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Alternative to a columns of checkboxes in a table
Here's the scenario:
A Person has a bunch of Accounts. Accounts may (or may not) have Services attached to it depending on the type of Account. Currently there are two types of Service (indicated by ...
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Providing multiple paths/flows for the same Action
We are developing a complex platform with heavy functionality, and I am having a dilemma, concerning whether or not to add a button for the same functionality one-step earlier in the User Flow.
As ...
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On news apps, how does using a different colour for each category help the user?
On news websites and news apps, a specific colour is often used for the link to each category (background colour or underline colour), and I would like to understand how this is helpful for the user, ...
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Is there a pattern for cycling or toggling through time periods?
I'm looking for a pattern for toggling between different periods of time. Currently I've prototyped an example which is a single button that, when tapped, will cycle through 3 time periods: by month, ...
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What to do about “occasional” recommendation in a decision support application
I am designing a clinical application which displays a list of potential actions for clinicians to take ranked by their appropriateness to the clinical scenario (i.e., it looks like Google). ...
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Displaying links to other profile pages, while maintaining good white space
I am designing a profiles page for a website where by the names and position of company employees should be displayed on all profile pages for easy navigation.
I do not want to put a <ul> to ...
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In place editing in search result and searching again
I am looking for existing solutions to a user interface problem. My users have the ability to search in a list of items. The items can be either single or composite items.
In the search result the ...
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What's the most beautiful navigation experience you've seen in an app in the last year? [closed]
I've noticed that all apps are becoming the same. Top and bottom navigation bars, and everything where you expect it to be.
This isn't necessarily a bad thing, but has anyone seen anything thing ...
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Best UI pattern for letting a user assign items to groups
Problem: the user has a list of about 5-20 uncategorised items and needs to categorize them into 2-4 groups. The tricky part is that the same item can be placed into more than one group (this is an ...
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How to visualize similarity of one file to another?
Problem
My file-system is a mess, over the years I've been accumulating way too many downloads I didn't care to uncompress and organize, code that was subject to endless copy+pastes and improvements ...
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A Good “Invitation to Connect” Experience
We are building an "connect with your friends" part of our app and I curious as to a good way to do this. My first thought is do like everyone else...so I look to Facebook, twitter, LinkedIn, ...
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Completing a process in linear steps - what should happen if a user changes one of the previously entered steps?
I'm working on a tool made for professionals to calculate advice for their customers.
The user is following predefined steps. The steps are represented as tabs (with arrows) in the interface.
The ...
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What are some good ways to verify legitimacy of a commenter on a blog post?
I want to make sure that not just anyone is posting comments on a site - that is, I want to verify that its a legitimate person commenting. For example, having people write testimonials for a company ...
