a scripting language that allows web pages to present dynamic content to users, such as validation of web forms or automatic saving of data to reduce frustration or to allow visual effects otherwise impossible with HTML.
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How to tell visitors to activate JavaScript?
How should one tell website visitors that a website makes heavy use of JavaScript?
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Is it ok to require certain users to have JavaScript enabled?
I am a firm believer sites should work perfectly fine for people who choose to disable Javascript while browsing any and all of the content.
However, when it comes to higher-level interaction (such ...
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4answers
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Is it ok to add content when the users selects and “copies” something on the page?
Some websites (using tools like tynt) have started to add something a little surprising at first : When the reader copies part of the article or blog post, something, say the url of the piece, is ...
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2answers
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Whats the best way to present a time duration to user?
We're trying to implement the most effective method of displaying duration it takes for user to complete a puzzle.
Looking for simplicity and accuracy.
I've added two examples that we've been working ...
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9answers
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Drawbacks of auto “focusing” on a web page's text field (JavaScript)
Do you guys know any drawback of focusing on a text field on a web page ?
It's pretty useful when you know users will use this text field more than others (like on the google homepage), but it's a bit ...
8
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3answers
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Pros/Cons of date- and datetimepickers [closed]
What pros and cons do you experience when using datepickers in web forms or software?
What do you think is missing sometimes?
What bugs you when using a datepicker?
I want to know, either from ...
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3answers
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Best design for displaying list under a list of items ?
I have a list of items in a database and i display 10 items with some additional details at a time(as table rows). I use next & previous buttons to fetch the remaining items.
This part has been ...
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2answers
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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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2answers
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Generic clientside form validation
I'm the author of the jQuery Form Validation plugin, which I started writing in 2006. Since then I've put quite some effort into improving the default interaction, without the developer using the ...
8
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5answers
234 views
Looking for advice regarding a Web design involving 3-dimensional lists
I hope this is the right place for Web design advice; considering StackOverflow also, but not sure if pure design questions are welcome there?
I'm trying to design a Web page that is to display ...
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2answers
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browser geolocation: offer to user automatically?
I have web where content depends a lot on users geolocation. So it would be really nice to use W3C Geolocation API. When I do that, user is asked by browser authorization bar whether allow geolocation ...
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3answers
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At what point do I throw graceful degradation to the wind?
For a feature I'm currently working on implementing on my application (a pretty standard feature), it seems like I have to essentially disregard "graceful degradation." I'm referring, of course, to a ...
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5answers
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Auto focus on the first form field; done right?
I want to add a bit to the flow of users, by making the first form field auto focus on page load.
Initially the auto focus scares me a bit (sometimes called offensive). But as said in that Q&A, ...
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3answers
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Should animations pause on mouseover?
Should animations pause on mouseover? I have my opinion, but I was wondering if there was any evidence to support/refute the idea that users expect this to happen.
EDIT: I'm specifically concerned ...
5
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1answer
73 views
Best Practices in keyboard navigation of JavaScript Controls?
Apparently "best practice" when creating DHTML widgets, such as menus etc., is to allow users to navigate to the widget using the tab key, and navigate within the widget using arrow keys. This follows ...
4
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2answers
260 views
What happens when the focus rectangle isn't clear?
I get a lot of clients that comment that the focus box isn't obvious enough in some browsers. Is it common and good practice to make it more obvious? If so, how exactly do people do this?
4
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1answer
188 views
Javascript and 508
I was wondering if someone has a article of common practices a web developer should practice while using Javascript on a web page, keeping in mind the web page should be 508 compliant. I saw some ...
4
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2answers
188 views
User-friendlier dropdowns with hoverIntent?
Is it a good idea to use hoverIntent (which introduces a slight movement-predicted delay to prevent accidental hover-offs) for user-friendlier dropdowns?
...
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8answers
652 views
Should a website UI designer know Javascript/JQuery as well as HTML & CSS?
My problem is this, that few people mention that a UI designer should not have knowledge of JavaScript they should only know html and css. But I believe that a UI designer should also have knowledge ...
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1answer
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Telling users passwords don't match and aren't strong enough
I have two functions in my user registration form
One checks the password and confirmed password are the same.
The other checks if the password is strong enough.
I have two presentation related ...
3
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3answers
220 views
Decline in JavaScript prompt() usage?
I've been seeing less and less use of javascript's prompt function. I find it very useful but I was curious as to why the decline of usage. I see something very similar to it used everyday ( iOS ...
3
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1answer
2k views
What is the official JavaScript logo/icon? [closed]
Is there an official JavaScript logo/icon or there is no official logo or icon at all? If not, which icon do you consider to be the most representative when refering to JavaScript? I am just curious, ...
3
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1answer
206 views
Multi-pane code editor with preview: help me find a good compromise between usability and complexity
I am creating a simple web site/app for testing JavScript code in the browser, similar to jsbin.com, jsfiddle.net, and tinkerbin.com.
The usual approach is to have 3 code editors (for JS, CSS, and ...
