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Where should form instructions or hints be placed?
I was browsing Forrst and came about a screenshot of a form designed with Twitter Bootstrap that had the label on the left, the input field on the right, and the instruction that it's required under ...
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2answers
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Form design and placement of action buttons
This question involves a data entry form in a web application. The form will be
used in a desktop environment only; there's no need to account for mobile.
A single user of this web app could be ...
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3answers
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What's the Best Placement for Save/Cancel Buttons on Very Long Forms?
I have a big project creation form having atleast having 30-40 fields where i have already grouped the relevant fields as a set(splitting into 3 columns) with proper headers, but still i have a long ...
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2answers
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Date picker button placement: inside or outside the right bounds?
Which of these is a better approach for placement of the date picker button:
Having the button outside the right bounds of the other textboxes:
Or having the picker inside:
I'm also thinking of ...
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3answers
810 views
Best place for placement of error messages on a form (both generic and specific)
I'm working on a simple registration form which, when invalid data is entered, will display both a generic error (e.g: "There is an error on your form") and also specific errors (e.g: "This is not a ...
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3answers
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Where to place buttons on forms in a desktop application?
When you have a desktop application in which a user is editing records (and performing other operations on records), where is the ideal location to place the buttons for those operations?
I have in ...
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3answers
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Login Form Placement/Isolation
If you go to http://www.notableapp.com/, you will see that when you click the Sign In button, it takes you to a completely new page with only the login form on that page.
Why did the designers ...
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23answers
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OK/Cancel on left/right?
Should OK button be on left of Cancel button or vice versa?
Are there any studies suggesting either of the solutions?
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4answers
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Is there a recommended location for a submit button in relation to a cancel on the web?
On the web, is there a recommended location for the submit (Go, Search, Submit, etc) button in relation to the cancel, reset or back button? I'm thinking the recommended positions makes it easiest for ...
