a dialog that prevents interaction with the rest of the GUI until it is dismissed.
4
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4answers
176 views
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 ...
5
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3answers
182 views
Should user be able to scroll a web page while a modal is active?
As far as best practices are concerned, should user be able to scroll the page while a modal is active?
6
votes
1answer
159 views
Research on scrolling within modal (web)? pros/cons?
From a web UI perspective, is there any research or defined best practices in regards to scrolling within a modal window? Please provide specific links, studies, etc.
I am of the school that a modal ...
13
votes
6answers
714 views
Do people like/hate popups, even if they're useful?
My company's product is a popup modal widget that shows information
about different terms mentioned in blogs, when hovering over a term
As lead designer, I find myself wondering if that's the best ...
5
votes
2answers
140 views
Benefits and drawbacks of modal windows
I'm working on a web application and am a little stuck trying to figure out how I should implement signup forms, login forms, contact forms, and payment forms. I can implement all these in either:
...
4
votes
2answers
117 views
Are modals usable on smartphones, or is there a better alternative?
I want to make a simple popover (or modal) that allows a user to subscribe to a newsletter (of course only when a user clicks on "subscribe to newsletter", I don't want to be obnoxious). It'll be a ...
4
votes
4answers
124 views
Where to place a delete button in a modal
Currently in our application we have tables of information that give you some of the most important data and them we have a view more link that pops open a modal dialog and gives the user all of the ...
4
votes
1answer
130 views
Startup screens: “Show this page at startup” vs. “Don't show this on startup”
I'm currently working on an iOS app where the user is presented with a startup screen until the user disables it.
I am insisting that this startup screen should have an already ticked checkbox that ...
4
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2answers
111 views
For mobile apps, is it “best” to load data before transitioning screens?
In a mobile application you almost always make some sort of api call to fetch data to populate view elements on a screen. Say I am on a home screen (screen A) and want to transition to a profile ...
6
votes
3answers
210 views
Tabbar inside Modal View - iPhone
Is it ok to have TabBar in Modal view in iOS UI (iPhone)?
I have a "Select Contact" view in my app and I plan to make it as modal view.
But "Select Contact" is a set of views: "Favourites", ...
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11answers
3k views
Can an OK button do nothing?
I guess the answer is probably "just be consistent" but if not I could use some fodder for arguments for and against.
Here's the scenario
A dialog box with a list of things to choose
Something ...
7
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3answers
490 views
How to better name modal buttons “Cancel Request” (submit), “Cancel” (cancel)? [duplicate]
One modal-box asks the user wether they want to really cancel the request. Now there are two buttons (submit) and (cancel), but how to best name them? All other modals use text like "proceed" (submit) ...
5
votes
1answer
115 views
Scroll in a dialogue overlay (lightbox)
I have been asked to redesign some existing dialogue overlays, which have a lot of options within them. So many in fact, that they're using both vertical tabs and a scrollbar to manage the volume of ...
1
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3answers
146 views
Scrolling inside overlay or on the whole page
I have this web-app that has mostly web pages with search results (such as google is), so there's scrolling normally. But I have this scenario that you can open an overlay that shows additional ...
1
vote
1answer
139 views
Which is the correct use case of Full Modal Windows
I don't know when I should use a modal and when not.
For example, a list of things to buy, user click in a button "new", should I open a modal or a new page as expected for web apps?
The information ...
2
votes
1answer
200 views
lightbox (modal box) VS Inline Editing for a profile screen
what can give to the user the best and easiest experience, when editing their profile in a web site, practically we have three widely implemented options:
1 - Fields form and submit button:
this is ...
33
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5answers
1k views
What research is there suggesting modal dialogs are disruptive?
It seems "Everyone" knows they're highly disruptive for many situations but often times clients don't. Particularly in desktop applications this form of dialog is often misused, often disrupting a ...
16
votes
9answers
486 views
Should alert boxes be avoided at any cost?
Thanks to Gabriel Svennerberg and Sam K for this one - raised in a comment here.
I was fairly casual about alert boxes until a run of user tests where an alert box was put up to warn learners that ...
5
votes
2answers
69 views
Focus the form and block anything else?
In order to disable everything else on the website and focus the user to what they are really doing, I came with the solution of adding a layer over everything except over the current form.
I don't ...
20
votes
7answers
661 views
Why are software EULAs typically displayed in a tiny non-adjustable box with lots of scrolling?
From my experience whenever I have to install a piece of software I'm presented an end-user license agreement (EULA) in the following way:
Specifically the EULA is a long text in legalese and I ...
3
votes
2answers
367 views
How complex is too complex for modals?
We're in the process of developing an application that makes use of modals to provide the user with extra functionality without having to go to a separate page. I have two questions related to this:
...
5
votes
5answers
204 views
What are some ideas to create secondary experience flows inside a modal overlay dialog?
Abstract version
Modals are typically used to get the user to focus on particularly information. But, if there are interactive parts of this information that will cause a slight change in context, ...
3
votes
4answers
206 views
When to display a success notification from modal window
I'm working on a web app which heavily uses modal windows to display forms/options for different tasks. Some of the modals have a one time only 'confirm' action which warrants a 'success notification' ...
3
votes
1answer
64 views
Edit user modal box [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Expressing that new password is optional
I have built a simple user management system on my webserver. There is a list of users, each of which is either "Administrator" ...
209
votes
12answers
37k views
Should I use Yes/No or Ok/Cancel on my message box?
Semantically, the Yes/No buttons are roughly equivalent to the Ok/Cancel buttons, but in general what would you recommend to use? Should I always use Yes/No or always use Ok/Cancel? Or does it depend ...
