positioning of visual elements relative to each other.
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OK/Cancel on left/right?
Should OK button be on left of Cancel button or vice versa?
Are there any studies suggesting either of the solutions?
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12answers
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Should the OK/Cancel buttons be aligned right or centered?
Where should I put the OK/Cancel buttons on my dialogs? At the bottom centered or aligned right? I've seen both and I personally don't care, but I want to create a consistant look across my ...
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3answers
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What is the important aspect to consider when deciding where windows interaction buttons should be placed?
In most windows desktops the minimize, maximize and restore buttons for a window are placed in the windows decoration on the top right. However, MacOS and now Gnome in Ubuntu have placed those buttons ...
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5answers
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Where should form instructions or hints be placed?
I was browsing Forrst and came about a screenshot of a form designed with Twitter Bootstrap that had the label on the left, the input field on the right, and the instruction that it's required under ...
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4answers
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Is there a recommended location for a submit button in relation to a cancel on the web?
On the web, is there a recommended location for the submit (Go, Search, Submit, etc) button in relation to the cancel, reset or back button? I'm thinking the recommended positions makes it easiest for ...
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9answers
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Should checkbox labels be to the right or the left?
I've got some checkboxes with text values of varying lengths (from say 5 characters up to about 60) - which is the preferred layout? Value to the left and checkbox to the right, or vice versa?
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3answers
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What's the Best Placement for Save/Cancel Buttons on Very Long Forms?
I have a big project creation form having atleast having 30-40 fields where i have already grouped the relevant fields as a set(splitting into 3 columns) with proper headers, but still i have a long ...
3
votes
3answers
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How to choose the better placement for Sidebar: Left or Right?
I have a question about sidebar navigation.
I am designing a web page for latest news and placed the sidebar (news navigation) on the right side. My logic was that "On the news page at first people ...
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5answers
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Placement of the logout button/link?
In my experience, having a "logout" button/link of some description in the upper right hand corner is (or was) pretty standard. Is this documented/recommended anywhere?
Sites that require javascript ...
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3answers
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Does the 'mile high menu bar' still apply to web apps?
In This Article from Joel on Software, Joel talks about how the easiest parts of the screen to click are the edges, and how putting menu bars at the absolute top of the screen increases usability. Can ...
3
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2answers
652 views
Form design and placement of action buttons
This question involves a data entry form in a web application. The form will be
used in a desktop environment only; there's no need to account for mobile.
A single user of this web app could be ...
3
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2answers
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Placement additional menu on video website; top, bottom or something else
A friend of mine is building a video website where you can watch user submitted videos. Those videos are of individuals speaking their dream in the camera. The focus is on letting people watch those ...
