>Hey all,
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>Here's a thought (not addressed to anyone in particular)...
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>Why not just mock up a couple of methods (option group, three-way checkbox, combo) and ask the users what they would like to see? Also ask someone who does training to see what their input is as to what method would be easiest to teach to newbies...
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And do that for every logical field in your application? Seriously, the research has already been done for you, and the controls that we have are considered the clearest for their designated purposes...