Re: World Address Info
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2003
It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 52290
interpreted = N
texte = In my experience a single field works fine, especially when you put something like this on the page: "Please note, you must include a complete delivery address in this field. The information you enter here will appear exactly as entered on your shipping label. If anything is missing your package will not be delivered or it will be delivered late. Please include all the following which apply to you: full names of all receivers authorized to accept this package, company name, building name and number, street address, city or municipality, state or province, country, postal code, all available landline phones, cell phones and fax numbers, and a complete alternate delivery address if available." >By putting checks into the fields and making them compulsory or not. With >just a textarea the user might forget to put in a postcode (zip code for you >Americans) or a state or even a country. With separate fields you can make >sure they put something for all the values you require. > >I'm all for simplification and never have any intention of creating more >work for myself than is required, but just one field is asking for trouble >IMHO. > >Regards, >Tim > >> From: Kenneth Grome
>> Reply-To: (WebDNA Talk) >> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 08:35:23 +0800 >> To: (WebDNA Talk) >> Subject: Re: World Address Info >> >>> Assuming they don't forget an important detail... >> >> And what makes you think that they will not forget an important >> detail if you do it any other way? >> >> -- >> >> Sincerely, >> Kenneth Grome >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> Outsource your WebDNA programming for $18 an hour or less! >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ -- Sincerely, Kenneth Grome ------------------------------------------------------------- Outsource your WebDNA programming for $18 an hour or less! ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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In my experience a single field works fine, especially when you put something like this on the page: "Please note, you must include a complete delivery address in this field. The information you enter here will appear exactly as entered on your shipping label. If anything is missing your package will not be delivered or it will be delivered late. Please include all the following which apply to you: full names of all receivers authorized to accept this package, company name, building name and number, street address, city or municipality, state or province, country, postal code, all available landline phones, cell phones and fax numbers, and a complete alternate delivery address if available." >By putting checks into the fields and making them compulsory or not. With >just a textarea the user might forget to put in a postcode (zip code for you >Americans) or a state or even a country. With separate fields you can make >sure they put something for all the values you require. > >I'm all for simplification and never have any intention of creating more >work for myself than is required, but just one field is asking for trouble >IMHO. > >Regards, >Tim > >> From: Kenneth Grome >> Reply-To: (WebDNA Talk) >> Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 08:35:23 +0800 >> To: (WebDNA Talk) >> Subject: Re: World Address Info >> >>> Assuming they don't forget an important detail... >> >> And what makes you think that they will not forget an important >> detail if you do it any other way? >> >> -- >> >> Sincerely, >> Kenneth Grome >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> Outsource your WebDNA programming for $18 an hour or less! >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------- >> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to >> the mailing list . >> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to >> >> Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ -- Sincerely, Kenneth Grome ------------------------------------------------------------- Outsource your WebDNA programming for $18 an hour or less! ------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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