realtime feedback in adobe interactive online forms

[Former Community Member]

Hi Experts,

                 is it possible to provide real time feedback in adobe livecycle designer through scripting? refer to the document in the link - guideline 8

http://http://www.cxpartners.co.uk/thoughts/web_forms_design_guidelines_an_eyetracking_study.htm

Also please provide me with best practices (based on experience) followed in the following cases

1. Highlighting mandatory fields

2. Real time highlighting of conditonally required fields (based on some user entries in the form fields)

3. whether to go for two column alignment or 1 column - 1 column leads to lot of whitespaces in the form while 2 column layout makes things less readable

The link provided contains some general guidelines with web forms and nothing specific to adobe interactive.

Thanks

Rohit

[Niall_O_Donovan]

Hi,

Yes is is very possible.

There are examples in the forum for highlighting fields.

John Brinkman's blog has example of validation and highlighting fields. http://blogs.adobe.com/formfeed/ (search validation).

Stefan Cameron has a great example at http://forms.stefcameron.com/2009/03/16/auto-identify-mandatory-fields/

Robert Barnett (passed away this year) has several free papers that are very useful. http://www.rbainformationdesign.com.au/free_papers.html

Caroline Jarrett and Gerry Gaffney's book "Forms that work" is very good. http://formsthatwork.com/ This book has nothing to do with LC Designer, but everything about user's experience with your form.

Hope that helps,

Niall

[Former Community Member]

Niall,

         Thanks a lot ur highly useful and proactive response

Thanks and Regards

Rohit