Graphical User Interface design (GUI-design for short) refers to the visual aspect of designing computers, appliances, machines, mobile communication devices, software applications, and websites with the focus on the user's experience and interaction. Generally refers to digital rather than physical ...
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Is it necessary to show the name of the application on the screen?
For a mobile application, should all views show the name of the application? On the one hand, we don't want the user to get lost, but on the other, it could just take up space. Is there a UI best ...
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Balance between mandatory fields and optional fields
I am working on the project part of which is building a user profile page that is used to collect some information from the user so that this can be used to display better matching results for that ...
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Is a drag and drop UI usable for organizing/categorizing items?
I am creating a UI where a user can manage users by creating a group, and then dragging and dropping them to fill the groups as they would like. One problem I am faced with is that the complexity of ...
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Is there any definition/guidelines about user experience of Apple and Google?
I like the both Apple and Google user experiences. But visually they are different. Though, I need to know their basic concepts/theory about user experience.
So we will take their inspirations not ...
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Is the absence of a visible scroll bar confusing when asking users to agree with license terms?
This is for a web application, where the user is asked to accept the terms and conditions. Those license terms are displayed in a small window with the Accept button at the bottom. The full text does ...
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What is a suitable interface for exploring big images?
With the infographics fever there are a lot of big resolution images around the web. Usually, the designers are constrained to create them using long vertical formats otherwise it would be too ...
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Why does Gmail hide email options under a '+' sign?
Why does Gmail website hide options like "links", "smileys" etc. under a '+' sign when there is clearly enough room along the footer? Am I missing something, or is google really pushing google+?
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Best way to show long list of detailed information for summarized items in a table?
I'm working on an application page for an insurance company regarding purchasing policies and showing all the detailed information that comes with the policy.
The problem I'm facing is knowing how ...
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One click 'select' and 'continue'
During a subscription process; the user has to select a product, out of a possible four, and then advance to the next stage where they enter their payment details.
Is there a preference over having ...
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Alt key shortcuts anymore?
Do standard users use Alt key shortcuts for controls such as buttons anymore?
eg. an OK button could have a shortcut of Alt-K which would be the same as pressing it.
Any control on a form or window ...
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Suggestion for Critical Application GUI Font
I create a critical software (which affect safety), on the GUI, I need a font that has clarity & clear typeface which is very readable, mostly that font will be displayed at height of ~18px, do ...
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In mobile website when we use “Back” button then should it be always the titled as “Back”?
If we use Back button in website inner pages should we always use the text Back all the time or we should use the title of the last page. But title of last page can be longer than
Back
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How do you show that a feature can be selected individually or combined with another feature?
The user has 3 options/features to choose from, but here is the problem:
Each feature can be selected separately/on its own.
Feature A can be selected/combined with feature B.
Feature B can be ...
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Refresh button on a website
Is it useful/sensible to display a 'Refresh' button on a website's page (simple page, not dialog!), like the picture below?
First I thought it's a good idea, but know I start to think it's not so ...
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Essential input elements of a gui toolkit
I am in a process of designing a new toolkit for mobile devices (as a part of my Master's thesis). I would like to know if there is some theoretical backgroud (researches, books, tutorials, etc...) to ...
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What is the usual way to specify a GUI?
What is the typical or most effective way to specify the design decisions and interaction patterns of a specific application's GUI?
I began to realize I do not really know what the parts of a precise ...
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iPad tap to edit text: how intuitive is this / how can I make it clear to users?
I am building the following iPad UI, and it includes a "tap-to-edit" feature:
I personally like this type of UX - I like UIs where a user can interact directly with a document. However, I'm ...
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Right amount of padding between buttons in a mobile app
I am designing a mobile app for both ipad and iphone. I have a navigation bar which has several buttons next to each other and an action bar that has several buttons next to each other. Is there a ...
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Selection of multiple items and then selected one as default
I'm trying to design a web interface in which users pick particular "items" and set one of them as default. The textbox for searching uses autocomplete to find the matching item. I've come up with the ...
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What is the best way to communicate that certain functionality is currently unavailable in an application [duplicate]
Let's say there is some feature in an application (accessed via a button) that only becomes available once a number of criteria are met.
Off the top of my head, there are 3 options here:
Hide the ...
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What's the generic term for the Apple Menu, Windows Start Menu, etc.?
A number of applications and operating systems have a single "main" button or menu, often in the corner of the screen, that seems to be conceptually higher-level (or maybe it's lower-level?) than any ...
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Change button for color input modes
I have this SWT widget (color picker) with label:
By pressing the star button, color picker field transforms into code field, where you can write code:
I am not satisfied with this "star ...
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What is the term for making one UI component better but is not in sync with whole of UI?
Individual UI component owners (developer/GD) tries to make their component more useable/shining in the process losing the focus in the overall picture. I have somewhere read this to be something like ...
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How to best enter long digits on a small touch device without using keyboard input
my current task is to create an user interface for a mobile strategy game. stuff can be transported from point a to point b. the user can select an amount of stuff between 1 and 1.000.000. it is ...
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Address list following a postcode search, should a drop down list or radio buttons be used?
