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Java GUI - JLIST + Refresh

I need to create an interface which includes a list of events. The events are saved into a Vector List and I need to be able to display a list of their 3 variables like this: 13/05/2003 Task 1 ...
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Best way to display plus/minus or pros/cons short sentences

I have information in short sentences (bullet list) and each bullet could be pros/cons or plus/minus toward a product. What is the best way to display it nicely? For example: + Price is cheap + ...
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Favourite or Visible?

I am currently analysing the GUI of one application. It happens that the application has a list of locations that only displays favourite locations. When you create a location, the new location is ...
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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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Selecting many elements from a long list

I have a scenario where my 'create user' dialog has a very long list of options, of which the user needs to select many. The project manager has suggested a 'dual list' approach: a long (scrolled) ...
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Should a duplicated record be added to the end or after the selected record?

I'm wondering what the preference (or what makes the most sense) is for duplicating a record in a list. I torn between copying the duplicated item right below the selected one or copying it to the ...
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How can I allow users to easily pair items from long lists?

I'm trying to create a friendly ui that will allow users with little or no computer experience to make pairs from two huge lists (around 2000 items each). Above each lists there will be a search field ...
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How to present data, part now, part later

Here's the scenario: You have a (hierarchical) catalogue of information about products. Some product information is local and the rest is remote. There could be upto 1000 distributed in some way - ...
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Best way to shorten item's names in lists, but retaining per-item uniqueness?

We have a drop-down menu for the user to switch between several accounts or profiles, and these accounts are identified by their legal entity name. There's a higher than random chance that many of the ...
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How to represent a quoter and a quotee for a webapp

For my own personal project while I learn PHP, I am creating a web app where friends can quote each other. So a user will come and post what their friend said and their friends can like it and comment ...