#5--Extreme hold-placing

OK. No one is going to read my posts if they just keep getting longer. I don't even want to read them, they're so intimidatingly long.

I've used both methods before. Both methods are basically on the same level in terms of simplicity and effectiveness, if I'm honest. BUT--
When going through method #2, I almost hit the "Start Over" button instead of the "Request" button. Not only was I embarrassed at having almost been tricked while my guard was lax (never down), but I don't think that the process from the book bag to the final request is appealing or intuitive.
And so I state my case:
For the purpose of aesthetics, natural flow, and maneuverability, I fully believe that the positions of the "Request Selected"/"Request All" and "Start Over"/"Logout" buttons should be switched. On most websites, the "Submit" button is at least at the bottom, right?

What if I had been helping a patron and clicked "Start Over" because it had moved in on the "Request" button's territory? We're not playing Risk (although I'm down if you guys want; I'll move in on you like Napoleon on Russia (and lose--if history has taught us anything, it's that there are two strategic factors to keep in mind when invading Russia: it's big and it's cold)).

As a patron, I would use a combination of the two (hold-placing methods, not hypothermia and Russia). Log in first, then add all of the items to the book bag.

As an employee, I'm indifferent. It all comes down to when the patron decides to hand me their library card in order to log them in. Sometimes it's hard to find cards in big purses and the like.

I'm accommodating.