Comments on: How not to do interface design http://dynamicflash.com/2005/09/how-not-to-do-interface-design/ Confessions of a serial code abuser Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:02:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jason http://dynamicflash.com/2005/09/how-not-to-do-interface-design/#comment-541 Jason Tue, 27 Sep 2005 18:43:03 +0000 http://dynamicflash.com/?p=59#comment-541 There is still 6 selections to enter the site. The flags are clickable. And yes once you have the cookie it sends you to what ever language you choose. Also note that on the main page the Irish and French flag have weird characters in the tool tip. Funny how it says English site, French site, and info for Irish people. lol I was afraid to click that one... On the French site you have tons of garbage (perhaps i'm missing a font). If you can’t get it right, why do it at all… Example " 1 800 000 clients " Example " 4 885 produits disponibles à la vente " There is still 6 selections to enter the site. The flags are clickable. And yes once you have the cookie it sends you to what ever language you choose. Also note that on the main page the Irish and French flag have weird characters in the tool tip. Funny how it says English site, French site, and info for Irish people. lol I was afraid to click that one…

On the French site you have tons of garbage (perhaps i’m missing a font). If you can’t get it right, why do it at all…

Example ” 1Â 800Â 000 clients ”
Example ” 4 885 produits disponibles à la vente “

]]> By: Jamie http://dynamicflash.com/2005/09/how-not-to-do-interface-design/#comment-535 Jamie Thu, 22 Sep 2005 20:48:06 +0000 http://dynamicflash.com/?p=59#comment-535 Although I've never visited the site on this computer I automatically get forwarded to their UK page - must be based on IP I suppose. In my experience you tend to find companies such as Dabs do all their website work in-house by people whose web development knowledge is not neccessarily top notch. Looking at the source code of the main site, a third of the screen is occupied by Javascript. Not surprising then that their shopping basket pretty much falls apart with Javascript disabled. Of course this can spark a whole debate about the functional reliance on Javascript in a huge amount of websites these days... so... goat breeding hey? Although I’ve never visited the site on this computer I automatically get forwarded to their UK page - must be based on IP I suppose. In my experience you tend to find companies such as Dabs do all their website work in-house by people whose web development knowledge is not neccessarily top notch. Looking at the source code of the main site, a third of the screen is occupied by Javascript. Not surprising then that their shopping basket pretty much falls apart with Javascript disabled. Of course this can spark a whole debate about the functional reliance on Javascript in a huge amount of websites these days… so… goat breeding hey?

]]> By: Steve http://dynamicflash.com/2005/09/how-not-to-do-interface-design/#comment-534 Steve Thu, 22 Sep 2005 19:57:47 +0000 http://dynamicflash.com/?p=59#comment-534 Okay, having taken the time to look at the code on the page, this looks like being an issue specific to Safari. It seems that Dabs are setting a background image (via CSS) for input elements of type 'submit'. Nothing nefarious - just plain odd. Like your granny storing her dentures under the dog. I don't know if this technique backed up by standards, but you basically can't do anything with form widgets in Safari so I'm not surprised this doesn't work. However, given that they sell Mac-related kit, it's a bit of a mistake not testing the site in the dominant Mac browser. Bad Dabs. Bad! Okay, having taken the time to look at the code on the page, this looks like being an issue specific to Safari. It seems that Dabs are setting a background image (via CSS) for input elements of type ’submit’. Nothing nefarious - just plain odd. Like your granny storing her dentures under the dog.

I don’t know if this technique backed up by standards, but you basically can’t do anything with form widgets in Safari so I’m not surprised this doesn’t work. However, given that they sell Mac-related kit, it’s a bit of a mistake not testing the site in the dominant Mac browser. Bad Dabs. Bad!

]]> By: John http://dynamicflash.com/2005/09/how-not-to-do-interface-design/#comment-532 John Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:44:58 +0000 http://dynamicflash.com/?p=59#comment-532 Looks like someone was listening and it has been changed. The UK/FR buttons are now images of the country flags. Looks like someone was listening and it has been changed. The UK/FR buttons are now images of the country flags.

]]> By: JesterXL http://dynamicflash.com/2005/09/how-not-to-do-interface-design/#comment-531 JesterXL Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:33:22 +0000 http://dynamicflash.com/?p=59#comment-531 MEAT GOATS!!!?? ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!! MEAT GOATS!!!?? ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!

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