http://liftweb.net/index.php/RequirementsForForms
David Pollak wrote: > > > Charles F. Munat wrote: >> Oliver Lambert wrote: >> >>> Do/should validations stop at the first error message on the field, at >>> least by default? >>> >> >> I much prefer that they do not. It really irritates me when I'm using an >> online form and it tells me that something is invalid, then I fix it, >> resubmit, and get a new error. >> >> I'd much rather get a list of errors at the top of the form with the >> fields in error highlighted, or highlighted fields with the error >> messages either displayed at the field or as a mouseover popup (probably >> the former). >> >> In fact, ideally I like my forms to: >> >> 1) indicate which fields are required and which are optional, >> >> 2) give an example, when useful, of expected input (or the validation >> rule, such as "must be greater than 100"), >> >> 3) either prevent invalid input completely (e.g. preventing input of >> letters to a field that takes digits), or provide some sort of >> visual/audible indication of when the validation rule has been >> satisfied, such as a password field that indicates password strength and >> the minimum required, or a zip code field that indicates when the zip >> code entered matches the RegEx used to validate it. >> > I totally agree with this set of requirements. Thanks for being clear > about them. Care to put up a wiki page with "input form requirements" > and include this? > > >> And, of course, I want the back end to validate as a fallback and to >> generate enough error output to permit the form to do 1-3 above. With >> AJAX, the form could actually validate using the back end as you tab >> from field to field (although if AJAX is working, so is JavaScript, so >> that's probably unnecessary). >> >> Having spent a lot of time in the past working with the W3C's Web >> Accessibility Initiative (WAI), I tend to be attentive to accessibility >> concerns and try to design all my sites to be usable and accessible to >> persons with disabilities -- visual, cognitive, motor, etc. Forms are >> always tricky for persons with disabilities. >> >> Chas. >> >> >> > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lift" group. To post to this group, send email to liftweb@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/liftweb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
