Re: [IxDA Discuss] Loan Calculator

2008-05-30 Thread Dmitry Nekrasovski
John, In general, I would tend to agree with your argument. But, the answer you are looking for may depend on whether the scenario of the user working back from a monthly payment figure, rather than from a desired loan amount, is important. This may in turn depend on the kind of loans your client

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Loan Calculator

2008-05-30 Thread gibbardj at googlemail . com
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Re: [IxDA Discuss] Loan Calculator

2008-05-30 Thread John Gibbard
> www.jeacle.ie/mortgage/ Interestingly this example locks-out interactivity on the monthly slider unless requested. It's also a mortgage example which, I concede, does benefit from backward calculation on the monthly, and has been executed as such here: www.barclays.co.uk/mortgages/ So, leaving

Re: [IxDA Discuss] Loan Calculator

2008-05-30 Thread Fernandes, Fabio (APG)
This example shows quite a bit of sliders, which I don't necessarily like. But I think it's a good place to start and get ideas on how you can improve/simplify this experience. http://www.jeacle.ie/mortgage/ Fabio Welcome to the In

[IxDA Discuss] Loan Calculator

2008-05-30 Thread John Gibbard
Scenario: A loan calculator (for amounts under $50,000 / £25,000) Option A: Two sliders (with associated input fields) one for total amount, second for duration. Moving the sliders affects a results panel which shows amount repayable per month & total cost of loan. Option B: Three sliders, as opt