oops... sorry Beth! I take it all back.. I was in a typing frenzy at the time, and misread part of your message!!
I agree, it is only a minor inconvenience... but it makes you unpatriotic to not have US at the top didn't ya know that!! ;^) BethF wrote: > > Nick, if it bothers me as an american to have the us on top all the time, > dont' you think it would bother me more as a norweigian? > > I personally find it only a minor inconvenience to not put the US at the top > and have to go the u's to find it - its worth it to me. > > --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 1:01 PM > Subject: Re: Countries - Who Cares!! > > > And if you were Norwegian, would it bother you that the US was always > > top of the list? Would it bother you if they left Norway out all > > together?? (Which happens to Australia!) > > > > If the list was always the same, then that would be easier wouldn't it? > > Like I said before... just preselect the one you want rather than change > > the order. > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Structure your ColdFusion code with Fusebox. Get the official book at http://www.fusionauthority.com/bkinfo.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
