Chris, Interesting idea. I hadn't thought of it before.
Bill Vlahos _________________ InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) is about keeping your important life information with you, accessible, and secure. On May 4, 2011, at 7:52 AM, Nonsanity wrote: > Just a comment on user interfaces, have you thought about using the common > technique of coloring a field's background red if it doesn't contain a valid > string? Move the test function into a handler that triggers on each key > press. This way the right/wrong state of the field is visible to the user at > all times. You can also disable buttons like Submit or Next Card or whatnot > if the user shouldn't be able to click them with any fields still red. > > This interface style minimizes clicks and modal dialogs, while giving the > user much more information. > > Just a thought. :) > > ~ Chris Innanen > ~ Nonsanity > > > On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 12:14 AM, Bill Vlahos <bvla...@mac.com> wrote: > >> I do a validity check on a field to see if the user entered a valid date. >> If the user entered a valid date and presses TAB or RETURN the focus moves >> on to the next field. However, if the user enters an invalid date I want to >> keep the focus on the field to try again. >> >> This field script does everything correctly except that it doesn't set the >> focus back on the field. What am I doing wrong? >> >> on closeField >> if me is not a date then >> answer error "Not a valid date. Retry?" with "No" or "Yes" >> if it is "Yes" then >> focus on me >> exit closeField >> end if >> end if >> pass closeField >> end closeField >> >> Bill Vlahos >> _________________ >> InfoWallet (http://www.infowallet.com) is about keeping your important >> life information with you, accessible, and secure. >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode