode?

[Jeremiah Peschka]

Agreed.  Much of this will depend on how you frame this to the users and
what their expectations are.  Depending on the context of how you ask the
users for their zip code ("home zip code" vs "your current zip code"), they
will have different expectations.

Personally, I would pre-populate the field with their zip code, but
immediately focus the field and select the text in it so that they can
change it if they want to.  This way, they already have their initial info
populated, but are primed to change it if they see fit.


On 6/13/07, Alan Wexelblat <awexelblat at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> A further assumption here is that the user is starting from his
> zipcode.  That's true for me less than half the time I get directions
> off the Web.  If you know the default is relevant, use it.  If not,
> leave it out.
>
> > On 6/12/07, Adrian Chong <chongadrian at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > If the user selects "driving direction" for a location should we
> > > prepopulate the "from" field with the user's zip code?
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