A lot of new features were checked in today. Since most were relegated to the back end, I’ll focus on a few changes to the signup screen. A previous post showed the new signup screen. The slightly updated version is below.

What’s new? The line under the logo has highlights behind the key words in the sentence. I also added a note out to the right of the email field letting new users know I won’t be abusing their email address. A block linking to the terms of service was also added to the form, and it must be checked for a new account to validate.

Some things you can’t see in the picture. The form implements tab indices correctly so that you can tab to subsequent fields. I encounter sites all the time that don’t do this and it’s frustrating. Also, any errors you have on the form will be highlighted when you submit the form. You’ll also get explanations of the errors so that you can fix them. The fields that were correct will remain (I’m endlessly annoyed by forms that clear all the values I typed in when a mistake is made).

This entry was posted on Sunday, February 25th, 2007 at 8:38 pm and is filed under Feature Previews, Small Updates. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.