- From: T. V. Raman <tvraman@almaden.ibm.com>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2001 11:46:43 -0700
- To: AndrewWatt2001@aol.com
- Cc: www-forms@w3.org, xforms@yahoogroups.com
thanks for alerting us to this --you're correct. >>>>> "AndrewWatt2001" == AndrewWatt2001 <AndrewWatt2001@aol.com> writes: AndrewWatt2001> I was looking at Chapter 7.6 where an AndrewWatt2001> example is shown of the <selectMany> AndrewWatt2001> element/form control in combination with AndrewWatt2001> a possible visual presentation as a AndrewWatt2001> radioGroup. AndrewWatt2001> I would like to ask the WG to consider AndrewWatt2001> whether this is a wise combination. AndrewWatt2001> Over several years the implicit metaphor AndrewWatt2001> of radiobuttons, at least in the AndrewWatt2001> interfaces that I am familiar with, is AndrewWatt2001> that the user can choose ONE from AndrewWatt2001> several. If one option is selected any AndrewWatt2001> already selected option is deselected. AndrewWatt2001> To provide, as Chapter 7.6 seems to AndrewWatt2001> suggest, a radioGroup with selectMany AndrewWatt2001> will violate this assumption which AndrewWatt2001> many/most Web users will implicitly AndrewWatt2001> expect. Is there a setting, that I am AndrewWatt2001> not aware of, where the AndrewWatt2001> selectMany/radioGroup combination is AndrewWatt2001> already generally used? AndrewWatt2001> I think that the combination is likely AndrewWatt2001> to have significant potential for AndrewWatt2001> confusion. AndrewWatt2001> Andrew Watt <HTML><FONT AndrewWatt2001> FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>I was AndrewWatt2001> looking at Chapter 7.6 where an example AndrewWatt2001> is shown of the <selectMany> AndrewWatt2001> <BR>element/form control in combination AndrewWatt2001> with a possible visual presentation as a AndrewWatt2001> <BR>radioGroup. <BR> <BR>I would like AndrewWatt2001> to ask the WG to consider whether this AndrewWatt2001> is a wise combination. <BR> <BR>Over AndrewWatt2001> several years the implicit metaphor of AndrewWatt2001> radiobuttons, at least in the AndrewWatt2001> <BR>interfaces that I am familiar with, AndrewWatt2001> is that the user can choose ONE from AndrewWatt2001> <BR>several. If one option is selected AndrewWatt2001> any already selected option is AndrewWatt2001> deselected. <BR> <BR>To provide, as AndrewWatt2001> Chapter 7.6 seems to suggest, a AndrewWatt2001> radioGroup with selectMany <BR>will AndrewWatt2001> violate this assumption which many/most AndrewWatt2001> Web users will implicitly <BR>expect. Is AndrewWatt2001> there a setting, that I am not aware of, AndrewWatt2001> where the <BR>selectMany/radioGroup AndrewWatt2001> combination is already generally used? AndrewWatt2001> <BR> <BR>I think that the combination is AndrewWatt2001> likely to have significant potential for AndrewWatt2001> <BR>confusion. <BR> <BR>Andrew AndrewWatt2001> Watt</FONT></HTML> -- Best Regards, --raman ------------------------------------------------------------ IBM Research: Human Language Technologies Phone: 1 (408) 927 2608 Fax: 1 (408) 927 3012 Email: tvraman@us.ibm.com WWW: http://www.cs.cornell.edu/home/raman PGP: http://emacspeak.sf.net/raman.asc Snail: IBM Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road San Jose 95120
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