Realtime feedback in adobe interactive online forms

Hi Experts,
is it possible to provide real time feedback in adobe livecycle designer through scripting? refer to the document in the link - guideline 8
http://http://www.cxpartners.co.uk/thoughts/web_forms_design_guidelines_an_eyetracking_stu dy.htm
Also please provide me with best practices (based on experience) followed in the following cases
1. Highlighting mandatory fields
2. Real time highlighting of conditonally required fields (based on some user entries in the form fields)
3. whether to go for two column alignment or 1 column - 1 column leads to lot of whitespaces in the form while 2 column layout makes things less readable
The link provided contains some general guidelines with web forms and nothing specific to adobe interactive.
Thanks
Rohit

Hi,
Yes is is very possible.
There are examples in the forum for highlighting fields.
John Brinkman's blog has example of validation and highlighting fields. http://blogs.adobe.com/formfeed/ (search validation).
Stefan Cameron has a great example at http://forms.stefcameron.com/2009/03/16/auto-identify-mandatory-fields/
Robert Barnett (passed away this year) has several free papers that are very useful. http://www.rbainformationdesign.com.au/free_papers.html
Caroline Jarrett and Gerry Gaffney's book "Forms that work" is very good. http://formsthatwork.com/ This book has nothing to do with LC Designer, but everything about user's experience with your form.
Hope that helps,
Niall

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