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Richard Rutter : Web Form Elements - Research into how Web browsers apply CSS properties/values onto form elements..
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philgyford : TDO Mini Forms Wordpress Plugin (v0.12.6) [thedeadone.net] - Very flexible plugin that lets you create custom forms which create new WordPress posts with their data. Confusing and ugly UI, but nicely powerful.
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deusx : Lazarus: Restore lost forms with a single click - "Ever had one of those “oh $*#@” moments when you've finally finished filling out a long form, and hit submit only to see an error message? And when you hit the back button, the form was blank... If so, you know you need Lazarus. And if not,
Rod Begbie : Lazarus: Restore lost forms with a single click - Firefox extension to help avoid "crashed browser/lost textarea" syndrome. [via] #
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Richard Rutter : Accessible Forms using WCAG 2.0 - Useful examples, backed up with video evidence.
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Richard Rutter : Fieldset legends – too much accessibility - Interesting reminder that JAWS repeats the legend with each form control.
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11 month ago
wearehugh : Coping With Internet Explorer's Mishandling of Buttons — All in the head
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13 month ago
deusx : woork: FORM elements design using CSS and list (ul and dl) - "if you want to use pure CSS code instead of HTML table to design your FORM I think this is a good way to do it."
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15 month ago
Ethan Marcotte : Designers’ Toolbox: OS Form Elements - Bookmarking this because I always. Forget. The URL. (Via Jason.) ∞ [via]
Richard Rutter : Designers Toolbox: OS Form Elements - Very very handy.
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22 month ago
Richard Rutter : The name riddle - Highlight the issue and solutions of asking for names in a form.
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26 month ago
jonhicks : Particletree » Rediscovering the Button Element
deusx : Particletree » Rediscovering the Button Element - "Creating a consistent interface for your users is a constant struggle for every application designer. Building consistency on the web is especially tough because the visual rendering differences across browsers and operating systems are wildly diffe
philgyford : Particletree » Rediscovering the Button Element - Very handy alternative to Submit buttons, and I feel I should have already known this, but it appears to have problems in IE. Like most things. (via Kottke)
bmilleare : Particletree » Rediscovering the Button Element
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26 month ago
Richard Rutter : Formal Weirdness - Great post on why styling forms is so problematic & inconsistent.
wearehugh : Eric's Archived Thoughts: Formal Weirdness
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27 month ago
Richard Rutter : Selection-dependent inputs - Form design choices for optional input.
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29 month ago
wearehugh : as days pass by » Blog Archive » Form usability
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32 month ago
Jeremy Zawodny : SWFUpload - SWFUpload: "Upload files via flash to get the flash-upload dialog goodness." Open Source. Excellent.
bmilleare : SWFUpload beta - Open source flash upload dialog
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36 month ago
deusx : Awesome Form: The Simple, Semantic CSS Form - "Using simple and semantic HTML, this method uses comprehensive CSS to create visually pleasing and extremely accessible web page forms for all purposes."
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42 month ago
kayodeok : Efficient creation of sensible and usable forms - Please share any tricks you have that make creating usable forms easier and more efficient
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43 month ago
kayodeok : A List Apart: Articles: Sensible Forms: A Form Usability Checklist - "...we can make our users' lives easier by thinking about the way people interact with our websites, providing clear direction, and then putting the burden of sorting out the details in the hands of the computers - not the users."
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45 month ago
kayodeok : 10 Tips To A Better Form - Without pomp or circumstance, here are ten tips to transform your plain vanilla into double chocolate chunk with marshmallows
jimray : Particletree · 10 Tips To A Better Form - If more people simply used the label and tabindex features, the world would be a better place
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45 month ago
kayodeok : Simply Accessible - We are designing when we produce solutions that are built with intent – they are well thought out and created to be accessible at many levels and (generally) don’t compromise aesthetics and usability
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46 month ago
kayodeok : Forms vs. Applications (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) - Once an online form goes beyond two screenfuls, it's often a sign that the underlying functionality is better supported by an application, which offers a more interactive user experience
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54 month ago
Simon Willison : Web Application Form Design - Smart thinking on form layout.
Ethan Marcotte : Web application form design - Sweet.
jimray : Web application form design - Better design makes better forms
bmilleare : Web Application Form Design
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58 month ago
Richard Rutter : Checkboxes v radio buttons - Old news from Jakob, but worth repeating (filed under Information design).
Anne van Kesteren : Checkboxes vs. Radio Buttons - Must read for designers ;-) #
Tom Coates : Jakob Nielsen on "Checkboxes vs. Radio Buttons" - essential advice to UI designers. Unfortunately like everything on Jakob's site you have to resize your browser window, otherwise the full width text-flow is completely unscannable - Jakob Nielsen on "Checkboxes vs. Radio Buttons" - essential advice to UI designers. Unfortunately like everything on Jakob's site you have to resize your browser window, otherwise the full width text-flow is completely unscannable
kayodeok : Checkboxes vs. Radio Buttons (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox) - Even prominent websites make elementary errors in the use of basic user interface controls. The main guidelines are clear, but there are ten other things you should consider when using checkboxes and radio buttons
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