Having worked on several UI assignments, a recurring issue is ..how do you align action buttons at the end of forms? Research reveals that users scan pages from the top left to bottom right. By this logic, makes sense to place buttons on the right hand bottom corner of the form. There is a contrasting view which argues that the mouse has to travel a longer distance this way and hence the shortest way to get to the buttons is to place them on the left. I'm for the former view as a general rule but it makes sense to test a few pages with your sample set of users and see what works best for them! Usability, I believe, is very subjective as users are varied and so are their needs.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
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