[Sigia-l] "clear" button on web forms

[Todd R.Warfel]

On Jul 16, 2004, at 11:34 AM, Dan Linsky wrote:

> I believe the intent is that if you are filling out a form and then
> decide not to submit it, you could wipe all fields ensure no 
> information
> is accidentally sent.

Good theory. However, in practice we typically just see users hit the 
browser back button to prevent information from being accidentally 
sent. Based on over a decade of observation, I'm pretty convinced that 
"clear and cancel" buttons are typically not necessary for the web - 
there are a couple of exceptions when it comes to web-based apps, 
however (see the UPS example previously mentioned).

Cheers!

Todd R. Warfel
User Experience Architect
MessageFirst | making products easier to use
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