On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Paul McNett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Malcolm Greene wrote:
> > When laying out your forms (VFP, HTML, <pick your language>), how do you
> > position your labels relative their associated input controls and why?
> > Do you use multiple layout styles in the same application?
> >
> > 1. Left justify labels against their left margin
> >
> > llll     [             ]
> > lllllll  [             ]
> > ll       [             ]
> >
> > 2. Right justify labels against their associated control
> >
> >     llll [             ]
> >  lllllll [             ]
> >       ll [             ]
> >
> > 3. Place your labels on top of their associated control
> >
> > llll
> > [             ]
> >
> > lllllll
> > [             ]
> >
> > ll
> > [             ]
>
> I usually do 2, but for a tall control such as for entering lots of
> text, I'll do 3.
>
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I usually go for 1 / 3 myself.  having text line up left justified is
natural for us, as well as edit controls.


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Stephen Russell
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