2012-01-31
1.0.0
Pedro Gonçalves
[Overview]
Baymard Institute conducts research on how to improve web usability. They've found several usability issues in the dropdown selector and proposed a solution: an autocomplete aware of date relevancy, intelligent sorting and alternate spelling filter.
[Detail]
Baymard Institute conducts research on how to improve web usability. They've found several usability issues in the dropdown selector and proposed a solution: an autocomplete aware of date relevancy, intelligent sorting and alternate spelling filter.
Feature List
- Allows for both Typing and Scrolling for options;
- Intelligent filter (matches typing omissions);
- Considers alternate spellings (e.g. Holland instead of Netherlands);
- Supports natural sorting by data relevance/popularity;
- Open-Source!
- Supports IE8+, Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari.
Main Benefits
User Experience improved by:
- handling typos
- providing various alternate spellings and synonyms;
- prioritizing options;
Read more at Redesigning The Country Selector
System Requirements and Limitations
Service Studio 5.1.1.28
- Client-side! This means all dropdown data must be loaded first;
- IE6 and IE7 dropdowns will not convert to autocomplete, but will work anyway;