Positioning random form elements so they look good - any design rules or suggestions?

Discussion in 'HTML & Website Design' started by dillydadally, Oct 21, 2008.

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    I've just been given the assignment to write a script that given a set of form elements by the user it will create a page with those form elements displayed and a submit button on the bottom. The form elements the user defines can be text fields, text areas, dropdown boxes, option groups, and checkboxes. The user also gives me a title for each form element. He can give me these form elements in any order and I need to display them in that order on the page.

    My question is, how do I arrange these form elements so they always look good together and I don't have funny gaps or unprofessional looking design? It would be easy if it was just text fields and area, but then I have to throw in option groups and checkboxes that can be any number in a row.

    Does anyone have some good form organization rules that could help me?

    Thanks!!
     
    dillydadally, Oct 21, 2008 IP
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    kk5st Prominent Member

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    This sure sounds like a homework assignment to me. A not good thing to post to a forum.

    Further, you've posted to at least one other forum, DevShed with the same query. That is poor netiquette, as you have two separate groups duplicating the other's work.

    See http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

    cheers,

    gary
     
    kk5st, Oct 21, 2008 IP
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    dillydadally Member

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    I have to admit I'm at least a little offended by your reply Gary. This is NOT a homework question - I'm 26 and work for a company called the Real Estate Data X-Change. This is a piece of a product I'm working on for the company and desired for help in an area I'm not as familiar with - rules of web design.

    As for dual posting, I often post in 2 forums (no more) - this and Devshed (no where else) because these are my two forums that I look at. I really appreciate the different views I get from both areas, especially in a question as subjective as this one. Because of their differences, sometimes I get an answer in one and not in the other. Their communities are different. When I'm working on a time table and need a little help, this is imperitive. This is not duplicating work, as different people look at the question in both places. This is asking friends in the two places I know of.

    Accusing me of poor netiquette without any details on the matter is a bit rude and uncalled for. Sometimes I think we're a little too eager to point out a forum abuser that we make mistakes. I'm a legitimate member of both communities and I'd like to say I have a past reputation in both forums of being polite, considerate and appreciative. Please don't be so quick to accuse. I am making this post in both forums, just as you did.
     
    dillydadally, Oct 22, 2008 IP
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    kk5st Prominent Member

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    Response can be found here.

    gary
     
    kk5st, Oct 22, 2008 IP