[thelist] GUI design in an already cramped space... help

[Peter Brunone (EasyListBox.com)]

Rob,

	So I guess the listbox wouldn't have room to be visible on the
page, huh?  I was hoping there might be a *little* extra room...

	Re. the example, I don't really have one, but I can try to
explain it a little better.  It may be like your popup idea, but I was
thinking you could have a div or span that contains the text input, and
remains mostly hidden unless you're focused on the textbox.  OnFocus,
the thing drops down/explodes and you can type names and do something
(click a button, hit Enter, whatever) to add them to the list.
Double-clicking the name from the list would let the user edit it in the
textbox, and maybe a tiny red "x" next to each one could be for deletes.

	If that's too much like what you've already proposed, feel free
to ignore me and go about your business.

Cheers,

Peter

-----Original Message-----
From: thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org On Behalf Of Rob Smith

<snip>
   What about little hide/show panels for text inputs (or groups of text
inputs)?  You could have a progression of sorts, where they click to get
another one... </snip>

Can you show me an example of this? This sounds lucrative.

<snip>
   Another option would be to have them enter names, click a button, and
add them to a listbox or something.  Is this an intranet, and if so, is
there a browser standard? </snip>

This idea is similar to my iframe idea, except as users enter the names,
the list box as you say, in my scenario is hidden. The only way to
remove a name is through the preview screen or via a popup prior to
preview.

This is an Intranet and most everyone is using IE 5.0 with 128-bit
encryption server pack upgrade or IE 6. IE 5.5 is a bad word around here
:-\ I know of one individual who uses Mozilla's browser and actually
uninstalled IE from his system. Eh.. he's our sys admin, go figure.

Cheers,

Rob