A menu is a list of commands presented to an operator by a computer system
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Menu restructing quandry
http://www.scic.com is the site.
We have a menu structure similar to this on our site using jQuery Simplemenu.
-----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| MENU 1 ...
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Menu Label to Combine Contact & Subscribe Page Links
I a looking for a naming suggestion for a menu label that will drop down links to two separate pages: Contact & Subscribe.
The Contact link goes to a form, the Subscribe link goes to a ...
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Arrow-border vs open-border for currently selected item in a vertical menu
Arrow border:
Open border:
Which gives a better user experience, and why?
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Should link disclose more information or open a popup menu?
I have a list of links that reference resources. Users interact with a link in two ways: 1. display a short description of the resource, and 2. delete the link from the list.
Two options are being ...
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Thoughts on putting controls in the top horizontal bar?
Is there any authoritative overview of the pros/cons of using the topmost menubar to host action items that change depending on context? An example that comes to mind immediately is Microsoft's ...
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Design for ordering from a menu [closed]
I am working on my first app on Swing, an app for a restaurant.
There is a set of menu which contains items, that has to be selected by the user for the order processing. All the items are grouped in ...
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Is the term account confusing when referencing the user of a site or app?
I'm currently working on a user menu for a site and I'm worried that the term Account could be confusing because of the nature of the relationship. Just like with a bank one user may have multiple ...
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What is a good method for organizing internal team tools and public comments?
I'm creating a mobile web application for debates. There is a public discussion between two people displayed on a "card", with buttons to tell the other person they made a good point, and to add a new ...
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How high should a top floating menu be?
More and more websites are getting top menus that always stay when you scroll.
Examples:
https://9gag.com/
http://www.ign.com/
http://phpmaster.com/
Personally I don't like them ...
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Usability of transparency in navigation menu
I have seen a couple of websites using some css properties to make the navigation menu semi-transparent. I assume this has to do with giving the user a more continuous feel to the page scroll, but it ...
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Horizontal and vertical menus in web applications
It is now very common to find top horizontal menus in websites. Some reason of that might be habits and Jakob's law.
In web applications you might find a menu on top or on the left side equally. Most ...
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Best way to display support, contact, and preferences in Mac App
I'm trying to decide what the best way to display the following options to a user is:
Contact / Social Connection Links (ex. find "company name" on Twitter / Facebook)
Support options (ex. in-app ...
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Mobile Menu with 150+ links
I'm building a website that has over 150 menu items. Normally, for small sites, I would use a responsive mobile menu for use on mobiles. However, as you can imagine, 150 or more menu items loaded onto ...
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Should clicking a drop-down menu in a native app a second time close it?
Why do some UIs use drop-down menus that can be closed with a second click, while others do not? It really annoys me when I have to click outside of the menu in order to close it and I accidentally ...
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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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Measuring Keystroke Against Click Count
Currently working on bettering our internal tool/ticketing system's UI. We have several products - broken up by category, of course. Each product has an email template that a technician will wend in ...
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Adding “Select…” as first option (placeholder) of dropdown list
Would it be considered a good practice to add the word "Select..." as the first option of a dropdown list? I think it's redundant and not at all necessary and what is in the dropdown list should be ...
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What is the best name for login/logout button [duplicate]
About the system:
Web application with users like WordPress.
The question:
What is the best name for this "login" toggle button?
Options:
Login / Logout
Log in / Log out
Log In / Log Out
Sign ...
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Help menu - “?” or “Help”?
It is a very simple question, but it has been bothering me for quite some time: when creating an application, should the help menu (in the menu bar) be called "?" or "Help"?
I can see a few ...
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What shall the recent tab consist of?
I have a site which creates activities and perform various functionality in it. It consists of two tabs, current and recent.
Current activity -shows the name of current activity on which user is ...
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3-state control on/off/suspended
I’m creating a prototype for a system which will give the user to control a specific feature in the system by switching it on and off. To control the feature we have a 3-state control:
on
off
...
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Do “add” or “edit” functions need a confirm button?
I am designing a UI that includes a list of items that you can add to or edit. When you click on an item it turns into a text dialogue. When you click off or hit "enter" it saves the changes. Does ...
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Why do menu labels behave differently in desktop applications and websites?
In a desktop application when you click a menu, you see all the options which reside within it, in a drop-down/pop-up list.
In many websites with a navigation menu which has sub-categories, I have ...
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Toolbar buttons - to be or not to be?
I need to create a toolbar for my application, and let's assume that due to external constraints it must be a regular toolbar, not a ribbon. The application itself has a significant number of ...
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Massive menu on website, how to solve it?
I must change the following menu in some web site.
This menu contain almost 30 items!
Screenshot:
Any idea?
Categories:
Home, Games, Leisure Children, Openly Software, Recipes, Study Lessons, ...
