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• Disabling backspace in forms with Javascript

  A constant usability issue has been users losing their data entry on forms by inadvertantly pressing the backspace button when the focus is not in a text box or other appropriate control. As very few users realise that backspace has another function in Read More... Posted Thursday, 1 January 2009 5:02 PM by David.Glance | 0 Comments Filed under: usability, javascript

• Research-based Practice

  Cross posted from myResearchSpace I have recently been looking at issues around best practice in web design. Best practice is often encapsulated as the perceived wisdom of professionals which has become enshrined in the collective mythology of the profession. Read More... Posted Wednesday, 14 March 2007 12:16 PM by David.Glance | 0 Comments Filed under: Website design, practice, research, Research-based practice, usability