what's wrong with having a date picker?

On 10/14/08, Jean Moniatte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I disagree.
>
> Whatever solution we decide to implement (server or client) should never
> affect the user experience, and data that does not validate should always be
> displayed in its original field. In the context of your example, a European
> user might very well enter 31/12/2008 as a date. That would not be clueless.
>
> Jean
>
> What if a European user enters 31/12/2008 for a date?
>
> On Mon, Oct 13, 2008 at 5:35 AM, Dan O'Keefe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>>
>> > As far as I'm concerned, if the user disables JavaScript and enters
>> > "aaa"
>> > into a date field, it's just too bad that the redisplayed form doesn't
>> show
>> > "aaa" in that date field. The validation error message tells them about
>> the
>> > problem, and to me having "aaa" show up in the form again is just an
>> > invitation for the user to submit the bad data again.
>> >
>>
>>
>> Could not agree more. I am all for usability but at some point, have
>> to put some ownership on the user to have a clue. Thanks for the
>> verification. I am going to model out a test case and try it.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> >
>>
>
> >
>


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