a dialog that prevents interaction with the rest of the GUI until it is dismissed.
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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 ...
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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 ...
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3answers
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Should edit details form be in a modal dialog or directly on the page?
I'm building a site that users can login and register on and on the Account Page I am implementing the Edit Details form. My question is, what would be best: the form be right in the page or in a pop ...
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4answers
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Is a cancel button necessary in a windows form?
After reading the question "Is a cancel button necessary for a web form?", I still ask myself, whether the same applies to a Windows form/dialog box.
Consider the following dialog box:
Compared to ...
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Save/Cancel/Close button behavior question
The attached image shows a dialog with a save/cancel button bank and a "x" icon to close the dialog. The question I have is this. Should the cancel button even be on the modal if it does not ...
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Button order Save | Save and next | Cancel | Previous
In an application, the user is able to edit the information of several objects.
The user is able to save and go to the next object.
What is a good order for this buttons?
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The Usability of “Lightbox UIs”
Lightbox UIs are becoming a lot more prevalent in mainstream web-design. You know the drill -- click on a link, the background fades darker, and up pops a UI for interacting with an object, making a ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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3answers
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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) ...
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2answers
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What is modal about a modal dialog?
I'm reading a lot about modal dialogs.
I know(?) what modal means, having read Raskin's "The Humane Interface". I can understand what's modal about a toolbar in a drawing program (select mode, draw ...
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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 ...
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2answers
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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 ...
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4answers
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Login/sign-up in modal dialogs
I've been working on a web-platform for some time now.
As I was writing the usual "Sign-up" and "Login" pages I realized that a whole page was an overkill for such simple tasks so I decided to put ...
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4answers
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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 ...
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2answers
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Best way to do 'bulk edits' on a table
I am building a web application for managing a list of products (using jqgrid).
I need my users to be able to perform several 'bulk actions' on whichever products they select. I have copied Gmail ...
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6answers
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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 ...
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2answers
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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:
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