[IxDA Discuss] Placement of Calendar Widget

[Bryan]

I noticed the two examples given where the calendar control appears on the
field's focus are travel booking web sites.  Booking a trip typically
requires entering 2 dates, and improving the efficiency of both is
definitely worth building sophisticated calendar controls.  Especially
considering the product...

I agree with others and would avoid putting the calendar icon first.  From
your description, it had the exact right effect for this end user, without
disrupting the tab flow for everyone else who would wonder why you put your
icon first when everyone else puts it last.  Your subject clicked or tabbed
into the field, then saw the control, and used it, rather than filling in
the date.  Voila!

I see various date controls on a regular basis.  They range the spectrum of
the examples here (I've even seen a few that require dates in Oracle/Unicode
date format: 20070707!).  

One issue we often face is making sure people not only enter the date
correctly, but can clearly understand the month.  My company is about 2/5
UK, 2/5 US and 1/5 international, and we get in a lot of trouble requiring
date fields in 05/05/07 format. 

Bryan

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[mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of Jon
Strande
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 3:01 PM
To: pauric
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Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] Placement of Calendar Widget

Pauric,

Very interesting! I should have written "when the entry field receives
focus" - either from a person clicking into it or tabbing.

I'm wondering if they choose not to reveal the calendar widget on a tab
event since that event doesn't necessarily mean that someone is going to
enter information into the field, they could just be passing through (so to
speak) as part of the tab order. Displaying the drop down on a tab could
disrupt someones flow... anyone on the list have any insight?

Jon



On 6/28/07, pauric <radiorental at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Jon "Another option would be to have the calendar widget appear when
> the person tabs into the entry field - so there is no chance of
> missing it.
>
> Travelocity do this when you click in to the field (but not tab) and
> you can continue typing or select from the pop-up.  I cant fault it.
> http://www.travelocity.com/
>
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