Form Layout Question

RonMcIntire · Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 5

All:

I belong to an organization that has a website we use to collect name and address data but the user must scroll a long way down the form to reach the bottom.

I would like to reorganize and redesign the form so it is one non-scrolling page. The form would have six blocks in two columns, each block containng five to nine fields and having up to three fields in one line.

I can visualize a master table with six cells and each cell using either a FIELDSET or a subtable with the input fields but it looks ragged and unprofessional.

I use MS FrontPage 2003 but don't have enough experience to know how to format it the way I want. I would include a graphic of my proposal but I'm not sure how.

QUESTION
Is compacting the form this way a good idea or should I just swallow hard and create a one-column, 40 foot scrolling form?

Thanks

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1408 Location: Biloxi, MS

I don't use MS FrontPage 2003 at all so can't help you at all with how you would go about setting up the layout with it, but a form layout can be customized using HTML/CSS and without table tags if you use divs and CSS for the layout.

RonMcIntire · Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 5

Ron:

Thanks for your response. I'll take a look at DIV/CSS. Have had no experience with it yet so it should be interesting.

Thanks again.

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1408 Location: Biloxi, MS

You're welcome. Any questions, just post in right section of forum. Could I talk you out of using FrontPage as a web page editor? Razz

RonMcIntire · Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 5

What's your suggestion? As a starter, I was learning to code withut an editor. I was using FrontPage because my church had it available.

Ron

Corey Bryant · Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 3:37 pm

You might check out Custom Form Tutorial if you are going to be relying on Frontpage Server Extensions to process your Frontpage Form.

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RonMcIntire · Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 5

Interesting tutorial on FrontPage forms. That's one option I was considering.

You suggested there might be another option to FrontPage. What do you suggest?

Ron

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1408 Location: Biloxi, MS

If you are in need of using a Visual Editor, the following aren't too bad:

PageBreeze Free Website Builder
How to Design and Publish Your Website with Nvu
Kompozer

Other Sources Links

RonMcIntire · Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 5

Thanks for the list. I'll check them out.

Ron

PayneLess Designs · Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 1408 Location: Biloxi, MS

You're very welcome. I don't guarantee they write correct code, but they do have far less problems than FrontPage. Heck, even Dreamweaver has no concept of correct code, but people like it and pay for it. Razz