[Sigia-l] Form Usability - Search & Cancel location

[Eric Scheid]

From: Listera <listera at rcn.com> (26/6/02 1:22 PM)

>Over the years, I must have clicked on a Submit button easily a few thousand
>times. I have never ever once clicked on a Reset button, except by mistake.
>Do people actually use the Reset button for any meaningful purpose? Talk
>about, great danger/little gain and royally peeved users!

Yes, I have used the Reset button ... the form, unlike most, is started 
with some information already loaded (ie. not blank like most forms), and 
the form included some javascript which did things depending on the 
content of the form fields.

I've also used it on regular default=blank no-javascript forms ... when 
I've used the back button after submitting one entry and needing to 
submit another entry, and then another, and another. In this case the 
Reset=Clear functionality is what I wanted.

e.

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