[IxDA Discuss] what control to use?

[Jack Moffett]

On May 2, 2007, at 12:18 PM, Valerie Gomez de la Torre wrote:

> Keep in mind that their may be up to 20 rights
> for role 3.


I guess I would first decide whether or not there is value in the  
role 3 rights being visible before role three is selected. For  
example, would the user see the rights and say, "Oh, I need a few of  
these." and then choose role 3? If this is the case, it may be  
preferable to have them displayed, but disabled. Otherwise, I'd go  
with Dan's suggestion:

> If there is space beneath the third option,
> a panel could simply open there, displaying the options in rows and
> pushing down your Submit button (which I'm assuming comes after this)
> lower on the page.


If you use a pop-up, you may want to include a readout of the  
selected rights below the role 3 selection. Of course, this could  
become a space issue if they select a lot of rights.

Another thing to keep in mind is the future of your application. Are  
these options likely to change? Might the first two roles end up  
having rights lists associated with them as well? Thinking about how  
it will scale may influence your decisions now.

Jack



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