Re: [Flashcoders] elegant country list
How about this as a suggestion, bearing in mind I dont know your UI at all... very often in these situations, there are 5 or 6 most likely options, so provide a set of buttons for these options , mebbe with flags, then have a drop-down with all availible countriers you ship to... On 11/18/05, Toon Van de Putte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had thought of something like this. A sort of autocomplete. But the > problem is that people with lots of different native languages are going to > be using this, and they might not always know the spelling of their country > name in English. They'd only have to know the first letter, but in the case > of Finland (Suomi) that would already create a problem. > > I like the idea of giving, say, the twenty most likely countries upfront, > and putting the rest in some sort of alphabetical system. > > Organising all the countries per continent/area is unfeasible, since i only > have an alphabetical list. The client wants *all* countries in there, but I > doubt very much that anyone outside Europe (or outside Germany, France, > Holland, Belgium, Italy, Spain and the UK) will ever place an order. So I'd > prefer not to spend too much time picking central African countries from an > alphabetical list ;-) > > On 11/18/05, eric dolecki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > how about keyboard press a letter, and matching country names fly in & you > > select one to autocomplete > > > > the comboBox does allow you to press a letter to scroll down to 1st match > > too I think. > > > > > -- > Toon Van de Putte > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] elegant country list
I think a visual solution would be most intuitive, like a map that would highlight your options based on what you typed in, or you could click on the map to zoom in on different areas. I suppose a solution of this nature would take much longer to program though. Hope all goes smooth, H On 11/18/05, Tim Beynart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I like the sites where you select an area on a map for your continent > before you enter the store. > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - > Tim Beynart > Athens, GA, USA > - - - - - - - - - - - - > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin > Wood > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 10:02 AM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] elegant country list > > divide it into continents / large scale areas > > europe > asia > africa > americas > > etc.. > > some kind of two stage selection? > > ? > > > Toon Van de Putte wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > I'm building a shop site in Flash, where the user has to select their > > country from a list on the order form. > > I personally would like to avoid one big long dropdown, i hate those > > in HTML forms. Since it's Flash, I think I can do something much more > > user-friendly, these are my options so far: > > > > - a small menu where the user first selects a letter of the alphabet > > and then selects his/her country. > > - same sort of menu, but with the most likely countries at the top, in > > > this case EU countries. > > > > Have any of you done anything like this before, and have any tips to > share? > > > > thanks, > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] elegant country list
I had thought of something like this. A sort of autocomplete. But the problem is that people with lots of different native languages are going to be using this, and they might not always know the spelling of their country name in English. They'd only have to know the first letter, but in the case of Finland (Suomi) that would already create a problem. I like the idea of giving, say, the twenty most likely countries upfront, and putting the rest in some sort of alphabetical system. Organising all the countries per continent/area is unfeasible, since i only have an alphabetical list. The client wants *all* countries in there, but I doubt very much that anyone outside Europe (or outside Germany, France, Holland, Belgium, Italy, Spain and the UK) will ever place an order. So I'd prefer not to spend too much time picking central African countries from an alphabetical list ;-) On 11/18/05, eric dolecki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > how about keyboard press a letter, and matching country names fly in & you > select one to autocomplete > > the comboBox does allow you to press a letter to scroll down to 1st match > too I think. > -- Toon Van de Putte ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] elegant country list
Yep, it does. You can hit 'B' and it'll go to countries starting with a B On 11/18/05, eric dolecki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > how about keyboard press a letter, and matching country names fly in & you > select one to autocomplete > > the comboBox does allow you to press a letter to scroll down to 1st match > too I think. > > edolecki > > On 11/18/05, Tim Beynart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I like the sites where you select an area on a map for your continent > > before you enter the store. > > > > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - > > Tim Beynart > > Athens, GA, USA > > - - - - - - - - - - - - > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin > > Wood > > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 10:02 AM > > To: Flashcoders mailing list > > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] elegant country list > > > > divide it into continents / large scale areas > > > > europe > > asia > > africa > > americas > > > > etc.. > > > > some kind of two stage selection? > > > > ? > > > > > > Toon Van de Putte wrote: > > > Hi list, > > > > > > I'm building a shop site in Flash, where the user has to select their > > > country from a list on the order form. > > > I personally would like to avoid one big long dropdown, i hate those > > > in HTML forms. Since it's Flash, I think I can do something much more > > > user-friendly, these are my options so far: > > > > > > - a small menu where the user first selects a letter of the alphabet > > > and then selects his/her country. > > > - same sort of menu, but with the most likely countries at the top, in > > > > > this case EU countries. > > > > > > Have any of you done anything like this before, and have any tips to > > share? > > > > > > thanks, > > ___ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > ___ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- Toon Van de Putte ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] elegant country list