5
votes
6answers
280 views
Are Mailing list popups bad usability
I had a client request that they wanted a mailing list popup like the example given below where the popup is presented to the user as soon as they land on the site
I am a little concerned about the ...
6
votes
4answers
364 views
Should we keep image popup after page refresh?
Simple scenario: User visits site and clicks on small image to enlarge it - large image opens in popup with transluscent dark overlay.
When user refreshes the page or shares the link, should the ...
4
votes
2answers
251 views
Should I use a popup window (lightbox) for edit and viewing details of grid records?
I have a web application that allows the user to immediately do one of two things:
1) Search for records
OR
2) Create a new record
As a result, I have two links in the menu bar called Search and ...
4
votes
1answer
119 views
Display form on page, in modal or separate page?
I have an application where users choose assignments to try over the coming days. When they choose an assignment, they state what they expect the outcome of the assignment to be. I'm not sure whether ...
10
votes
4answers
589 views
Taxonomy Hierarchy Management UI Pattern
Overview
I have a custom lightweight web CMS I am developing. It has a feature that allows business users to define hierarchical taxonomies, add/edit/delete nodes, change their sort order relative ...
5
votes
2answers
384 views
Alternatives to pop-up in JSF
Modal pop-ups feel like ugly work-arounds in web applications. They seem to be hard to manage, can have problems with pop-up blockers, and the modality can create user confusion.
What are ...
4
votes
3answers
321 views
Max height of a modal dialog window
I use a lot of jquery modal dialog windows. I normally try to make sure they are not that tall but I am not sure how much height they should take up. My UI is generally designed for 1024X768 or higher ...
16
votes
4answers
1k views
Good alternatives for replacing multiple nested modal dialogs?
Having a mature and good-selling Windows desktop application, we are focusing on improving the user experience for the next release.
One thing that I try is to get rid of multiple nested modal dialog ...
7
votes
2answers
1k views
How can one improve accessibility of modal windows in a browser?
How do modal windows implemented using, for instance, jQuery plugins affect the accessibility of the website? If it leads to poor accessibility, can it be mitigated? Is the only way to avoid using ...
2
votes
1answer
108 views
Are ''updating results ,please wait' modals really needed to indicate a change on a search-results page?
Consider a search page (say kayak.com for a good example) , with lots of options/filters. Filtering updates the results through Ajax, so without a page refresh.
On most of those sites, after ...
2
votes
2answers
220 views
traditional window popup vs inbuilt poup [closed]
Almost all of the websites/apps uses the custom built popup (HTML) to show menu,messages,page load etc... but, some of the apps still insist on opening the same in a browser based popup window (which ...
1
vote
1answer
239 views
ideas on instant messenger implementation on a website
Im looking for a discussions, feedback and ideas on implementing a custom instant messenger implementation in my webapp. I have tried some ideas but they all lack and I dont feel like "ok this feels ...
16
votes
4answers
2k views
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 ...
2
votes
2answers
780 views
using iframe in modal window good or bad?
I am working on a flow that as part of it can ask the user to select an address but if the address is not in the system i am using a modal window to allow them add one so not to move them away from ...
1
vote
1answer
228 views
Best Practices: Location of close button in a modal [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the important aspect to consider when deciding where windows interaction buttons should be placed?
I've been seeing a lot of modal windows lately, some which ...
4
votes
2answers
202 views
Adding appointments to a calendar: soft modal vs modal dialog
I'm reinventing the wheel and creating a day-view calendar within my WPF app to facilitate making customer appointments. I'm basing my design off Google Calendar and Outlook. I noticed that both of ...
24
votes
7answers
2k views
When should you use a modal dialog box?
There seems to be an increasing use of modal dialog boxes on the web, but when should you use them? Why would you choose to use them instead of inline controls or another page, and when should you ...
1
vote
1answer
111 views
From which direction should a modal progress bar enter the scene?
I have a form to create a new Widget. After the user presses "Create," a modal progress bar appears and shows the user the status of the background process that saves the Widget. How should the modal ...
3
votes
1answer
332 views
Use of Modal Dialog Box for User Sign In
The site that I am working on has a signed-in and a signed-out state. We're in the process of implementing a soft signed-in state (e.g., remember me on this computer). Doing that requires users to ...
3
votes
2answers
163 views
Confirmation styles: Dialog window vs. two stage/dropdown buttons
To better illustrate my question, here's a quick example.
When the user is attempting an action that would typically require some sort of confirmation (such as deleting a record) would it be ...
2
votes
1answer
81 views
Multiple call-to-action popups while flash app loading
We are developing a new component for our flash application which displays HTML news popups before the application loads. These popups are typical modal window style popups which may contains random ...
32
votes
9answers
1k views
Drawing users' attention to unrecoverable actions?
We're working on an internal business app, and throughout the process the users have been very involved in all aspects of the design. They have explained their workflow, terminology, etc. and the app ...
3
votes
5answers
222 views
Can text area be used as error/warning/notification output?
Problem.
While developing an enterprise application I faced a problem of communicating various error/warning/notification messages to the user while they are filling out some form or performing other ...
1
vote
3answers
410 views
Confirmation message when closing a lightbox / modal box
A feature of a website I'm designing requires the user to perform various steps inside a "lightbox" / modal box. This is a requirement, I cannot embed the process inside the main layout.
I don't want ...
10
votes
6answers
846 views
Closing modal dialogs
I come across modal dialogs everyday and I see different implementations all the time.
Most modal dialogs have a [X] in the upper right hand corner of the dialog along with a Cancel/Close button. ...
