How to enter a time of day

Scott Rossi scott at tactilemedia.com
Sun Feb 21 20:49:32 EST 2010


Recently, Peter Haworth wrote:

> I have a need for users to enter a start and end time of an event and
> I'm  trying to come up with a graphical way for them to do that to
> ensure that the time is in the correct format.
> 
> What appeals to me the most is to use some sort of slider that would
> increment/decrement the time of day in 15 minute intervals.  I was
> hoping the rev slider control would be the answer to it but it only
> seems to deal with whole numbers on its scale, haven't been able to
> figure out how to deal with time-based numbers.
> 
> Any recommendations on how to set about implementing this?

This was a good interface challenge...

Instead of using a standard slider, I think a dual slider would be a good
solution (but this might depend on the actual time constraints of your
"day").  Can't do this kind of thing with a stock slider however (you'd need
two separate sliders).

It also occurred to me that mini-calendars are the current de-facto standard
for entering dates in forms, so how about a clock face for time entry?

I posted an example online that shows both time entry options (don't ask me
to explain the math).  Execute the following in your Rev message box:

 go url "http://www.tactilemedia.com/download/timesettings.rev"

Each set of controls relies on the behavior script that is present on the
right side of the stack.

Maybe one of these could work.

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, UX Design





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