Comments on: Dropdowns vs Sliders http://realestate.mattgoyer.com/2007/01/04/dropdowns-vs-sliders/ The tech behind the bubble Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:45:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Glenn Kelman http://realestate.mattgoyer.com/2007/01/04/dropdowns-vs-sliders/#comment-9 Glenn Kelman Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:11:15 +0000 http://realestate.mattgoyer.com/?p=34#comment-9 I like the circle because it makes it clear that the search is defined by the space on the map, which most people don't realize. I like the circle because it makes it clear that the search is defined by the space on the map, which most people don’t realize.

]]> By: Matt Goyer http://realestate.mattgoyer.com/2007/01/04/dropdowns-vs-sliders/#comment-8 Matt Goyer Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:57:43 +0000 http://realestate.mattgoyer.com/?p=34#comment-8 FYI, that last comment is from me, my profile just wasn't configured properly... FYI, that last comment is from me, my profile just wasn’t configured properly…

]]> By: mail http://realestate.mattgoyer.com/2007/01/04/dropdowns-vs-sliders/#comment-7 mail Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:56:14 +0000 http://realestate.mattgoyer.com/?p=34#comment-7 Hi Andrew, I did see that you offer users the choice and I like that. Though I always worry about giving users too much choice and it is my preference that the designers make the executive decision about what the ideal interface is and err on the side of too few settings as opposed to too many. At this point I think we're all guessing here and maybe in a year we'll see once we have real data about what users prefer :). Hi Andrew, I did see that you offer users the choice and I like that. Though I always worry about giving users too much choice and it is my preference that the designers make the executive decision about what the ideal interface is and err on the side of too few settings as opposed to too many.

At this point I think we’re all guessing here and maybe in a year we’ll see once we have real data about what users prefer :).

]]> By: Andrew Mattie http://realestate.mattgoyer.com/2007/01/04/dropdowns-vs-sliders/#comment-6 Andrew Mattie Thu, 04 Jan 2007 21:44:10 +0000 http://realestate.mattgoyer.com/?p=34#comment-6 In our property search, mentioned in the writeup by Joel at Future of Real Estate Marketing, we give the users the option to use either sliders or text boxes with just a simple link at the top of the search panel. We also allow the agents who purchase the pro version of our product to customize whether they want to show sliders or text boxes by default. I suppose there may be better ways to do it, but that choice is what people seemed to like best in our unofficial user survey. We're curious to get more feedback on it though as more people start using it. In our property search, mentioned in the writeup by Joel at Future of Real Estate Marketing, we give the users the option to use either sliders or text boxes with just a simple link at the top of the search panel. We also allow the agents who purchase the pro version of our product to customize whether they want to show sliders or text boxes by default. I suppose there may be better ways to do it, but that choice is what people seemed to like best in our unofficial user survey. We’re curious to get more feedback on it though as more people start using it.

]]> By: Joel Burslem http://realestate.mattgoyer.com/2007/01/04/dropdowns-vs-sliders/#comment-5 Joel Burslem Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:21:12 +0000 http://realestate.mattgoyer.com/?p=34#comment-5 I guess it's a matter of personal preference and maybe even a left brain/right brain thing... I'm definitely more of a visual person so the sliders appeal to me. I hear you on the usability front though, sometimes they are a pain and I can appreciate the simplicity of the drop down (even if they are clunky ;)) I wonder if there isn't a way to meet halfway though? Are their particular search criteria that are better represented with sliders? Others with drop down? Or is it better to have a standard for all fields? I guess it’s a matter of personal preference and maybe even a left brain/right brain thing… I’m definitely more of a visual person so the sliders appeal to me.

I hear you on the usability front though, sometimes they are a pain and I can appreciate the simplicity of the drop down (even if they are clunky ;))

I wonder if there isn’t a way to meet halfway though?

Are their particular search criteria that are better represented with sliders? Others with drop down? Or is it better to have a standard for all fields?

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