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Is it better to have a modal or an inline entry for a table?

I have a styled table containing first and last names in each column and nothing else. As part of the usage of my app, people will be entering names. Should I: Have the "add" button launch a ...
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Displaying data criteria based on users weight/importance

Users are presented with a categorized list of criteria for them to choose the level of importance. After filling out the form, how should I display their result? The left table is easier to scan ...
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Best way to represent null and empty data in an excel file

We have an application that allows users to design their own forms and export the data to excel. One problem is the representation of null or empty data. There are two scenarios that we need to ...
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Possible functions for a column in a grid, list or table

I'm working on a portfolio management system at an investment company, which will include a list of stocks held and their attributes such as name, issuer, market price, value etc. These will be listed ...
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Charts or Tables

I have been working on a dashboard where a chart and a table are requested. However, both would contain the same data. For instance, it is required that a country map is shown, with the values of ...
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Displaying selection based attributes in a table?

I have a table column, where data should be entered through a dropbox. Depending on selection an additional value should be asked. What is the best way to display this value in the table?
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Can I get some inspiration on displaying visualization for a tabular data in addition to displaying it in a table? [closed]

I need to display a report on back end data. The report is basically the distribution of Vendors by devices on the network. I am using jquery datatables for my tabular data and google charts treemap ...
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display a table of data with action to add new row

i am making a dashboard for an app system that plays songs from soundcloud. How would you recommend adding more songs to the list? I was thinking of having the form as another row at the bottom but ...
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Interface Question for Showing Tabular Data?

I am writing a report generating system where result is shown in a tabular data. The Result appear in a table with information like Hierarchy | Title | created | updated | Available |Accessed | ...
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Displaying table contents on small devices [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Table data in Mobile phones This so far is the only solution I found on how to design responsive table content so that it gives you a meaningful overview of the data on ...
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2answers
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Better ways to display/interact with tabular data

Let's say for an example you display a list of category records or any type of records for that matter in a web page. Is there better ways of showing that list of records other than in a table? Or are ...
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Examples of nice looking html tables [closed]

All tables on my app look like sh*t, it's making me lose hair, I've been trying to make them look better but I end up making them look worse, do you have any examples of nice looking tables? ...
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Web Usability: pagination and column sort

I have a table of books with this data: name, description, cost, year. I show 15 rows and pagination using AJAX. Each header of each column is clickable and let the user sort the data. The problem ...
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Should users be able to enter data directly into a pivot table

... or should I offer them a separate formular/window where the user can fill the data to the related person? Its about entering marks/grades of pupils for a certain subject. So sliding to the wrong ...
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Best empty string

What is best way to represent empty value inside table of rows with some optional columns? '', empty, N/A, -, -------- (number of allowed chars), any other advice?