RE: Fields arranged as a sentence

[LDurway -at- pav -dot- com]

Thanks to all who responded.  The polls are now closed.  Response was 98% in
favor of the sentence style rather than list style.  After meditating on
everyone's responses, I've decided to heed your wisdom, etc., etc.

I think my doubts originated in a desire for consistency.  Our interfaces
don't typically use the sentence style, so perhaps I was reacting from the
gut rather than the brain.

Someone noted that Microsoft no longer uses the sentence style in their
wizards.  I bet that's because it's harder to translate:  you can just
translate keywords, you have to redo the whole screen to accommodate a
different sentence.

Thanks again,
Lindsey


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