On Thursday, May 24, 2007 11:36 AM Jörn Zaefferer <> said: >> Although, security issues aside, I guess it could help to prevent >> mistakes from your users. Would it make things easier for the user >> or frustrating? >> > Clientside validation is all about usability.
A few points: * Personally, I find it frustrating when applications (on the web) automatically move my cursor from one box to another. Like when typing in a date and there are three boxes for month, day, and year. I type in 11, press <tab>, and type 24 to realize that I'm in the wrong box. Maybe that wouldn't apply in this masked input fields case since the interface is a little different but I can't say for sure without testing it. Overall, I'm not very happy with applications that move my cursor around for me or select text automatically. Like when you click into a form field (phpMyAdmin comes to mind) and all the text is automatically selected. * Even though "clientside validation is all about usability" many people don't understand this and still use it as a security measure. Chris.