I'm working on a project at the moment using an OOTB solution. We have an address search facility where a user will neter there postcode, click 'search' and is then presented with a list of addresses. ...
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How to present information about multiple warehouse locations? eCommerce
I have a design decision that I would like some feedback on.
I have an e-commerce store for electronic products. I am based in the UK and ship products from my location, this means I can show the ...
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How does a “mental model” relate to an information model
In UI design we often talk about "mental models" that users need to form. I'm wondering if there is a particular relationship between that mental model and the actual information model that the system ...
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Are there any advantages to matte interfaces over glossy interfaces (or vice versa)?
I'm curious about the usability of such interfaces for complex tasks, repetitive tasks. Are there any studies that focus on this comparison?
Note: My question is not just about phone interfaces but ...
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What indicates Zoom uniquely?
While reading a slideshow on How People Really Use the iPhone. It seemed a lot of users are confused when looking for a "zoom" icon; finding the magnifying glass to mean "search" and the plus sign to ...
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Good example of a Keyboard Shortcut Manager implementation [closed]
I am implementing a keyboard shortcut manager in which the user can assign shortcut keys to global (or contextual) commands in a Windows desktop application. Note that the application has load of ...
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How do I justify a “friendly view” when a department head is adding “table view” as a requirement?
So in the web app I'm currently working on, I need to display a list of objects. I opted for a "friendly" view, with each object being a div. StackExchange's question list layout is actually a good ...
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Best UI element type and location for password retrieval on login form
I have currently the login form shown below and I'd like to add a UI element that the user can click in order to retrieve their fogotten password.
However I'm not sure what element to use and where ...
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Managing CRUD operations in a tree
I'm using a tree view in my web application to present the administrator a way of managing entities in the system.
So far I had to deal with simple entities that require only a name that is way i ...
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Best Method to Present a Many to Many Form to User
I have a questions about how to best present a form based off a many to many relationship to a user. I'll explain my models to help give an idea of what data I need to present.
Models and ...
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Is there a resource for MMORPG trading interfaces?
I’m searching for some documentation/training/resource on MMORPG trading UIs (marketplace, auctions, changing items etc.). Is there any detailed documentation in this topic somewhere?
ps. Google is ...
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Best way to display support, contact, and preferences in Mac App
I'm trying to decide what the best way to display the following options to a user is:
Contact / Social Connection Links (ex. find "company name" on Twitter / Facebook)
Support options (ex. in-app ...
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How to present filters graphically?
I'm creating a UI which allows users to specify filters, such as Age > 18. Until now, this has been quite straightforward as all it required was a simple layout as shown below:
However, besides ...
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Scrollbar width in Component Vs. Containers (UX dilemma)
Do you think a thinner scrollbar should be applied in components (such as combo box and text area) and wider scrollbar in containers such as window & panel?
And if not, will you apply a thinner ...
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Does Metro scale?
This question has bugged me for a while, I thought I might ask it.
In software, we say something "scales" if it's able to stay coherent and consistent over a long period of time, but more ...
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Documented guidelines for one-handed mobile phone interfaces
I'm trying to come up with user interface ideas for a mobile app that can be entirely used with your thumb while holding the phone with one hand. While I've looked at Apple's guidelines it doesn't ...
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Invite your Facebook friends in web app - Styled like Facebook or native web app style?
I am not sure how to decide (other than testing and doing the work twice), whether users when prompted to invite their Facebook friends, would be more comfortable with 'wall of faces' that is styled ...
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Hidden optional fields in form design
On a web-app I'm working on,
we have many forms inside dropdown menus.
On many of them we have an optional field: Description.
This field has been added for the users that want to work on a more ...
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MessageBox title standard? [duplicate]
I have a message box that has a confirmation to identity a crew or to skip the step. I have always put my titles of messages boxes as a short description as to what is going on. For instance, my ...
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User Interface for assigning times throughout the day
I am designing a roster where each staff member can be assigned to a particular task for any 15 minute block throughout the day. In practice, there are usually two or three primary tasks, as well as ...
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Alternative control to drag and drop for assigning tasks to an individual?
I am working on a web application for Branch Managers at an investment bank to assign accounts that are without Financial Advisers for whatever reason. Some reasons are the Financial Adviser has ...
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Which of the two is the best UI approach for a tablet app destined for reading?
I am in the process of prototyping an application for delivering news content. Our first platform will be the iPad (along with web) but other tablets will follow.
Decomposing the application into ...
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XML editor design indents XML without tabs/spaces - disadvantages?
I've developed an XML text editor that indents XML using a 'floating' left-margin rather than the more common tab or space characters. Indentation is updated continuously and only relies on the XML ...
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What would you label 'Delete oldest and Save' action?
The (iPad) app has a limit to the number of sessions which can be saved.
Once the limit is reached, when the user tries to save a new session he gets a dialog box telling:
You can either delete ...
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What does a folded corner mean to a user?
Lately I've noticed an increasing amount of folded corners as UI and/or decorative elements on several web pages. However, it seems most of the sites seem to differ in what they want to convey with ...
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Can I remove the login name?
I am currently working on an enterprise software program. Our user(client) will have only one account individually, so that they don't need to change their account in most of the cases. And they are ...
