How about an iframe on the same page? When you search for an item, then click on it, the iframe is populated with the detailed data. Then, you can submit that form, but stay on the search results as well.
M!ke -----Original Message----- From: Dave Merrill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 4:26 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Basic web interface question It's not like I haven't done this before, in various ways, but I might as well ask as long as I'm rethinking life... Say you have the very normal situation with search screen leading to a list of records, drill in to edit or create one. Where do you take the user when they save an edited record? - Back to the record list, with their previous search criteria still in place? That seems most intuitive, but it means hanging on to those search criteria while editing, which is potentially a multiple-screen wizard-like thing. Not impossible by any means, but an architectural commitment, if you're thinking generically. - Another way to manage a similar net effect would be to open the edit screen in a new window, and have it close and refresh the list window when done. That's what I've often done, but some users find the new window thing confusing, particularly if it comes up maximized and they don't even realize it's a new window. - Back to the search screen? Kind of annoying if it didn't remember their search criteria, so see above. - Back to the record list, but with only that one record showing? Not particularly functional. Other ideas? Dave Merrill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:205686 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