2
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5answers
2k views
How to display the hierarchical data [closed]
Some real ui javascript library wanted!
I have to display some hierarchical data on the web page. It should not be a classical tree view with the text items. I am looking for a graphical ...
2
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5answers
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Speed enhancement at the expense of not working with JS turned off
I have an image gallery that currently loads the images using standard img tags and since it has a lot of large images it loads quite slow.
I can speed things up by having the gallery script ...
2
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2answers
190 views
Right mouse click, choose delete on website
I'm implementing a javascript folder tree with basic explorer function: add/update/delete. It's like this:
[Menu] Add new school
+School A
-- Class A1
-- Classs A2
-----Student Tom
+School B
-- ...
2
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6answers
431 views
What would be the benefits of knowing JavaScript as a UI/UX designer?
I'm a UI/UX designer and work for a start-up creating a web-based application serving a specific target audience. Although not required for my job, I'm trying to teach myself JavaScript and would like ...
2
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1answer
442 views
Changing the behavior of the arrow keys with JavaScript
In the context of a widget on a website, what is the preferred way of changing the behavior of the arrow keys with JavaScript?
The user can't scroll with the arrow
keys and can use the arrow keys in
...
2
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2answers
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Static tooltips vs tooltips that follow the mouse
This is for a debug app (programming) that prints additional information when the mouse is over a certain element.
For example, the app can display a list of class methods. When the user mouse over a ...
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0answers
196 views
What is the new user interface that services like Google/Google+ are using? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the top navigation called when it is common to a network or suite of websites?
Recently Google/Google+ and other services have adjusted their menus to the top of ...
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2answers
2k views
Panorama viewers based on Javascript [closed]
Are there panorama viewers out there that are not Flash, Silverlight, Java or Quicktime based? Is anyone on this list working on one of these or using one? :)
I want to be able to program hotspots ...
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1answer
71 views
Do dynamic height changes jar users on web page load?
When a web site loads, sometimes an element's height needs to be determined dynamically with javascript. This can happen with a responsive design where the width of a fluid element is not known until ...
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3answers
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In a Mobile Website if a Javascript can enhance UX but will make the page little slower to load, is it ok to do that?
In a Mobile Website if a JavaScript can enhance UX but will make the page little slower to load, is it ok to use javascript?
Or we should always give preference to speed specially on mobile?
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1answer
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What do you call a controll that gives the user the ability to match two lists?
Imagine two lists:
colors
objects
Each of those lists has several dozens values.
Is there a known UI widget that gives you the functionality to macth elements from one list to elements in the ...
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2answers
306 views
What is a good approach to reordering table rows from a usability standpoint? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Most intuitive way to offer manual sorting?
I have a web application that uses many table rows. Each row typically has an ordering field, and the client just put a ...
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3answers
1k views
Certificate/Diploma in UX/UI/IxD [closed]
I am looking for a certificate/diploma course in UX/UI development. Basically, I think I am good in design as well as programming. Right now I have a job as an Interactive Developer and I get to work ...
0
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1answer
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Records mouse activity and suggest topics of interest? [closed]
Is there any way to collect users mouse activity in browser?
I need this information, so as I can suggest some topics which user might be interested in.
I am planning to gather some information over ...
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0answers
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How should I setup a UI for editing a binary tree? [closed]
I need to allow the user to create an binary tree. I have a Backbone Model populating properly from the database, the problem I am stuck on is how do I setup the ui elements in a way that is fairly ...
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2answers
126 views
What does ?v2 mean after a file extension [closed]
A site I get on allot has updated a few of their files, and I wanted to know the meaning of them. For example, their CSS, and majority of their images. Before their update, the file was called ...
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0answers
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What's the best way for (select row, delete it on button click) [closed]
I am really tired on this but i hope that I can find any solution for my problem. This is a MVC project I'm working on.
I have gridView, how can i do this: Click on row and then click on button to ...
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1answer
60 views
Can a dropdown in-email, like from G+, be implemented without special support from the email client? [closed]
Noticed today this great trinket from Google: in their notification emails upon new G+ followers, the recipient can add someone to a circle directly from a dropdown in the email. (See below).
The ...
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votes
1answer
101 views
What's the best User Interface to browse data organized by Graphs [closed]
working on a web app, i have a lot of datas organized by graphs instead of trees, what's the most usable user interface to browse and manage them?
i will use html5 and javascript.
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votes
2answers
739 views
What are the qualities / skills should an User Interface (UI) designer possess? [closed]
1. What are the qualities / skills should an User Interface (UI) designer possess?
2. Please let me know the weightage (Out of 100%) of having Javascript and Jquery skills in UI designer?
Example: ...
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votes
2answers
58 views
Javascript Demo Interface - Options? [closed]
I'm going to be working on a client project that involves me taking an array of User Interface screenshots and displaying them on a Demo Page. The goal is to get the vistor to interact with these ...
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1answer
174 views
Dashboard designing [closed]
Can any one suggest good design for dashboard? I have already added news,events,aanouncements,holidays,birthdays of employees,joke and thought. But I need more elements.
