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North American electrical outlet, why so sad?
I wasn't sure whether it was more appropriate to post here or rather on electronics SE, but please bear with me...
Why was the 120 VAC outlet and the pinout of the plugs shaped the way they are?
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Will removing the border & bevel on these buttons make them look un-buttonlike?
First: I'm not a designer by trade, but I do occasionally do design some things.
A week ago I began writing an open-source, extremely small (960 bytes gzipped/minified!) CSS framework. Since then ...
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Is it a bad idea to have two progress bars in one dialog?
I'm discussing with my teammates this morning but we're not sure which one is the best way.
Scenario: When users select a single document to process, they will see a progress bar and text displaying ...
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How do you call user's attention to new features? [closed]
I'm looking for a tool with analytics that can show something like a popup or dropdown bar that points users to a new feature or another area of the application I want to direct them to. Can you ...
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1answer
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Names of common UI styles [closed]
Are there official names for the overall UI design styles of some common layouts? The one I have in mind specifically is the minimal style of the windows 8 desktop. Are there any good resources for ...
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Is a “Call Now” button next to a phone number nessessary for mobile users?
We currently have a phone number on a page, set up so that users on smart devices can tap it and call the number from their devices should they want to get in touch.
My bosses have suggested that, in ...
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select from predefined list if exist ,else insert a new item to the list?
What 's the best experience to do the following :
The user will insert new subject(text) only if it's n't exist before in the existing list ,so it ' will added to the existing list for all users.
I ...
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UX and design spec
I am working on a big m-commerce project and trying to apply the principles of lean UX within my team. Unfortunately I am limited by the fact that the development team are not co-located with the ...
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1answer
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Reaching single product page in one click from home page
My client wants users to reach single product pages with one click from the home page. They also want to display products' images already in home page.
The problem is that the product list is huge ...
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Telling user about updates in interface
Our product is some kind of CRM for our partners and they want to know about all the updates we release.
Types of updates we're asked to tell about:
Technical — invisible changes (counting money ...
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Making a wireframe in Visio (how to add markers or whatever they are called!?) screenshot attached [closed]
I am trying to make a wireframe in Vision in which I will be displaying wireframe of a web page. The web page will contain several elements like News, Alerts, Overview etc. and I will be describing ...
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Notifying the user of unsaved changes
I have some settings that the user of my software can change via a GUI. The settings reflect both the current state of the underlying properties, and the state of the user interaction.
Example: A ...
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Why does the email subject appear before the body when composing an email?
Note: I am not talking about reading experience, I am focusing on the experience of componsing email.
I am very aware of this issue since it happens to me all the time, and I am pretty sure that it ...
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2answers
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Best Way to Display Event Start Time for an International Event
I am scheduling an online event that will be happening from 4-6pm Eastern Standard Time on a certain day. However, this online event will involve people from many different timezones, not just Eastern ...
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Why do most Create Account forms clear the password fields upon wrong validation? [duplicate]
In most Create Account forms that I've used, when you enter in something wrong (username not long enough, passwords don't match, invalid email, etc.), it'll keep all the fields but erase the password ...
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How to indicate to visitors that they are using a test environment?
We often release a test version of our web service to a select group of customers. This version of the web service normally has a few bugs and anomalies (database being reset every day) and we would ...
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1answer
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Best practice or alternatives to handling sub/side nav in a mobile site
I am looking for what would be the best way to handle a websites sidebar in a mobile website template.
I am going to be involved in a redesign for a large web site (approximately 10,000+ pages) that ...
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Unlock Account for Highly Secure Website
I am working on project for a very secure sensitive website in which the objective is to make the "unlock account" workflow easy and intuitive. Currently, if user enters wrong username and password ...
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1answer
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Linking back to previous webpage?
Currently the company I work for has a problem where they try to separate their many company corporate website and their careers page. What this means is if you go to the parent site and click on the ...
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How is the R programming language used in UX research? [closed]
I've seen a number of UX job postings that require knowledge of R. I'm wondering how UX professionals are using this language in research? Specific examples are appreciated.
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Which color scheme is used on phpjs.org website in code textareas? [closed]
here is the screenshot from this website:
http://phpjs.org/functions/array/
I really like that color combinations and would like to find the equivalent for sublime text 2 or some other editor or at ...
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2answers
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Action Overflow Android
In a case where we have only one action (that is having a info icon) should we still keep it in action overflow for Jelly Bean design or we can have it as an icon itself on the action bar?
The reason ...
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Creating an emotional bond with the user on a business site
I'm currently working for a client on a site which offers search services. The users can rent modules that perform an action 24/7, namely searching an internal index for specific items. Each module ...
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Mobile Site Footer Location
I am developing a full on RWD with a very small footer.
Footer contains only couple links which are orphan pages (FAQs, etc).
Our main target users will be accessing the site using iPhones (mostly), ...
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Which phrase is better: “Sort chronologically” or “Sort by date”?
I'm adding on to an advanced search screen, the standard few sort orders: by date, by name, etc.
I'm just wondering what the more commonly used/accepted way of phrasing it would be. "Chronologically" ...
