Re: Form elements

On May 25, 2007, at 6:15 PM, Patrick H. Lauke wrote:

> Schalk Neethling wrote:
>
>> Myself and a colleague have done some tests regarding forms. Form  
>> in general are HELL for developers and designers. Why can we not  
>> ensure that all form elements that are not already block level be  
>> block level. The majority of web users prefer to have forms laid out:
>> label
>> form element
>> label
>> form element
>
> Though I agree with the sentiment, I'd say: "majority of users" ...  
> based on research or personal opinion backed with a small straw-poll?

There's a bit of published research about form element positioning...  
though the only thing I can find in my del.icio.us links at the  
moment is an eye-tracking study that didn't give a whole lot of  
participant detail:

http://www.uxmatters.com/MT/archives/000107.php

I'm not saying this is conclusive "majority of users" stuff - just  
pointing out it for reference.
Shawn