Comments on: The Golden Rules of Designing Good Forms http://newwebmasters.net/useability/good-forms/ Build a Better Website Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:50:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Roland http://newwebmasters.net/useability/good-forms/comment-page-1/#comment-21283 Roland Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:55:37 +0000 http://newwebmasters.net/?p=661#comment-21283 I disagree about the formatting of data. In some cases, specifically arbitrary numbers such as account numbers, SSNs, phone numbers, credit card numbers and the like, you are less likely to get incorrect input if you require the user to format it properly. This essentially acts as a redundancy check. BTW, I wish we'd all adopt the format: 17-aug-2011. It's unambiguous. I disagree about the formatting of data. In some cases, specifically arbitrary numbers such as account numbers, SSNs, phone numbers, credit card numbers and the like, you are less likely to get incorrect input if you require the user to format it properly. This essentially acts as a redundancy check.

BTW, I wish we’d all adopt the format: 17-aug-2011. It’s unambiguous.

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