[IxDA Discuss] [Design Patterns] Save and Cancel

[W Evans]

Some more considerations:
what's most important? tab order or exit point?
tab order argues for the OK button being first (good for keyboard primary
cases - although you do make a good point saying that it can be
programatically changed) -- mouse primary scenarios might argue for Save or
OK to be to the right, as that's the place people are looking for an
exit/termination point.

Now -- to add once more twist to this pattern martini - align bottom left or
bottom right? Scan line dictates OK | Cancel bottom right - although again -
people look for terminus on bottom right - so why then do some IxDers place
them bottom left?


On Feb 6, 2008 8:30 AM, Julie Palmer <jpalmer at smc3.com> wrote:

> Ah...someone remembers us rodent-resistant keyboard users! Thank you so
> much for your consideration. :-)
>
> But I think you can eliminate the functionality concerns from this
> conversation. If desired, tab stops can be programmatically controlled
> to set focus on the default button following the last text field in the
> form.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:discuss-bounces at lists.interactiondesigners.com] On Behalf Of W
> Evans
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2008 8:00 AM
> To: Maral Haar
> Cc: IxDA Discuss
> Subject: Re: [IxDA Discuss] [Design Patterns] Save and Cancel
>
> Good points - but mouse-centric - remember that a heavy keyboard user
> will
> loath to use the mouse - and will use the "Tab" key to move from one
> form
> element to the next - so they will arrive at the left action button
> first.
> The locative aspect of Fitt's law doesn't apply because the model window
> is
> in the center of the screen - not the bottom right-hand corner of the
> view
> port.
>
> - w
>



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~ will

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no matter how cool your interface,
it would be better if there were less of it."
Alan Cooper
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"Where you innovate, how you innovate,
and what you innovate are design problems"
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