No Go Blues
I have experienced this terrible feature in so many sites (including Google's Gmail): A drop-down menu that executes when you select an item from the list (as opposed to select and click the 'Go' button).
How does it hamper usability of a website? Read on:
1) It is so easy to select the wrong choice. If there is a 'Go' button, you can always retract and correct your choice.
2) On some sites, when you select an item, the respective page loads but the window focus is still in the drop-down. If you use the scroll-wheel on your mouse, it scrolls the item list in the drop-down, changes your choice, and leaves you with, 'WTF did I do just now?'
Please have the 'Go' button. Please.
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Not to mention that such menus are irresponsive when Javascript is disabled.
Excellent points there. The problem of selecting the wrong option by mistake is a real pain in the neck.
Ah yes, I forgot about the Javascript.
I wonder why the 'Go' button comes after the user has made all the selections. Is it prompting the user that hey time to move on or is it the indication that please enter.
Whatever, I concur with you. The need for the GO button is really dire.
The Go button should exist because 'choice' and 'execution' are two different tasks. And of course there is the angle of user-control.
This also poses and accessibility barrier for people.
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