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Here's a doctored view of the Sakai 2.1 Resources Tool Add screen with buttons at the top (done months ago):
Notice that all of the required fields are visible. In my own use of the tool, on a monitor set to 1152 x 864, this is all that has uroutinely interested me. But I'm forced to scroll to the bottom of the page every time.
Here's another possibility:
Additional fields could still appear on the same page, but users would have the option of submitting the form without scrolling past them.
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