choose date in web pages

anurag singh · Mar 29th, 2008, 09:08

why in almost all web pages selection of date is provided through drop down list instead of date picker?

Miah · May 5th, 2008, 21:52

Guess drop downs are easier. Nice JavaScript date pickers here: http://www.blueshoes.org/en/javascript/datepicker/

shalom_m · May 7th, 2008, 07:01

Good Question!

For date-of-birth a drop-down list is better.
A date picker has an advantage only if the date to be picked is no more than 2 months in advance.

Another consideration is of course the use of javascript.

bonnit · May 11th, 2008, 14:01

i think the code is smaller for a drop down list as it it doesnt normally involve a lot of css styling where as a date picker would?