Comments on: We scan from top to bottom http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/03/we-scan-from-top-to-bottom/ Improving the human experience one day at a time Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:24:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shai Idelson http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/03/we-scan-from-top-to-bottom/comment-page-1/#comment-4383 Shai Idelson Sun, 04 Oct 2009 12:20:49 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2609#comment-4383 One obvious problem with this is that a label for a drop down is hidden when one clicks on that drop down.<br><br>Beyond that, like Whit's heading implies, it would take longer for a person to fill this out because of the zig zag scan pattern this creates. One obvious problem with this is that a label for a drop down is hidden when one clicks on that drop down.

Beyond that, like Whit's heading implies, it would take longer for a person to fill this out because of the zig zag scan pattern this creates.

]]> By: Dale Cruse http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/03/we-scan-from-top-to-bottom/comment-page-1/#comment-4382 Dale Cruse Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:38:19 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2609#comment-4382 To play the devil's advocate, if "Billing Address" were the legend in an overall fieldset, would it have still been a problem? If not, this seems very fixable! To play the devil's advocate, if “Billing Address” were the legend in an overall fieldset, would it have still been a problem? If not, this seems very fixable!

]]> By: jcampbell1 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/03/we-scan-from-top-to-bottom/comment-page-1/#comment-4380 jcampbell1 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:58:40 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2609#comment-4380 This form reminds me of <a href="http://WuFoo.com" rel="nofollow">WuFoo.com</a> (those guys have a cool product). They do some really nice stuff, but they put the labels on the bottom for the address.<br><br>Here is an example from <a href="http://wufoo.com" rel="nofollow">wufoo.com</a><br><a href="https://examples.wufoo.com/forms/workshop-registration/" rel="nofollow">https://examples.wufoo.com/forms/workshop-regis...</a><br><br>I think it can work, but you have to be really careful. This form reminds me of WuFoo.com (those guys have a cool product). They do some really nice stuff, but they put the labels on the bottom for the address.

Here is an example from wufoo.com
https://examples.wufoo.com/forms/workshop-regis…

I think it can work, but you have to be really careful.

]]> By: supaspoida http://whitneyhess.com/blog/2009/10/03/we-scan-from-top-to-bottom/comment-page-1/#comment-4379 supaspoida Sat, 03 Oct 2009 20:32:40 +0000 http://whitneyhess.com/blog/?p=2609#comment-4379 I see this problem much more with printed forms, particularly government forms. Customs & Immigration, DMV, taxes, etc. Only there when I print things on the wrong line it's not so easy to fix! I see this problem much more with printed forms, particularly government forms. Customs & Immigration, DMV, taxes, etc. Only there when I print things on the wrong line it's not so easy to fix!

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