Input fields are several different controls such as textboxes, dropdown lists and radio buttons who reside in a (web) form.
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Where should the GUI light source come from?
I know that historically the light source on GUIs is in the upper left, casting a shadow on the bottom-right of buttons and the upper left of fields. Now, I see some places (like Apple) use a top ...
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Auto Advance to Next Field
When is it appropriate to 'auto advance' from one text field to the next, as in phone numbers and SSN?
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Character limits on fields - pros and cons and best practices?
Some of our form fields have character limits. We're debating whether we should reflect the current size of data entry, or to simply hard-limit and inhibit data entry beyond that size.
In HTML, ...
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Case-study for hiding the optional fields?
I am currently designing a web form for the Online Travel Insurance System and I am thinking of hiding the optional fields since there were so many of them. Like the image below.
I put a Show More ...
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What's the official name of concept of input boxes with tags?
I'm looking for an implementation and the (official) name of this kind of control where it's a inputbox where we can add multiple tags into it. By example, it is used in JIRA like this capture (and ...
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Input Field Widths
I just created my account on ux.stackexchange.com. I'm a developer and don't have much experience in UX best practices. So I intend to start coming to this site regularly.
My question is really ...
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Many-to-Many associations - Edit in place or on new screen?
I am trying to design an interface to do two things:
Create Items and Objects
Create links between Items and Objects (in a many-to-many association)
An Item is a simple attribute that must be ...
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How should I implement Language selection in a CMS?
One of my client must be able to post News to both french and english language on his website. I would like to know how I should design the CMS to be the most convenient for the admin as possible.
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How to design a form that mostly is read-only, but sometimes editable?
Often in database-centric application I need to design a view for records e.g. something like:
Name: __________
Phone Nr: _________
Website: ______
Email: __________@________
Location: ____________
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what is the ideal order of fields to have in a contact form?
I'm working on a contact form and was wondering on the order of fields.
if I should start with the subject first and then name, email and message field or name, email subject and message field.