Good point, the alphabetical system is indeed a bit too arbitrary On 11/18/05, MetaArt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > IMHO, the second solution is better; one step to choice is always better > than two... > > Enrico Tomaselli > +> web designer <+ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.metatad.it > > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- Toon Van de Putte Pannenhuisstraat 63 2500 Lier Belgium mobile: +32 (0)497 52 74 51 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] elegant country list
how about keyboard press a letter, and matching country names fly in & you select one to autocomplete the comboBox does allow you to press a letter to scroll down to 1st match too I think. edolecki On 11/18/05, Tim Beynart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I like the sites where you select an area on a map for your continent > before you enter the store. > > > - - - - - - - - - - - - > Tim Beynart > Athens, GA, USA > - - - - - - - - - - - - > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin > Wood > Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 10:02 AM > To: Flashcoders mailing list > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] elegant country list > > divide it into continents / large scale areas > > europe > asia > africa > americas > > etc.. > > some kind of two stage selection? > > ? > > > Toon Van de Putte wrote: > > Hi list, > > > > I'm building a shop site in Flash, where the user has to select their > > country from a list on the order form. > > I personally would like to avoid one big long dropdown, i hate those > > in HTML forms. Since it's Flash, I think I can do something much more > > user-friendly, these are my options so far: > > > > - a small menu where the user first selects a letter of the alphabet > > and then selects his/her country. > > - same sort of menu, but with the most likely countries at the top, in > > > this case EU countries. > > > > Have any of you done anything like this before, and have any tips to > share? > > > > thanks, > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
RE: [Flashcoders] elegant country list
I like the sites where you select an area on a map for your continent before you enter the store. - - - - - - - - - - - - Tim Beynart Athens, GA, USA - - - - - - - - - - - - -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Wood Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 10:02 AM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] elegant country list divide it into continents / large scale areas europe asia africa americas etc.. some kind of two stage selection? ? Toon Van de Putte wrote: > Hi list, > > I'm building a shop site in Flash, where the user has to select their > country from a list on the order form. > I personally would like to avoid one big long dropdown, i hate those > in HTML forms. Since it's Flash, I think I can do something much more > user-friendly, these are my options so far: > > - a small menu where the user first selects a letter of the alphabet > and then selects his/her country. > - same sort of menu, but with the most likely countries at the top, in > this case EU countries. > > Have any of you done anything like this before, and have any tips to share? > > thanks, ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] elegant country list
IMHO, the second solution is better; one step to choice is always better than two... Enrico Tomaselli +> web designer <+ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.metatad.it ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] elegant country list
divide it into continents / large scale areas europe asia africa americas etc.. some kind of two stage selection? ? Toon Van de Putte wrote: Hi list, I'm building a shop site in Flash, where the user has to select their country from a list on the order form. I personally would like to avoid one big long dropdown, i hate those in HTML forms. Since it's Flash, I think I can do something much more user-friendly, these are my options so far: - a small menu where the user first selects a letter of the alphabet and then selects his/her country. - same sort of menu, but with the most likely countries at the top, in this case EU countries. Have any of you done anything like this before, and have any tips to share? thanks, ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
Re: [Flashcoders] elegant country list
Maybe you could let the user choose a continent firts, and then give him the country options. On 11/18/05, Toon Van de Putte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi list, > > I'm building a shop site in Flash, where the user has to select their > country from a list on the order form. > I personally would like to avoid one big long dropdown, i hate those in HTML > forms. Since it's Flash, I think I can do something much more user-friendly, > these are my options so far: > > - a small menu where the user first selects a letter of the alphabet and > then selects his/her country. > - same sort of menu, but with the most likely countries at the top, in this > case EU countries. > > Have any of you done anything like this before, and have any tips to share? > > thanks, > > -- > Toon Van de Putte > ___ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- Daniel Cascais Tel: +56 (0)2 4589495 Cel: +56 (0)9 9417355 ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
[Flashcoders] elegant country list
Hi list, I'm building a shop site in Flash, where the user has to select their country from a list on the order form. I personally would like to avoid one big long dropdown, i hate those in HTML forms. Since it's Flash, I think I can do something much more user-friendly, these are my options so far: - a small menu where the user first selects a letter of the alphabet and then selects his/her country. - same sort of menu, but with the most likely countries at the top, in this case EU countries. Have any of you done anything like this before, and have any tips to share? thanks, -- Toon Van de Putte ___ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
