[IxDA Discuss] what control to use?

Valerie Gomez de la Torre valeriegomez at gmail.com
Wed May 2 10:38:11 PDT 2007


wonderful ideas, everyone. thank you so much. you have given me more to take
back to the team. thanks again!
cheers - valerie

On 5/2/07, Jack Moffett <jmoffett at inmedius.com> wrote:
>
>
> 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
>
>
>
> Jack L. Moffett
> Interaction Designer
> inmedius
> 412.459.0310 x219
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>
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