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1answer
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Are there any guidelines on the use of speech in interfaces?
I'm thinking about how the gender, talking speed and accent of the speech voice used affects user understanding. (UK market) Examples of speech interface: SatNavs, Automated Telephone Assistance ...
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Is it better to use tabs instead of a dropdown menu in a contact form?
Is it better to use tabs instead of a dropdown menu in a contact form?
Examples:
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BBC.co.uk & USA Today [closed]
Some website nowadays seem to be going "mobile first". If you look at the BBC Website and also the USAToday website, they are using tablet look and feel from the outset. I was wondering what other's ...
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2answers
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Displaying constantly updating graphs (on a big LCD display) that can support basic interaction
We've developed a web-based database and reporting solution for a factory (let's assume they manufacture widgets). They capture data routinely every hour as and when their widgets are completed.
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Resources on Distinguishable Colors? [duplicate]
For clarity, this isn't an accessibility question. I want the colors to be distinguishable from each other for differentiating items that will re-occur in a calendar.
I'm building an app where ...
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1answer
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Is an “in-page survey” a good way of retrieving useful users opinions?
I'm thinking about implementing a different means of retrieving users' opinions about my company websites.
This is how I imagine this feature:
On every page of the websites, a non intrusive ...
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2answers
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Maximun number of page scrolls (or swipes) on mobile website
I'm trying to find some numbers / data / studies / testing that uncovers the maximum number of scrolls (swipes) that should be used on a mobile site in determining page length. I know the typical best ...
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Best way to indicate a new cycle (of a set of actions)
I'm building a feature where the user is asked to send customized messages to their friends. The process involves two steps:
Selecting a friend (will have autocomplete / suggestions)
Selecting ...
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Designing for 1280
If you had to design for 1280 without using fluid or responsive design (project constraints), what width would you set the design to be? For example, a set width of 1140 should allow enough gutter ...
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Example Task for a UX (User Experience) Interview
We are in the process of weeding out potential candidates for a new UX position in our company. It is difficult to tell how someone actually works until you get them to go through a project. So, I ...
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Multiple email input
In Live Mail, and I believe Google Mail too, you can specify multiple recipients within the same input box and separate them with either a tab, a space or a comma in some cases. This is also the same ...
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save wording, save as? save new?
We have a situation where a user would be working on a shared document. If they edit that document they may want to save it in a shared state, or fork the document. The question is how to word it.
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Handling space constrained interfaces with many meta data options
I have the equivalent of a timeline with individual objects that can have many options. The issue is that the visual representation must remain constrained to easily read the timeline. The current ...
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Display password Requirements on Login screen?
Some systems have complex password requirements. Because of this, it may be difficult to remember the password with a particular system. I understand that there may be security reasons for wanting to ...
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Can I ask a user to browse the Web in order to gather images?
In a mobile application, (on iOS to be exact) I would like to propose the user to import its own images, let's say twelve images for a calendar.
If the images are not present on the device, I would ...
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Combine Rows by drag n drop [closed]
Can anyone show me an example of how to combine 2 rows in a table, using drag n drop, into one row which contains data from the 2 combined rows. with an option to split back.
What i mean:
text in row ...
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Finish, complete, submit, or finished at the end of a short drag and drop word bank quiz that isn't graded? [migrated]
What term's better for the finish or submit button at the end of a short, optional, test quiz?
The quiz is a drag and drop with a word bank, and the button I'm talking about will check their answers, ...
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Finding a label for items that don't fit into categories
I'm maintaining a reporting application. When displaying data, there is an option of displaying a certain number of items explicitly and lumping together other items into a single category. For ...
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Should I clear out placeholder text onfocus or ontype? [duplicate]
Should placeholder text in fields only be used when there is no label for the field?
Is it better to remove the placeholder text in a field on focus or when the user starts typing? Facebook ...
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Do multiple attribute navigations meet information seekers needs
I have been given a proposal that we are considering for the navigation of a content heavy health based site, it has been suggested:
one filter for disease type (type 1 diabetes, MS, prostate ...
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Handling selection and navigation in the same table view cell in iOS
I've a list of items in a table view, each of which display a small image and a name, as well as a disclosure indicator to navigate to a view with the item's details:
The behavior I want is to be ...
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Do American users also confuse the day and the month in dates like 01/02/2013
Almost everywhere outside the United States, when short dates, e.g. 01/02/2013, are shown on computer screens, the user can't be sure whether the first two digits represent the day or the month. Is it ...
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Mouseovers should be activated using keyboard?
usability.gov 3:7 Ensure that Scripts Allow Accessibility：
Whenever a script changes the content of
a page, the change must be indicated in a way that
can be detected and read by a screen reader. ...
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Best placement for a “Go Back” button: top or bottom?
I know that it is bad practice to use a "Go Back" button (since the browser has such a function) but when it can't be avoided for some reason, is it better to put it on top (similar to how the back ...
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Best way to divvy up screen space in pictorial article mobile app?
I'm working on an iPhone app that gives users access to image-heavy articles. We want to showcase the images--they're like the bread and butter of the app, so we're opting for a kind of scrolling ...
