Re: drop down list or combo??
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From: "sixs" <sixs at ida.net>
To: <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: drop down list or combo??
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> Hello,
> I am interested in having several fields in a form so they can select
> only certain choices. I was reading the mailing list and I am confused
> as to what is the best method. Please give me a good example if
> possible.
It all depends 
If there are only 2,3 or possibly 4 choices for a field, and you have enough
screen space, then radio buttons are useful.
If there are more than 3 or 4 choices, and less than about 100, then use either
a simple List or simple combo if you have screen space, or a drop-down combo
otherwise. If you are tight on screen space regardless of how many choices, then
a drop-down is the better choice.
If you have more than about 100 choices, then you need to be creative. One way
is to segment you choices into groups and get the user to pick a group first then
an item inside that group. A color-picker is a good example of this.
Another method for large, text-type, choices, is to provide a smart-search field
where as the user types in characters into it, the main list is filtered down to
a smaller matching subset.
As a last resort, have the user type in anything and validate it after entry.
This is generally a *bad* idea, though.
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Derek
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