Alternatives for different actions
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How to show prices that are not yet included?
In our cart we have optional products (like gift wrapping) that the user can add. We also have options for selected items that might impact the cost (like choosing a hardback book vs a paperback).
...
1
vote
1answer
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Alternative actions: nested submenu or interactive question?
I have a user interface that provides two alternatives for one action. The alternatives describe how the chosen action should be performed by the computer (different goal functions or heuristics of an ...
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2answers
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Generic picker for FMCG analysis site?
As it says in the title I'm working on a site that analyses FMCG market (basically anything you can find in supermarket). I need to redesign our current "picker". There are a number of pickers across ...
4
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2answers
132 views
Break up options in a drop down by scope
I'm working on a social application whose main component we'll call Object. On the Object view there is a drop down that can contain as many as 9 options.
Some of these options impact only a single ...
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12answers
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How do you give your user options without overloading them?
I was using WinSCP the other day for transferring files, when I came across this.. umm.. I'll call it a set of options, but it was more like an interview.
Oh boy. I just want to move a file. Now I ...
3
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1answer
139 views
Print options dialog
To be able to print from our (Oracle forms) erp application, we need to show a print dialog to the user. The print dialog now is always different, contains technical things like scheduling and ...
3
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4answers
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How can I allow multiple and explicit filters
There are N categories, each displays its own stuff when enabled.
The user initially sees stuff from all categories (they are all enabled).
Category actions:
Disable a category. This shows stuff ...
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1answer
280 views
Should I provide the option to change the language in an app?
Smartphones settings allow you to choose a default language thereby ensuring your application displays in that language. Is it useful to provide an option to change this language within my application ...
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2answers
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Adding restrictions vs. adding options
I'm working on a b2b marketplace that is completely free as of yet but I'd like, in the near future, to give users the option of purchasing a premium account of some sort.
What I want to know here is, ...
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5answers
140 views
Is it user-friendly to not provide the option to filter by price?
I'm currently working on an e-commerce website which sells magazines, books, subscriptions, and training materials.
When the user searches for a product filter options are provided to refine his ...
4
votes
1answer
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UX in Optimisation and Simulation
As defined by IBM:
"[Optimization and Simulation products provide users with help
creating] the best possible plans, explore alternatives [and] understand
the trade-offs".
Based on the ...
4
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1answer
88 views
How many “related content” options to offer users?
One of the projects I'm working on at the moment involves offering users related content once they've consumed whatever content is on the page. It's a bit like the Amazon-esque "users who liked this ...
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votes
2answers
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Expressing that new password is optional
I have an "Edit user" modal that I'm trying to polish. This is the state of things:
My main concern is that it is optional to enter a new password, and this is not made clear. If the "New password" ...
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2answers
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Order of items in a checklist vs the order those items are checked off
I have a modal with a sidebar of checkboxes that, when checked, append options to a panel on the right for the user to customize.
Example:
My question: I currently have the items being ...
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5answers
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Payment options Prepaid and paypal used incorrectly by customers
In our Online-Shop, we offer different payment options. The most important are "Prepay" and PayPal. With "Prepay" I mean customers have to transfer the money manually to our bankaccount (via ...
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votes
3answers
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“Likes” vs “Vote Up” For Sharing Content
If content-curation comes from the users for a consumer-facing site and there's no "down-vote" option, are "likes" better or "votes" better?
Here's my thoughts:
"Like" provides a more friendly and ...
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votes
2answers
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Present user with configuration before use?
I have a graph which can render both surf height or swell height up the Y-AXIS. The users have the ability to toggle the display value, but there must be a default value, which ever way I default the ...
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2answers
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Why don't applications explain reason for greyed-out icons/menu options? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Don’t hide or disable menu items?
I think applications should explain why an option of clickable icon is greyed-out i.e. not selectable or not active. For example a ...
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3answers
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adding items to a list
When adding items to a list, is it better to let the user...
select the options first, then click 'add' to insert
or
click 'add' to insert blank item, then user selects options?
download ...
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2answers
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How could the usability of Wordpress' “Screen Options” be improved?
WordPress has a "screen options" button, which when selected allows the user to determine which options they want to see on the screen. This image is when it is expanded:
Compared to the standard ...
3
votes
1answer
138 views
Save session state on search option change or after getting the search results?
I have a widget that helps looking for posts in my site.
Here's a picture of the widget (site's not online yet)
I want to use html5 session storage to store the widget options among pages.
When a ...
6
votes
5answers
148 views
Choosing between a default option and an occasional alternative action
I have an Outlook macro at work which pops up a panel every time you send an email, asking whether you'd like to file that email into various public folders. This is useful and we use it all the time ...
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4answers
456 views
How to design a form that requires the user fill in one text field out of three
I am having a form where I want the user to fill in one text field out of 3. These 3 fields are used to identify other clients in different ways (Phone number, Email or Name). The last text field is a ...
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3answers
129 views
How to allow the user to state 'No preference'
We have a situation where we have a list of choices (e.g Beers) from which a maximum of one may be chosen to associate with another item (e.g. My favourite beer).
It's also possible that the user may ...
5
votes
4answers
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Radio button groups with thumbnails
Please advise which of the following approaches is more usable:
Switching images, all captions are visible:
All images and captions are visible:
Swithing captions, all images are visible:
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votes
2answers
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What is the best way to display 15-50 choices when most users will select all and not know meanings, but some users will want specific choices?
In a program with users spanning from basic users with limited knowledge to super users with specific needs and detailed knowledge, we need to offer the option to select and deselect among elements ...
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3answers
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What voice should an option you don't want users to change be written in?
We have a form with a bunch of options that impact how our service will work for a given account. Most of them are positively-voiced questions ("Allow this to happen?"). There is one option that ...
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3answers
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When are you giving the user too many options to choose from?
I have many screens in an app I am working on with a Date Range selection as part of a filter for some data (graphs, etc.).
Currently the most typical options are "Previous Month", "Current Month", ...