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Is the upper-left logo an acceptable place to put a master site nav menu?
For a number of reasons, having a number of main nav dropdown menus in the top bar isn't feasible. I'm considering making a master site navigation dropdown by clicking a down arrow right next to the ...
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In what situation is it best to use a mega menu?
The current site I'm working on typically has 3 levels on navigation. Site-map and navigation has already been done. They have chosen to use a mega menu to show top level navigation items and ...
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Replicated bars and menus consistency
So, using Google tonight I noted, in the results page, some links get duplicated among two bars, one anchored at the top, and a second one below the search box.
You can compare the initial page with ...
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Icons and colors on menus
I wonder when (if at all) it is appropriate to use icons next to menu entries (drop down menus, right click contextual menus etc).
I have noticed that pretty much all of the menus I have seen only ...
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Maximum usability for purely text-based menus?
I'm designing a 'retro-style' video game, in which the user has to navigate relatively complex (around six or seven options on the screen at a time) text-based menus very often (once every minute, ...
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Accordion Menu or Static Menu Options for Touch Screen optimization
I'm in the process of redesigning dialog menus for our application. The biggest reason is to make the application touch friendly. But these menus will be used in both touch and mouse environments.
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Navigation toolbar design
I'm working on a new web page using a navigation toolbar at the top of the screen. There is an employee profile box on the left, certifications (if any for that employee) in the center of the toolbar ...
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App menu created from keywords
I have application which allow users to select video and play it. I have for each video few keywords and with help of WordNet I created tree from these keywords. So now user can go from generally ...
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What is the name for the horizontal tabs expanding / contracting kind of navigation?
Can somebody tell me if there is a name for this kind of tab navigation implementation?
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Navigation hierarchy: categories next to single items at the top-level
In our new product we have several pages grouped into several categories.
One of those categories is more important than the rest.
Moreover, we have relatively a small number of pages and categories ...
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Side panel navigation default on or off
I'm designing a web app specifically for all tablet traffic.
I'm going with the very popular left side panel navigation like youtube,fb etc.
The icon to open/close the navigation is the standard icon ...
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Responsive Menu that has a LOT of menu items
We have a responsive menu that on mobile just shows the top level menu items (x8), but on desktop also shows hover drop drop downs with service areas within the parent menu item.
The problem is we ...
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Removing main menu on large map page
I have a small map on my page, and want to allow the user to look at a larger version of it if a link is clicked.
On this new page, the map will essentially be full screen, covering everything except ...
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Translating a UI from English to a language with different constructs
I am trying to translate an application with an English UI into Hindi.
The menu items such as Edit in English can be interpreted as either nouns or verbs, which doesn't seem to matter as much. While ...
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How to best indicate navigation menu on mobile
What's the best way to indicate the navigation menu on mobile?
I see this three-bar icon being used a lot but do users really understand what it means?
Wouldn't a button simply saying "Navigation" ...
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Thoughts on mobile 'matrix' style navigation?
What I mean by 'matrix' style is something along the lines of
But could potentially be a multi-page menu as well (accessed by swiping left or right).
I feel these designs try to mimic the iOS ...
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What is this side menu called that can be found in many multi-touch apps, and where does it originate from?
It can be found for example in the YouTube and Facebook app.
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How shall I display my application version and contact details to the end user
The traditional approach for displaying application information to user is through Menu.
User select Help > About and we display a popup displaying the details.
Is there a better approach doing ...
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Term for menu that appears at the top of many webpages
What is the term for the menu that appears at the top right of many webpages? Here are two examples:
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Arrows for Navigation/Menu/Expandables Misleading?
When a user visits a site they are presented with some sort of Navigation Structure. Typically the arrow is a standard convention that alerts a user that when this item is clicked an action will ...
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Should I allow users to reorganise menu items?
I am working on a video sharing application. Would it be best if I allow the user to organize the menu items: e.g.
Home Videos Users Account
User would be able to organize them as:
Account ...
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From an application that prints, would users expect a print preview feature?
I am making a medical application, which has the need to generate reports. People want paper copies of the information visible in the application.
I am loathe to implement any sort of print preview ...
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Alternatives to Menu + Toolbar or Ribbon
The main application I'm working on has a very traditional (and boring) old school menu and toolbar, the toolbar indeed just a row of 16 small icons.
It has worked for us well over the years, but ...
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Should we call “Home” something else?
In the main navigation menu of a website, should we call "Home" something else?
I am guessing that from a broad UX perspective, the answer is no -- but when are other names viable? When are they ...
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Navigation with or without sub-navigation?
Considering following site architecture, where each category has multiple products inside it:
/Home
/About
/Products/Category 1
/Products/Category 2
/Products/Category 3
/Products/Category 4
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