[compute] Smart forms (was Re: [Sigia-l] the point-of-whatever-ness)

[tOM Trottier]

I disable popups and most javascript (using IE options and 
Webwasher). Too many ads and viruses. 

They also interrupt the flow - people expect a short wait at the end 
of the page, but not when altering data, which also leads to excess 
keystrokes and weird intrapage navigation.

tOM

On 25 Jun 2004 at 19:02,
Andrew <andrew at pcug.org.au> wrote:

> Hi tOM,
> 
> multi-page forms with server-side logic controlling the outcomes of 
> decision branching are sometimes referred to as wizards, after the 
> embedded decision support systems of the same name. That is what I was 
> trying to say, in my ranting way, below :)  It is a way of refreshing 
> the part of the page that is relevant to the user (in this case, the 
> whole of the popup).
> 
> Cheers, Andrew
> 
> tOM Trottier wrote:
> 
> >Better, simpler, easier to have multi-(html)page forms and handle 
> >subsequent-page choices by server-side logic. 
> >
> >tOM
> >
> >On 23 Jun 2004 at 8:57,
> >Andrew <andrew at pcug.org.au> wrote:
> >>Hi,
> >>
> >><snip>
> >>- Only refresh the parts of the page that are necessary, or better yet, 
> >>use a wizard so that decision branching doesn't cause death-by-delay
> >><snip>


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