I would add that it is best when there is less of a transition between presentation/viewing and editing desired. If I use Flickr as an example, when I see a typo in my images description when viewing a set, I don't want to hop out to another form in order to make the change but I also don't want to be staring at a bunch of form fields when I am in presentation mode.
Mara On May 24, 2008, at 12:48 AM, John Norman wrote: > I'm not sure this answers the question exactly, but to me the > advantage of inline editing is a bit like the advantage of WYSIWYG > editing of a document, i.e. you see a readable presentation of the > form information, but you can make additions and corrections directly. > > John > > On 20 May 2008, at 23:26, Eli Cochran wrote: >> ... >> >> I'd like to be able to concisely answer the question: "In what >> context(s) is inline edit a better solution than a standard form or >> input box?" >> >> Thanks, >> Eli >> >> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . >> . >> >> Eli Cochran >> user interaction developer >> ETS, UC Berkeley >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> fluid-work mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://fluidproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work > > _______________________________________________ > fluid-work mailing list > [email protected] > http://fluidproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work ================================== Mara Hancock ETS Interim Director http://ets.berkeley.edu University of California, Berkeley Educational Technology Services 9 Dwinelle Hall, #2535 Berkeley, CA 94720 Desk: 510-643-9923 Mobile: 510-407-0543 _______________________________________________ fluid-work mailing list [email protected] http://fluidproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work
