Information is data within a context.
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Do people really want to look at multiple windows at once?
I'm referring to Jakob Nielsen's alertbox from November 19, 2012. He complains about the lack of windows in Windows 8:
Lack of Multiple Windows = Memory Overload for Complex Tasks
One of the ...
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Giving my clients all of the information… or not
I'm developing a website for a client of mine. A man who is doing on-site automotive work (e.g. the side of a road). He also does work in peoples driveways.
He recently got some calls from people ...
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Giving users ability to change order of information on their profiles
I'd like to allow people to change the order of sections on their profiles. The idea is that if a person X has an impressive "Experience" section, while person Y has no experience but an interesting ...
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Collapsible content vs. static text for FAQ/Information page
I am designing a simple FAQ/information page. We already have one, which you can view here: http://merchantfuse.com/site/general
As you can see we use collapsible content boxes.
However I am ...
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Title for a URL of source/upload field?
I want to ask people for a logo, not using to much space. The solution i'm using is to have an input text field where you can type in/paste the URL of a logo you may have it on server and a button at ...
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Should we show how many views a page has?
As part of a new site design I've put in the functionality to track and count unique page views. This is predominately used to create a list of popular articles and blog posts.
Is there a negative or ...
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Show tooltip immediately or only after a click on the “i”
I've got a loan applicant form.
All the fields are required and most of them got a describing tooltip.
I struggle when it comes to the point how to show the tooltips.
Hide them until a user clicks a ...
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Which type of help system is best?
At my company we create Windows based desktop applications. In the past, we have created .chm files for our help documentation and have been happy with it. We have now been faced with some issues ...
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Interaction with a grid with complex cells
Problem definition:
A grid where each column represents an attribute of a task and each row is a task
One of the columns represents the progress reported on that task
Multiple persons can be ...
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2answers
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Should the “Help” menu really be called Help?
Most of todays applications have a menu called Help as the last element in the menu bar. But many applications are using the Help menu as a general container for anything that does not fit into other ...
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1answer
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Building search interfaces with a large number of options
I'm about to start developing a web interface to a search - it indexes a large number of items with a lot of metadata, so there is a need to enable searching in multiple ways over lots of data.
There ...
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2answers
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What are some good concepts to be mindful of when integrating two separate websites?
Background: I am working with a client that is not ready to let go of their archaic website. We are designing a new feature that will be hosted on separate domain under their branding with the ...
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Software UI: presentation and availability of optional information
I want to make the user of my software program feel comfortable with the new concepts being put before them. As part of this approach I have adopted the "information button" concept for most of the ...
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3answers
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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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2answers
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Advice on layout/presentation of information to user in web page
I'm developing a website that helps connect nightlife promotion companies with consumers. Each night life company hosts events and various venues and on various nights. I want to give users/consumers ...
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1answer
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How should I show access controls to users
As we design complicated systems for multiple users, it is important to show them security information for their firms.
I want to show them who can do what action to which accounts.
Clarity is very ...
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4answers
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How should I determine where to place an application version number?
I'm developing a desktop application that requires an application number to be viewable in some way for our users. I am trying to determine what would be a good place for it that is meaningful to ...
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5answers
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What's the best way to graph results of a matrix ranking question?
I'm reworking an existing module which graphs results from a live survey with several different question types. I discovered that the results of matrix-type ranking questions are graphed as a single ...
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2answers
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Less frequent but relevant information more seldom or more frequent but less relevant information more often?
In a project I’m participating in we are in a crucial crossroad. We’re discussing whether it’s better to fill an intranet with information, even if it’s not directly targeted at this particular user, ...
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6answers
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Forcing a workflow while making it easier for the user
I'm working on an internal webapp that requires users to Enter Meeting Notes. Currently, the users write their notes in a Word template, then copy/paste into one large text field in the app. The notes ...
2
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4answers
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is better to use price ranges displayed with $ symbol or actual prices?
I am building a web restaurant listing, and I am concerned about the clarity of the message between the design simplicity of showing price ranges like ...
2
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1answer
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How do you deal with multi-part labels along an axis of a bar chart?
I am developing mockups for several charts that we need to display. One of the recurring problems I encounter is that the labels for the category axis (y-axis in this case) are actually made of of ...
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2answers
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How to best present data that is incomplete?
The app uses data and images to create an interface. It will be a web or native app.
Some of the data that is gathered is incomplete. Sometimes the data on the images are missed.
The question is: How ...
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2answers
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Displaying a large data table in a mobile app
Does anyone have any suggestions for displaying a large data table in a mobile app? Some of the columns (the ones that are underlined) need to be able to be sorted when clicked.
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2answers
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Price ranges vs concrete price for 3rd party vendors
I'm building a website for a consulting firm that creates websites for its customers. In the website there is a small section that mentions a few hosting services as well as their prices (just for the ...
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2answers
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Information Graphics vs Brand Awareness
I'm looking for some information on mapping color to graphs. To be more specific, I've got a bunch of graphs that represent Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and now Google+ in line charts. We've had an on ...
2
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1answer
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What is the right perspective for applications to talk from? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
“Your” vs “My” in user interfaces
For example, the pictures folder on windows is called "my pictures", but an app might say "are you sure you'd like to delete that"? ...
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1answer
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A good way of displaying more information when something is clicked
For the sake of this question, assume that I am developing a monitoring platform for a power plant ( I am not actually doing that, but the situation is similar, so this assumption should work).
...
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0answers
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What is the best way to display info from a table that has 20+ fields? [duplicate]
I have a giant table that has more than 20 columns and 10 pages with 15 rows each!
How can I display this data in a way that's readable and understandable for the user?
What alternatives exist?
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1answer
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The right to remove an account, or change the username [duplicate]
The way web services handle account information, and allow (or disallow) account deletion, and respect their user's privacy is certainly a big part of the User Experience.
As an experiment, I'm ...
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Where can I find information about the effects of GUIs
I need resources for information on the effects of the creation of GUIs for PCs. When I started looking up information on GUIs, but I mostly found the computers that first started using GUIs, the ...
