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What is this side menu called that can be found in many multi-touch apps, and where does it originate from?
It can be found for example in the YouTube and Facebook app.
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Difference between UI , GUI and HMI
I wanted to get these three terms viz UI, GUI and HMI clearly identified from each other.
My current understanding :
UI : Any general interface by which a human being or machine interacts with a ...
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UI: name of multiple column interface?
Is there a "proper" name for the UI wherein it has multiple columns, and as you interact with the first column, the second column gets populated with with appropriate data? These columns act as a ...
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What are the little arrows called that hide additional details?
In UI design, sometimes settings are hidden behind a little arrow or "+" symbol. When the user clicks on it, the item expands to show additional details.
Does this UI pattern have a name? Other ...
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Is there a visual glossary of (Windows) UI controls?
Some days it seems every member of my team calls each control by a different name. Is there a good resource, preferably with images, for what the official name of each control type is? I found a few ...
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What is the UI pattern used for managing people in Google+ called?
I've tried to find more info on this particular UI pattern Google+ exposes, and I'm sure I've seen it before, but still, I haven't been able to find references to it.
If you go to the Circles section ...
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Is it a problem if a word describing a software action has additional controversial meanings in the real world?
Is it a problem if a word describing a software concept has additional potentially controversial meanings in the real world?
To name some examples:
icon - in software it is a small image which ...
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What is Difference between UI and UX? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Difference between UI and UX
There are two terms in design UI and UX can anyone explain? they confuse me a lot.
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What term should I use for removing characters from user input (Bank ATM consoles)?
We are developing the UI for a banking ATM console where many of our customers are not aware of computers common GUI terminology.
So what term should I use for removing entered characters if someone ...
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Is there a term/name for these labels?
Are there any conventional names for these informational labels?
