[thelist] common form myths

[Gene Arcamonte]

Peter, It's not just you. It is *so* many people cooking-up websites with
the presumption of
"helping" others. Did you actually read what you yourself wrote? Take this
sentence for example:
"That's not just clueless about web technology (javascript can put the
cursor in any field), it's even
badly thought trough advice." What exactly is a "thought trough?" Somewhere
intellectual pigs dine?

I'm not trying to be an A**hole. But it appears that you put some 'elbow
grease' into what you had
to say in your website:  http://poorbuthappy.com/ease/ Don't sell yourself
short. Proofread what you
write. And who knows, you may be taken seriously. This isn't a flame. It is
intended as helpful advice.


----- Original Message -----
From: "PeterV" <peter at poorbuthappy.com>
To: <thelist at lists.evolt.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 9:56 PM
Subject: [thelist] common form myths


> Hi all,
> I put some common form myths (as I perceive them) on my page here:
> http://poorbuthappy.com/ease/
>
> There is a link to some work by the Nielsen-Norman people, which in this
> case I find of particularly low quality. (I usually kinda like what they
do.)
> What are other things in form design that increase/decrease usability?
> Links? What are the rules of thumb you use when doing forms?
> Thanks!
> PeterV
> http://petervandijck.net
>
>
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