Inline edit is a design pattern that enables the user to edit text directly in the page without requiring going to a separate page or opening a dialog overlay. It makes the interaction more direct and intuitive as the user can edit the text in the same place where it is shown.
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Modal views vs popovers in iPad
I'm transitioning from an iPhone app to iPad, in the iPhone version I have a view hierarchy similar to this:
That is, an UITableView, while tapping on a cell the app navigates to another view with ...
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Best way of editing rows and row details of a UITableView in iOS
I have a table view which may have several items (rows), which in turn have more information that I want to be displayed in another view by tapping the row (common scenario). The point is, I'd like to ...
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Resorting items after editing on a paginated page
We show a list of users in a paginated fashion (10 rows per page). There is a column to flip the status of an user to activate or disable. Assuming I am in the 3rd page and I am disabling a user. ...
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What should happen when I add a Row to a paginated, sorted list
A user wants to add an item on a sorted and paginated List. If we keep the list sorted, the item might be on another page than we're viewing and if we just add it to the top of the list it will break ...
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Inline editing controls alignment
I have a list of string items which I want to use inline editing for modification. Before a user can change a string they need to hit an edit button to enter edit mode. There's also an inline delete ...
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Alternatives to failing a form to ask for additional input
I have a simple form that asks the user to enter details about an airplane he or she has flown:
The form asks for the model of the aircraft (172, 182), it's registration (N-261GY) and its home ...
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Experience using dropdowns in-line of sentence “mad lib” style
Do you have experience implementing text inputs or drop-downs in-line with other text or forms? Is this approach any better than just creating a separate field/label?
In the example below the user ...
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Prompt user to edit an inline-edit field
Background
Using an edit-in-place field for users to provide their name.
Problem
The phrase "Type your name" imperatively indicates that users can (and should!) type their name. However, unless the ...
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Inline editing vs Edit view
I've seen this question asked a few times, but none that relate to my particular scenario. I'm working on a large, complex UI that involves many user types. For this screen, there are 4 types of ...
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Affordance (indication) of an editable grid
Working on a form with multiple small grids for information display and adding a new grid. (Grid is the right display here.) The business unit wants the legacy grids to remain editable with a pop-up ...
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What should the “save” button be called when editing inline?
In our application, users can click "rename" to perform inline editing of the name of the current document. When they're done editing the name, they click a button to save the change.
I'm trying to ...
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Shifting a view into inline-edit mode VS. dedicated edit screen?
I'm developing an iOS app, and I'm conflicted on which is the better UX choice to make. The main screen displays a nicely arranged carousel of objects, with just a few core details. The user can edit ...
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Does the use of a WYSIWYG editor by itself improve the UX?
As someone with a lot of background writing low-level software, I've always felt a strong dislike for WYSIWYGs such as CKEditor or TinyMCE in the browser. To me they are mostly problematic, as they ...
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Suitable way of editing table entries
What is the best way to enable editing in a table that only exposes a fraction of the fields? Inlay? Overlay? Separate Page?
download bmml source – Wireframes created with Balsamiq ...
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Updating page information - Inline vs selecting edit
I am redesigning an app from scratch, and have a little dilemma on the UX behind updating page information/editing page information.
The information can range from profile settings to user pages to ...
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Edit button or editable nodes?
We are working to design online forms. Some forms are opened when they already have some of the user's personal information (like name and address).
The user can edit existing data, and enter ...
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Should I allow users to edit replies in a ticketing system?
I'm making a ticket system, and on each ticket users and employees can add replies. I'm just wondering, would it be a good idea to allow users to edit replies?
A lot of web apps/websites allow users ...
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Combining public and private interfaces on one page
In a UI like the new YouTube what is the benefit of having a separate "Video Manager" space - where you manage all your videos/ playlists over just allowing users to perform all those functions when ...
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What is the best way to hint that a table cell is editable?
I have a table with data, with several columns. This is a table used mostly for reading, with the possibility for a user to occasionally adjust some values. Most columns are informative only, and some ...
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Is it better to have an 'edit mode'?
On a page like a User profile - is it better to allow editing fields by going into an explicit "Edit Mode" where all fields become editable? Or is it better to just have all the fields have 'edit' ...
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edit & save buttons - do I need them? where to place them?
I'm designing a simple app for the Android platform.
I have a page with some data, this page can be reached by two options:
create new page- input fields are empty
edit existing page- input fields ...
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Should edit details form be in a modal dialog or directly on the page?
I'm building a site that users can login and register on and on the Account Page I am implementing the Edit Details form. My question is, what would be best: the form be right in the page or in a pop ...
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What's a good pattern for edit in place with hyperlinks?
I have a datagrid with many columns that I want to be able to edit in place. Some of the values in the table are hyperlinks. I want to be able to follow the hyperlinks and also edit them. The row ...
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Affordance of Edit In Place functionality
I want to use contenteditable as an edit-in-place mechanism. However, I'm struggling with the usability of it. The problem is that once a user clicks on the area, it's not obvious that they can edit ...
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How to provide keyboard navigation in editable table that includes drop downs?
I'm designing a business application.
When the user enters the main data entity in the application part of the form is tabular. Since some of the users will have an intensive usage of this ...
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Password and in place editing
I decided to support in place editing for a simple user table.
I am not sure what i should do about password...
When i create a new user i can have a textbox to type...
When viewing i can hide then ...
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In place editing and advanced editing?
I am wondering what is the best way to support both in place editing at a datagrid and advanced for properties that cannot fit into a row. My first idea is to have a pencil at the left for in row ...
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What problems could arise from displaying a label inside a textbox during data entry?
Just made the finishing touches on a new technique I developed for using a label in a textbox.
Here is the live demonstration: http://powabunga.nfshost.com/bestform/
There were a few things I was ...
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Real example of inline edit
I am looking for an example of use of inline edit pattern (one of the Yahoo! Patterns library) for my work in the University. I founded examples of Table Edit (like spreadsheet) but this patterns ...
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Inline editing or modal popup
I'm interested to know what would be best the option from a UX perspective. I have a table in which i need to decide if i should edit each row with inline editing where you can click on each item in ...
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Should I put view and edit on the same form?
We're working on a new management console for an online service. The management console consists of about 30 forms as well as lots of reporting and various other goings-on.
My developers have moved ...
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Summary Page - Should users be able to edit data on a summary page?
So, I'm working on this little project that has a task flow that includes a Summary page.
Here's the scenario:
User searches for something.
Application displays results.
User clicks on result.
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