When leaving comment on a mod, disable the Comment button once clicked

[nexodexo]

When you click ADD COMMENT in a mod thread, the comment text box appears as expected. However, too many times I will click the ADD COMMENT button again thinking it's the submit button which just hides the comment box HTML element. Sometimes, I assume it posted and just move on only to find that I have to retype it later. I think either of these solutions would be a good idea:

 

• Disable the ADD COMMENT button when the comment box is open. Allow the CANCEL button to collapse the box and then re-enable the button
• When ADD COMMENT is clicked, open the whole comment element in a modal

I am more conscientious of this now having been burned by it several times, but I got nailed by it again in my haste to post a comment.

[Pickysaurus]

Interesting feedback, it's worth thinking about. A better solution might be to simple keep the reply box open unless you press cancel?

[HadToRegister]

I would like to add the fact that the SUBMIT and CANCEL button need to swap places.

I can't count how many times I clicked CANCEL instead of submit because I expected the SUBMIT button to be where the CANCEL button is.

[Pickysaurus]

I would like to add the fact that the SUBMIT and CANCEL button need to swap places.

 

I can't count how many times I clicked CANCEL instead of submit because I expected the SUBMIT button to be where the CANCEL button is.

 

I'm not really sure when the standard changed to have buttons that way around. You can see the forum still uses the "confirm on the left" pattern.

 

You're not wrong, but I do remember a time where that layout was standard.

[Striker879]

 

I would like to add the fact that the SUBMIT and CANCEL button need to swap places.

 

I can't count how many times I clicked CANCEL instead of submit because I expected the SUBMIT button to be where the CANCEL button is.

 

I'm not really sure when the standard changed to have buttons that way around. You can see the forum still uses the "confirm on the left" pattern.

 

You're not wrong, but I do remember a time where that layout was standard.

 

 

At one time there were a lot fewer people doing things their own "right" way ... maybe it's time for some documented standards that the devs can refer to.

[Arthmoor]

Isn't the current positioning of "Submit" and "Cancel" in line with the UI standards of the operating systems? I think reversing that could lead to a lot more people clicking on the wrong one due to muscle memory.

[HadToRegister]

Isn't the current positioning of "Submit" and "Cancel" in line with the UI standards of the operating systems? I think reversing that could lead to a lot more people clicking on the wrong one due to muscle memory.

 

 

Most likely it's because ADD COMMENT is on the right, so when I go to click SUBMIT, I'm expecting it to be located on the right, just like when I clicked ADD COMMENT on the right, above.

 

SO to add a Comment, you click on the RIGHT button, then to Submit, you click on the LEFT button.

 

This is apparently where I'm getting messed up.

 

 

[nexodexo]

Interesting feedback, it's worth thinking about. A better solution might be to simple keep the reply box open unless you press cancel?

 

That would also work, but there are a hundred ways you could do it. If I were coding the solution professionally, I would go with the modal design. Not complicated at all as there are all kinds of widgets you can download that do this for you without having to write but a single line of code to call the proper function. They can also be styled to match the site's layout.

 

Another way would be to just do away with the LEAVE COMMENT button and have the comment form always display. It doesn't take up that much real estate and would remove a few moving parts that could break or cause confusion.

[nexodexo]

I would like to add the fact that the SUBMIT and CANCEL button need to swap places.

 

I can't count how many times I clicked CANCEL instead of submit because I expected the SUBMIT button to be where the CANCEL button is.

 

I think I agree with this, though I seem to always read the label before clicking a button. I do think any submit-like button should be on the bottom leftmost corner of the dialog.

[Pickysaurus]

Or the cancel button could be red? There are a few things to consider.