Interaction Design Details: Drop-down list select options option

Web page Production WEBJX article introduction: study the interactive design in the form in depth.

--read "Web Form Design"

"User interaction" is an indispensable key to Internet products, and user interaction must be the entry of the form. Thus, ubiquitous in the UGC class Web2.0 products, the importance of forms everywhere is gradually getting the attention of web designers, and from the knowledge system. This book is included in the October 2008 reading recommendation and is included in the "Framework layer" category.

Tsinghua Publishing house planning praise, said the book is very good, her only one is to go, "light practice is not, we have to support these practices behind the common things, so as to facilitate the reader extrapolate." "Think carefully, deeply thought so." I was amazed by the feedback from the publishers, so how could such "professional" and "narrow" technical fields be so sought after? Because, at present the domestic Internet product's universal standard and the market demand see, do not need so narrow and deep design criterion. Or, as if no company is ready to devote such a heavy resource to "repair" the form (the author describes himself as "the chief user interface designer" on the ebay platform). The domestic design strength relatively strong Taobao team, this aspect I think do is also very deficient (I have three diamond buyers experience in Taobao, as well as two diamond sellers experience).

A lot of content has already seen, quick browsing two times, recall a lot of interesting stories, their own opinions when others agree with always feel good. It would be better if someone wrote the idea into a book, and if things had gone on for three or even five years, that would have been impossible to describe in words (except for bad books).

The fifth chapter 76 pages "The length of the input box", referring to "hints provide a useful clue to the organization's answers." "This issue has been discussed with two designers on different occasions and years, my view is consistent with the book, should be based on the field attributes custom input length, in order to avoid looking too messy, the appropriate grouping can be." The opposing point of view is also consistent, the form of all input including textarea length should be equal, so to ensure that all alignment better look ... Whether good-looking involves subjective factors for the moment regardless (once because of this problem with the engineer in the red, the other side refused to implement and express unreasonable, I fully trust their experience and aesthetic and argue), nor should it be a priority, I want to enter the QQ number input and input URL of input length alignment of this form can be useful? Even the other side mentioned that the customer will directly request such a change, I seriously doubt that the acceptance of the product customers is not a front-line direct use of the form of colleagues (as the company procurement of bad computers, do not use these bad computers).

The Sixth Chapter 94 page "initiative and the Second action", the primary and secondary has "does not" the conclusion which is not disputed, the key is how "does not" the question, everybody's opinion idea creativity many. I once had the idea that all operations that did not submit data could not use buttons. Therefore, the operation of the "Cancel (cancel), return (back)" and so should not use the button, direct text "link" best. There are such cases in the book, but unfortunately also did not put forward concrete and detailed differences in contrast, vague said the conclusion. Once also with a lot of designers have discussed, most disagree, I also think this argument is a bit defective, so hate to forget, now do all the design or use the button "Cancel".

Chice praise finish, into the topic to talk about shortcomings, personal think this book summarized knowledge system is not particularly clear, chapter organization slightly confusing. In contrast to my practical experience, the details deserve further digging. Including the use of various controls, as well as the use of the basic skills, in fact, many designers are missing. I have done many forms optimization, such as Text field input and text area textarea usage scene differences. (pictured below)

In addition, too biased in the "quantitative" methodology, in fact, I am more inclined to understand the practical experience of designers and ideas, I need is "fishing" rather than "fish" (but obviously "fish" books market reaction better). It may indeed make the design work more convincing, but I am convinced that "data" does not explain everything, because art itself has a strong subjectivism.

For example, the Drop-down list select option is small to no small detail. All of the designs I've seen have the default option in the first place, and I think it's better to do it in the end, without increasing the amount of work that can be done. This issue has not been scientifically validated, and in my experience as an editor submitting hundreds of forms, this is certainly true. The discomfort caused by any minor problems will be magnified when you use it again 100 times. (pictured below)

Finally have to mention the most dazzling features of the book-The color of the picture is colorless, you can use the color of the text two-color. All screenshots, as well as do the pictures, color printing can be a lot, but all black and white. There is no need to use color, but with typesetting skills to solve the title grading, but the use of green. As a result, paper printing has not been able to improve performance results, the benefits may make the book looks very "green."