Closing or exiting an application, window or workflow.
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Best way to handle close buttons in dialogs in a mobile app
I have a small dialog where a user can add an email to subscribe,
I am torn between changing the subscribe button to take 50% of the place and adding cancel or simply make the x bigger.
Other ...
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6answers
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Why does Skype's “x” button minimize the application instead of closing?
I was browsing through the web and I came across this sentiment:
Dear Skype, this (red X) button means close, not minimize
I also found the same question on the Skype website. Why would a ...
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1answer
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iOS multitasking closing is poorly designed? [closed]
I have a question about iOS's multitasking bar, and a design decision in it. If you double tap the homescreen to go into the multitasking ...
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3answers
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Saving multiple files on program close
I have a Windows desktop application that can handle multiple files open on one canvas (in one instance of the program). You can modify and save each file individually, or all in one go.
If a user ...
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1answer
228 views
Best Practices: Location of close button in a modal [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the important aspect to consider when deciding where windows interaction buttons should be placed?
I've been seeing a lot of modal windows lately, some which ...
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2answers
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Dialogue Box supposed to be closed by default with the [ESC] key?
I started working for a software company, and while using the software we produce, I noticed that the dialogue boxes that we pop-up aren't closed with the [ESC] button.
I'm assuming this would be the ...
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3answers
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Should I use a close button or use toggle for a button?
I have a mobile website, which shows entries by a user. The entries' style is similar to that of twitter entries or facebook entries. So along with each entries, if the user had entered some comments, ...
2
votes
1answer
138 views
What is the effect of a site that takes time to close?
Facebook, on my setup (OS X, Chrome) takes about a 1 second to close. I can imagine that there could be some stuff that has to be done, just before you close the browser, and that is taking up ...
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2answers
460 views
Using the “X” as a close button vs a button labeled “close window” [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Closing modal dialogs
I'm developing a flash application that has buttons that popup a window with more text, and information when they click it. This happens throughout ...
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2answers
157 views
Should a popup close automatically after a user selects an option from a tree menu?
For a popup window that requires the user to select one option only from a tree menu, should the selection of this option automatically close the popup?
I think this would break the fundamental rule ...
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4answers
2k views
close button on the left or right side? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the important aspect to consider when deciding where windows interaction buttons should be placed?
From a ux point of view, does it make a difference if the ...
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9answers
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Why don't mobile apps have a 'close' button?
I'm a fairly new user of Android and i'm annoyed by the fact that almost all apps lack a "close" button.
Is there any reason why developers don't make such an option?
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2answers
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Icon Ideas for Logging Out but not Exiting a WinForms Application [closed]
Firstly, I am going to put text with the icons, so the user won't be completely clueless and as confused as a whale hurtling through the air from a great height.
Our WinForms application's user ...
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3answers
413 views
Save vs Save & Exit
We're desigining an application for creating personalized photo books through a Flash-based interface. When the application first opens, we display a dialog encouraging the user to give their project ...
