Don’t abandon users, always be testing
A few weeks ago at the CaseV conference I was trying to get wifi in the Chicago Sheraton and unfortunately it was not free, they charge by the day. I fired up my laptop fully prepared to pay the $13.63 for a day’s worth of internet when I was presented with the form above.
A few [...]
Avoid frustrating users with tabindex
Even if you can use a mouse most of the time its easier to use a keyboard to fill out web forms. HTML has a nifty attribute called “tabindex” which allows the site creator to dictate how the user will navigate through the forms or links on the page.
The default tab order is usually enough, [...]
Favorite snipit of code today
Signing up for unigo.com today I found my favorite piece of javascript. There is a checkbox for:
When checking the box you get this pop up:
Then you think to yourself, WTF? Didn’t my checking the box verify my agreement?
Here is the code that made it all possible:
Hope you enjoyed my code snipit of the day.