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
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> 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
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
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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