Thursday, December 19, 2013

Form buttons, where should they go?

I am writing this post, because again today while "topping up" our account with Instra, I accidentially "reset" the form instead of submitting it - after entering credit card info and top up amount. Why? Because the reset button was on the right and I instinctively clicked it.

Humans are creatures of habit and we expect things to be in certain places for common activities like using an online form.  IMHO, a confirmation or submit button should be the right aligned button of two in a form. Don't mess with this, it works well, leave it alone please.

Why they felt the need for a reset button on such a small form is another matter.

Now, I wonder who else is experimenting with this?