Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability of pre-filled versus empty in content capture software
Juan and Julia, Thanks for your responses. They are both helpful. Juan, I thought of that same idea. While I think it's better, I still have the concern that perhaps the user would treat it too casually. Especially since, in my case, there are multiple lines of content per field. It still might be too easy to scan and accept without fully comprehending. Phillip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44085 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Usability of pre-filled versus empty in content capture software
Hi Phillip, I'm not aware of any academic research in this field, but I've been involved in couple of projects with similar issues. In one project, which was about UI design for banking application, we've decided to not automatically fill in the entries, although there was really insignificant chance to make a mistake. It just was very crucial that the user not only fills in the correct data, but also is aware of the answers he/she provided. To me, it's like adding fields for email/password verification to a registration form, and then saving user their time by automatically filling in those entries. I think that if it is really crucial to get the correct data and keep customers aware of their answers, it's better not to fill in the data automatically. If there's really huge amount of the data to provide, and it can be fixed if wrong answers are provided, then I think it's Ok to do that if you clearly indicate that the data was filled in by the system. Good luck, Julia. Israel Tour Online http://www.israeltour-online.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=44085 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Usability of pre-filled versus empty in content capture software
(No semantic or grammar debates, I promise) I'm researching a number of health care software packages. Many of them have some way of short-cutting data entry, such as pre-selection indicating the absence of unlikely conditions. One tool, however, leans heavily on progressively, and supposedly intelligently, filling in data based on answers given as the user moves through the queries for content. By a certain point fairly early, all content is ostensibly filled and the user must accept by default, delete, or alter it. Since this content is highly detailed and of course critically important to get right, I suspect that there is no real gain by the pre-filling. In fact, I wonder if the error rate might actually go up with this model. So, is anyone familiar with user research done comparing the two methods, or others, for interactive, detailed, lengthy applications? Other thoughts? Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
