[Sigia-l] Form Entry Best Practices

[Steve Agalloco]

> I am looking for more like this. Examples of what works and what does
> not, preferably with thoughtful "pros and cons" and ideally with
> research  data to back it up.

The entire 37Signals book is really useful and covers many of the subjects
you are looking for.  There are full chapters on input error display, among
others.  I can't recommend it enough.  Some other site you may want to have
a look at:

http://www.webdesignpractices.com/
http://time-tripper.com/uipatterns/index.php

I have a lot of experience with form validation.  Typically I do both
client-side and server-side validation.  One of the best client-side
libraries I've found is this one:
http://www.dithered.com/javascript/form_validation/index.html

Regards,
Steve

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