Feedback covers both how apps and websites respond to user input, flagging errors, showing effects of actions etc to them AND anything to do with giving and soliciting feedback for the developers and site owners through e-mail, written reports etc.
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The notification tray at the top of Stack Exchange sites: what is it called? And are there other good examples of this?
I'm trying to clean up notifications for a client site and was wondering if the notification pattern that Stack Exchange employs has a name that I can use to search for more examples.
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Design recommendation for a button
I have a form in which the user requests a report to the system by clicking the Send Report Request button. The system then produces scheduled reports according to the interval the user selected ...
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What's the point in electronic devices beeping on keypress?
Many electronic devices, mostly cell phones, by default beep on keypress. What's the point in that?
Once a key is pressed their state is changed and that's reflected in the graphic interface anyway. ...
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Should error messages apologize?
We are having a discussion on our team about an error message that says "Sorry, you do not have permission to access this feature. Please contact your administrator for assistance."
Is it ...
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How can I highlight errors when bright red is the main color of the brand?
I'm working on a mobile website for a client whose main brand color is red. The website header and headings are all red. CTA buttons are red too. How can I effectively separate errors (mostly in form ...
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What is the most effective way to solicit and manage open source project UI feedback?
I'm planning to release a project which will integrate with several popular content management systems as a plugin and operate as a stand-alone service - beyond providing users with a simple contact ...
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How can I maintain usability on a slow system?
Obviously a huge part of a positive UX is a fast, responsive design. The software I work with (Electronic Medical Records) is sometimes used on sub-standard devices (e.g. ancient desktop PCs) or in ...
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How to “force” users to upgrade their browser?
I couldn't think of a better title for this question, but please don't jump to conclusions - I don't really want to point a gun at my users heads!
I have a site that works well with the modern ...
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Should I provide feedback from a save button?
I'm currently in the process of developing a Windows Application which produces Word Documents.
In the program there is the ability to save your progress (different to the "Save as a Word Document" ...
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Do progress bars help completion rates?
I'm expanding on a question I posed in comments on How do you indicate progress to users in a multi-step form?.
Roland made the comment "because everybody wants to reach 100% percent" when discussing ...
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Do online-feedback tools generate useful feedback?
We'd like to gather feedback from our users after the re-launch of our website. We do usability tests and interviews but I'd like to provide an easy way to give feedback for any user.
There are tons ...
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Mockup review process [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can we improve the internal wireframe review?
I am trying to understand what the best practices are for
sharing mockups with clients online and
capturing ...
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Is the color red really appropriate for form validation errors?
It seems to be taken for granted that the color red is appropriate to highlight errors. In the case of serious system errors, I agree. However, I'm having doubts that it's the right choice for user ...
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Which is a good method for delete without confirmation?
I have read around a few places that confirmation messages are not the best way to go about warning users, it's best to let them do whatever they want but give them the option to go back. I thought ...
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What will be the Best notifications and error messages?
As a UI architect, I am always wondering about the best format to display errors and notifications to users.
Which of the following examples is the best format?
Name is required
Name cannot be ...
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Is this color readable?
I'm not sure that this orange color meshes well with my green and white theme, or that it's easily readable.
If it is not readable, is there a better color that would be more easily readable? ...
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How to convince a user to fill out a survey
I am working on a project that provides a service (landscaping) to members of the community. When the work for that client is finished we always encourage the client to go to our website to fill out a ...
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What are the pros and cons of getting design recommendations from usability test participants?
I'm looking over a usability report, and one thing is jumping out at me: at the end of each section in which an identified usability issue was discussed, is a section entitled "Recommendations."
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Standardized (web) application error messages? [closed]
I'm in the middle of coding a bespoke CMS for a company and if there is one thing I hate it's coming up with good copy for "flash" messages (short messages that provide user feedback.)
I know how ...
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Error Message Advice (for asynchronous/background tasks)
We have a web application which currently performs a number of intensive, time-consuming tasks. The initial design didn't really cope with the levels of information we're now dealing with and we're ...
