Forms
Design
Web forms shall use the following consistent formatting:- No padding/spacing specified on the table.
- Table has 2 columns, colspanned for textareas and header cells. If the form has required fields, use 3 columns with the center column for the "*" that indicates a required field.
- Header cells are left-aligned, and start with a <br /> between sections.
- Field label columns are right-aligned, and ideally should be brief, so there's no line wrapping.
- No sizes specified for regular text fields, and all regular text fields should be aligned by placement in the right-hand column.
- Textareas have 5 rows and 45 columns, and should be placed in a table cell that spans the entire table.
Script
We use the formmail script, which can be called using the following code:
<form action="https://secure2.uua.org/cgi-bin/secure_formmail.pl" method="post">
Visit Matt's Script Archive for more configuration options.
Security
Forms that ask users to submit sensitive or confidential information should use our secure server.
Links to secure forms must be treated as external links in the following format:
There is no way to add an external link to our sidebar navigation. Therefore, all sensitive forms should include the following note:
If your browser is not showing this page as a secure site, please switch to our secure server before completing this form.
Where "secure site" links to information about how the user can ensure browser security, and "switch to our secure server" contains the link to the form using the secure format.
For more information contact web @ uua.org.
Last updated on Friday, April 6, 2007.
