Web Bloopers: 60 Common Web Design Mistakes, and How to Avoid Them (Interactive Technologies)

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radiobuttons

compared to checkboxes, 146

with a default, 134

misusing as checkboxes, 146, 147

misusing checkboxes as, 147

with no default, 129-130, 135

rules for using, 148

using for a choice of values, 122

RadioShack.com

grayed buttons , 270

legitimate spelling finding nothing, 187

wrapped links in a horizontal row, 234, 235

Rational software company's website

competing navigation schemes, 90

duplication of links, 95-96

RCN.com, self-links on, 114, 115

RealEstate.com

banner ad in the page title's position, 107, 108

click targets smaller than they appear, 231

prominent page titles on pages, 110

providing a menu for choosing a state, 123, 124

recall, 175, 178

Recreational Equipment website. See REI website

red, using for error messages, 265

Redundant Requests blooper, 44-52, 53-54, 55

refreshing Web pages, 116

registration, consequences of, 28-29

registration page, ambiguous privacy policy, 29, 30

REI website

error messages well displayed, 262, 263

menu with defaults provided, 134

relative font sizes, varying font sizes, 253

relevance, faulty metrics for rating, 182

relevant items, missing in search results, 175

"Reload" button, 116

repeated logins, 51

repurposing text for the Web, 230

Request Approval system with no "approve request" command, 77-78

requests, redundant, 44-52, 53-54, 55

required data fields, designating for no good reason, 56

Requiring Unneeded Data blooper, 52, 55-57

results

for a search that found nothing, 2

sorting by relevance, 178

results page, placing a sort -order menu on, 183-184

right-aligned labels, 146

right-to-left languages, right-aligned text preferred, 258

Russell Stover website, 256

delayed construction of, 32, 33

making error messages more noticeable, 264

poorly contrasting error message text, 260, 262

Thank You message with no navigation controls, 117