I have to agree with this one. If a user tries to uncheck a checkbox or radio item that's not "uncheckable", they're going to get frustrated (Quoth the user "this flippin' site is broken!!"). Why elude to giving a choice when there is none to make? Instead of using form elements, can you simply communicate somewhere in the form that this particular item is not an option? I like the idea of a graphical checkmark :)
EC -----Original Message----- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 10:39 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Checkbox > Another option here is to include a pre-checked radio > button with only one choice. Well, yeah, that's an option. Still, this whole thing makes me think of the trick birthday candles that relight themselves. People have expectations when they use HTML forms. Those expectations are built over time, based on the HTML forms they've already encountered. It's usually a good idea to stay within those expectations. When I see any sort of HTML form widget, I expect to be able to manipulate it. Otherwise, why use an HTML form widget at all? Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation · $99/Month · Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-talk@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists