On Thursday, May 22, 2008 1:09 PM 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 >[ ] The Microsoft Windows standard is option 1. For some reason, I associate that with Access applications. It must be the wizard placing the labels and controls. I prefer option 2 (with a colon) to keep the label and data closer together. Option 3 seems to 'waste' more space and I might use on a dialog box. HTH! David L. Crooks _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
