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Re:Dear Internet: Take the reset buttons off your damn forms by f00li5h on Wednesday April 13, 2011 @07:34AM (#2441652)
sounds like a "Please throw away everything I just typed" button to me ...
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Re:Dear Internet: Take the reset buttons off your damn forms by xd on Wednesday April 13, 2011 @08:09AM (#2441755)
Your replies have prompted me to rethink the logic. I'm going to add some rules to the "Clear" button:

1, Hide the button whilst no records have been clicked. 2, If a record has been clicked, clicking the button clears the form then hides itself.

Feedback appreciated.

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Re:Dear Internet: Take the reset buttons off your damn forms by whouweling on Wednesday April 13, 2011 @08:48AM (#2441914)
It may be better to not hide the button, but to disable it.

Hiding buttons in response to application state confuses the user.

(Imagine the user searching the screen for the "Clear" button which he or she knows should be there ...)

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Re:Dear Internet: Take the reset buttons off your damn forms by f00li5h on Wednesday April 13, 2011 @08:30AM (#2441824)
an [x] button to get rid of the edit form - for don't save, or don't create (ideally with undo, but "are you sure" is good too)? maybe?
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