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Although the standard <select> input for HTML forms supports a “multiple” attribute which allows users to select multiple options by control- or command- clicking, it’s easily one of the most confusing concepts for users to grasp. It’s also fairly clumsy, especially when the list of options is long. It’s difficult for users to see which More »
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An important aspect of web application design is error management. Many factors outside a developer’s control can cause problems, even if the deployed code is free of syntax errors, from changes in the underlying subsystems to edge cases in user input that haven’t been accounted for, to remote services that stop responding. It’s the responsibility More »
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Web forms present unique challenges for designers and developers alike. HTML provides a limited and increasingly outmoded set of standard controls, all rendered with subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) differences by various browsers and platforms. And even though, technically, CSS can be applied to these controls, each browser is unique in selectively ignoring some or all More »