[Patternfly] Thoughts on multi column forms

[Greg Sheremeta]

SJ,

I agree with the conclusion! I sat with it for several minutes, and thought
to myself -- hmm, I hate all multi-column forms. Then I looked at the
address form -- yep, hated it. Then I thought about wanting to fill out my
address -- hm, I hate it when the last name field is under the first name.
Gah, the zip should always be next to the city! Oh, so, I don't hate it!
It's exactly correct! lol

And the login/reg is perfect, I'd say ubiquitous. It needs no further
discussion IMO and can just get stamped as a pattern :)

Once again, great work!

Greg


On Fri, Sep 23, 2016 at 2:44 AM, SJ Cox <sjcox at redhat.com> wrote:

> Hello UXD and PatternFly community,
>
> Would love to get your input on when, if ever, multi-column forms are okay.
>
> This sprint the PatternFly team is working on the conceptual design for
> multi column forms.  In the case of multi column forms, it’s mostly best
> practice to avoid their use. The main problem is that using multiple
> columns within forms could cause the potential for users to interpret the
> fields inconsistently.
>
> However, there are a couple exceptions that seem to be acceptable.
>
> - The main exception for using multi-column forms that cause the least
> amount of confusion were strictly for name and address fields.
>
>
>
> - The second exception is when there are two different form choices.  User
> must choose to fill out one or the other.  In this case, when the forms
> fields are shown next to each other in a multi column format, there is
> little confusion as long as the distinction of the two form choices are
> clear.
>
>
>
> Would love to hear your thoughts and input on this topic.  Are there any
> other scenarios that are acceptable?  Do you agree with the conclusion?
>
> Thank you!!
> SJ
>
> *Sarah Jane Cox*
> User Interaction Designer
> User Experience Design Team
>
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-- 
Greg Sheremeta, MBA
Red Hat, Inc.
Sr. Software Engineer
gshereme at redhat.com
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