Posted by Andrew Donaldson on 12/30/05 13:39

Rob McAninch wrote:

>>>Is it possible to make a select lst of all countries in the world?
>>
>>google could help here:
>>http://www.thefixor.com/help/countryDRP.html
>
> I question the usefulness of such drop down lists. Most people know
> what country they live in and can type it much faster than scrolling
> a list (or typing to get the list closer to the choice you need).

Further to this and the other problems outlined in this thread:

Today I received (in the UK) a parcel which was posted in the UK. The
parcel has arrived via the United States, complete with customs declaration.

Why? Because the last line of my address on the parcel reads "United
States" (even though the rest of the address was correct.) The item in
the parcel was ordered via a website. I had to choose the country from a
select list.

Now I think the mistake is almost entirely mine. I may have clicked on
the wrong item in the list. More likely, I scrolled the select box with
my mouse wheel when attempting to scroll the web page. I do that a lot.
I could also have checked the details more carefully before final
submission.

But I do know for absolute sure that I would not have made that mistake
if I had to type in the country myself!

Andrew

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