Caroline,
This is a simple example, but it is a screen that I was able to
easily scrub for public display.
http://gallery.me.com/jackmoffett#100025/JobForm
Best,
Jack
Caroline Jennet wrote:
And now back to me learning more: It would be great to see some
examples of your two-column application
Oops. My link broke. Let me try that again.
http://gallery.me.com/jackmoffett#100025/JobForm
And Caroline, I apologize for somehow getting your last name wrong on
the quote.
Jack
Jack L. Moffett
Interaction Designer
inmedius
412.459.0310 x219
http://www.inmedius.com
If there's anything
I also agree with the general idea that two columns would work nicely,
if grouping them logically by fieldset for both visual and code
understanding.
I would like to bring into the discussion in which order the fields
should be ordered, when using a two column layout. Let me draw you an
example,
Hi all - great discussion. I've designed a one-column presentation -
in an application and am currently designing a two-column screen in
an application. The decision to go with one-column was based on the
mental model the users had of their paper form - where they simply
moved down the page to
I haven't done any formal studies of 2 column layouts either, but all the
white space as well as having to scroll are personally annoying when I have
to deal with the single column format.
Marilyn
Welcome to the Interaction Design
From Hugh Griffith
Does anyone know of any data, or have an opinion, about laying out forms
in multiple columns?
I'm really keen to see your results from your testing.
Meanwhile, I wrote an article called Two column forms are best avoided
http://www.usabilitynews.com/news/article2992.asp
so
I should clarify that the recommendation, I wrote, was for data processing
application, where pretty much the same forms are used all day long, not for
casual web registration forms.
Ah, context...
Still interested in usability results.
--
Oleh Kovalchuke
Interaction Design is design of time
Thanks so much for all of your input. It's very helpful!
Currently, I'm designing a registration form for a health-care related web
site where users will be asked to provide a lot of information like doctor
and insurance info. I think the best approach here is to stick with a single
column, but
Hello everyone,
Does anyone know of any data, or have an opinion, about laying out forms in
multiple columns?
At my job, the business is constantly complaining about all the white space
on the right side of a long form when I lay it out in the standard way.
Arranging the labels and inputs into
