Re: Form Design Theory
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2001 06:09:22 GMT
Message-ID: <3bf97c94.104060100_at_news.compuserve.com>
On 18 Nov 2001 05:41:15 GMT, ajsteiner_at_aol.comnospam (Adam Steiner) wrote:
>I'm developing a program for my father's real estate law office. He wants the
>primary form to contain ALL of the information that has to be entered on one
>long form that you use to scroll down (he has his valid reasons for doing so).
If he's a lawyer, I'm sure he thinks he knows everything. I say that not knowing your father, but knowing several hundred other attorneys. <g>
>Is there a standard way of designing forms - perhaps a rule that
>says forms should not take up more than one screen in length (and therefore
>need the scroll down option?).
The book I've found most generally useful is _Designing Visual Interfaces: Communication Oriented Techniques_, by Kevin Mullet and Darrell Sano. If you're targeting a particular platform--say, Windows--you'll also want to track down user-interface guidelines that are specific to the platform.
-- Mike Sherrill Information Management SystemsReceived on Wed Nov 21 2001 - 07:09:22 CET