[BNM] Ignoring Browser defaults

[Chris Billett]

If I understand the issue correctly, the only way I've done this is to
convert my forms to Flash, and have that pass off whatever to php. Easy
for me to say when the majority of that has been simple contact forms, so
might not be an option.

> It's a tricky one. We've styled form submit buttons in the past (to
> make them more visible on the page, or to increase the visual
> difference between a 'Submit' and 'Cancel' button, for example), but
> styling of drop-down menus or radio/multi-select elements makes me a
> little nervous from a usability perspective.
>
> I know that SurveyMonkey.com uses styled multi-select elements. Apple
> also seem to be moving to 'branded' form elements in the latest
> Apple.com design.
>
> Chris
>
>
> On 12 Sep 2007, at 15:24, Tom Coady wrote:
>
>> I think I'm starting to fall in love with my photoshop monkey: the
>> latest
>> request is that the dropdowns, radio buttons etc ignore the
>> defaults for the
>> browser and are implemented according to a particular design. I
>> know there
>> are ways of customising the checkboxes in forms but I don't recall
>> seeing
>> many examples of this, specially drop-downs and assume the reason
>> for this
>> is that it's a bit mad or unpredictable across platforms.
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