Then why not pre-select the US, rather than change the order of the drop down list?
N BethF wrote: > > As an american if bothers me that US should be on the top of an alphabetical > list of countries. Its very US centric. > If the site is catering to a certain group - and thats the logic of listing > the US first then it should be ordered by audience, not alphabetically with > the us first. > > --Beth, Pseudo usenet cop > Merlin MTB, BikeE AT, RANS gliss, Trek R200, Kickbike > Owned by Kavik (Samoyed Boy) > Anchorage, Alaska > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick Texidor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 12:49 PM > Subject: Re: Countries - Who Cares!! > > > y'know what cracks me up? > > > > The crap you read after someone has a whinge... (This wasn't directed at > > you Maureen, you just happened to be the one I replied to!) > > > > I mean really... how difficult is it to press 'U', and then scroll down > > a couple of lines.... is it really that much of a pain? How often do > > you do it??? And does it really mean you are unpatriotic??? > > > > I'd rather NEVER have to fill a form in... I must have done it enough > > times that the web browser could do it automatically!! So why hasn't > > someone developed a way of filling forms... including drop downs... > > quickly? I know a couple of the browsers have Forms Auto complete, but > > I want MORE damn it!! :^) > > > > Personally.. It chokes my chicken when people stick the US at the top of > > the drop down's... It really pulls my bog chains when people don't put > > the complete list, and Australia get's left off (It happens!). Let's > > define a standard... I say leave it alphabetical... you always know > > where you are then!! > > > > Besides, if you guys had just stuck with being America, you'd be fine... > > you had to ruin it by adding the United States bit didn't ya! ;^) > > And as for the UK... shoulda just kept it as Britain. After all, that's > > what it says on my pommie passport. > > > > And if ya don't like it.... move to Afghanistan!!!!!! ;^) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Maureen wrote: > > > > > > At 04:13 PM 1/8/02, you wrote: > > > >The pull down menu issue is racist. Why are we putting United States > > > >first, and not Afghanistan? Once again, the United States, main > composed > > > >of white people, trying to put down brown people... > > > > > > > >Does this work Mark? ;) > > > > > > I hate pull-down menus. They are a real PITA for those of us with short > arms. > > > Ban them all. Make people type their state and country. > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
