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Who should be able to pause/restart/quit the game in a turn based game?
I have a game that consists of players making moves in turn, on a single console (Xbox 360).
Up to 16 players can play in one game. The xbox can have up to 4 controllers associated/connected to one ...
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Select numerical value with +/- buttons or manually entering?
The design I'm working on has the user assigning a value to each Item, then if the value is more than 1, a second dependent attribute appears (as shown). I want the numbers to be large and not default ...
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What is the best way to handle multiple To and From ranges?
Our users need to specify multiple ranges of quantities and specify a price for each range. I can't post an image or I would show this concept mocked-up.
My question is: Imagine the user is able ...
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Group of controls depending on value of combo box
In a UI, I get the user to make a selection from a combo box. This selection influences what other controls will need to be shown. There are also other controls that need to be shown, independently of ...
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Android widget : how to tell users that a similar looking control does not perform same?
In my android application I am developing a desktop widget that mirrors many important tasks supported by my application. This widget contains two buttons that mirroring their counterparts in the app ...
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Is the middle power option 50% or 60%?
A friend of mine has a blender with 6 control selections: One off position, and five power settings in order of less to more power. Example below:
A discussion has erupted over whether or not the ...
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What's the recommended way to use “question mark” icon?
I develop a desktop application, and I'd like to add a "question mark" icon besides one of the textbox (that describes the meaning of that textbox).
My question is what the common way to use the ...
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How to display complex, interactive grid?
I am working on the admin component to a web app that will create/manage web sites for multiple clients. This admin portion will determine what pages/features will be included, as well as what ...
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How often do users overlook controls that are revealed by hovering?
Techniques that reveal controls on hover (as used by apps like twitter) have been suggested as a way to simplify an interface and focus attention on content. However I wonder how many people fail to ...
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Representing “undetermined” in a three-state checkbox
I'm developing a rule-based forms application where the user must explicitly choose a value for each data field, even boolean ones. For controls like combo boxes, this is not a problem, as they just ...
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Where to place voting buttons on posts?
I am making a little question site like Yahoo Answers and I am going to have a voting system on it. But I am stuck on where I should place the up/down vote buttons. I have it in the right corner right ...
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What is the best way to ask for repeating dates?
I've always struggled with the best way to allow a user to enter a repeating date. For example, scheduling a task you need to do repeatedly. There are a few different ways this can be expressed...
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How should I list some categories in my case?
I'm working on a web solution that allows you to create a banner with a product from your online shop. The user will set his shop, we will crawl it and get all the products and display them in ...
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What does a user expect tapping album artwork to do?
I'm designing a music player app, which will play from a stream on the internet. In the app, I plan to show a navigation bar, a tab bar, and some info about the song that the user is listening to.
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