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That strengthens the case for having the user type in the value rather than using a drop-down menu. That way you can do the heavy lifting of normalizing the for
by tikhonj 14y ago
That strengthens the case for having the user type in the value rather than using a drop-down menu. That way you can do the heavy lifting of normalizing the format rather than forcing the user to do it in their head.
This might seem really petty, but I'm always a little annoyed when I have to mentally convert the number on my credit card into a month. It always takes a moment to remember that 04 is March, or whatever. It's much easier just to type the value.
- jacalata 14y ago04 is April. Way to prove your point :)
- bitserf 14y agoNot just you, I've yet to have a card with a non numeric month. Instead of being friendly, putting month name is a usability loss. Are cards with names instead of numbers the majority in the US?
- eropple 14y agoAFAIK no Visa or MasterCard uses names, so almost certainly not.
- pixl97 14y agoError control and backend processing failures. When the user types 'Juny' did he mean June or July. The longer drop down option of '07 - JULY' shows all the combinations that I've seen printed on cards with the least potential of failure. I do believe your reply has validated my point with the error it contains.