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The CodeBlacks have debated long and hard whether the “*” used to signal that a form field is required should go the left or right of the label text. Let us know your opinion.
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The CodeBlacks have debated long and hard whether the “*” used to signal that a form field is required should go the left or right of the label text. Let us know your opinion.
August 19th, 2007 at 1:48 am
In New Zealand we drive on the left, so I’m sticking with that… Suggest others do the same or risk a nasty usability crash.
August 19th, 2007 at 1:50 am
I vaguely remember reading somewhere that English readers scan from bottom left up to find their start field of text. If you have differently abled clients, making sure they can see things critically first might help.
August 19th, 2007 at 1:56 am
LEFT!
Infact, i prefer the labels on this comment to be on the left rather than the right.. WE ARE NOT IN THE USA!!!
August 19th, 2007 at 2:20 am
After the label text in the reading order, which means to the right for English. Although I much prefer “(required)” over “*”.
If in doubt, literally read it out.
Asterisk Name
Name Asterisk
openbracket required closebracket Name
Name openbracket required closebracket
August 19th, 2007 at 5:01 am
Hah! Clearly it should be both:
asterisk Name openbracket required closebracket:
*Name (required).