[Sigia-l] check boxes versus multi-select lists

[Austin Govella]

On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 T. Karsjens wrote:
> However, if your audience is "canned", ask them.  You may be surprised by
> the answer.  Every application where I have had a canned audience, they all
> prefer the multi-select versus the large list of check boxes.

It's still important to recognise that what your audience may say they
prefer may not be the choice that helps them work better, faster, more
efficiently, or more pleasingly.

Generally, design works best when it creates the *best* solution for a
given context. Users are *part* of the context, not all of it.

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Austin Govella
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