A togglable button where one or more options is available but only one option of a group may be selected at a time.
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Using Dropdowns AND Radio Buttons to avoid confusion
For you reference I wanted to point out that this is a Video project.
I am designing a menu in which the user can choose 1 of 4 formats for SD (standard definition) and two options for HD (high ...
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Should the selection of a Radio button control the display of two different forms?
I am working on a reporting form for an electronic healthcare record application used by physicians to generate reports on usage. There are two different report types.
Only one type of report can be ...
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Are round check boxes confusing or an accepted standard?
I was browsing dribbble.com today and came across a new post by one of the designers that I follow. He had posted a new modal form which was using rounded check boxes. I have never seen these before.
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Replace radio-input with “buttons”? (web forms)
Is it good (or okay) UX to replace radio input fields with something that looks kinda different (please look at the image to see what I mean). I think most people will understand that they have to ...
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Why does the advanced twitter search options not using a radio button
https://twitter.com/search-advanced
has the following options
Any of the words
All of the words
Exact Phrase
But the user could make a mistake and enter values for all of them, why didn't they use ...
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To preselect or not preselect checkboxes
Lets say you want to customize and buy a new car online. You get to choose from a list of options for the interior. (Radio, Nav System, Leather or Cloth seats, powered windows, doors, locks, etc..)
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Buttons instead of radio buttons or a dropdown
In a recent project of ours I am tasked with creating an interface that solves the same problem as radio buttons or a dropdown menu would, but using buttons instead.
It approximately looks like this:
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indicate a “mode” that is not changeable by the user
My deployment app has 2 modes: Local and Remote. The mode used depends on where the app is being launched. Once the app has been launched the user can't change the mode. However I still want to ...
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Should radio buttons be pre-selected?
I am working on a re-design for a eCommerce site and they have a section where they offer a free gift card if the user makes a purchase over $1000. The idea of the gift card is to get users to ...
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1answer
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Best Layout for an “Object” Voting System?
I'm more of a developer and less of a designer and I'm currently working on a website that will display a list of books and will allow users to vote for their favorite book (or add a new one if their ...
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Is it a good/acceptable practice to combine checkboxes with radio buttons for one question?
I work on a form, in which there are questions allowing either multiple choices or selecting just one. An example:
Which of the sweeties do you like:
[ ] chocolate
[ ] lollipops
[ ] cookies
( ) ...
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1answer
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Three-dimensional matrix of tristate selections
I am building a configuration UI for a client's desktop application. This could be called metaconfiguration, i.e. it allows the client to determine which options are actually available in the eventual ...
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Does a list of checkboxes necessarily mean multiple choices?
I'm currently reviewing the usability of an e-commerce website. When the user searches a product, filter options are provided to refine his search.
The following list of checkboxes is available:
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Are Radio Buttons or a Drop-down more appropriate to scope a search?
Below are Mock-ups of the two choices to scope the search. The radio buttons would expose all choices initially. The drop-down search pattern I've seen more often, and I think users would be more ...
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Yes/No radio buttons: Vertical or horizontal
Currently looking at a longish form with a lot of yes/no options presented as radio buttons. Is there any evidence that displaying radio buttons either vertically or horizontally is preferable?
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1answer
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Options of options in web form
So I have some options that a user can choose from, and then from those options they can choose sub options.
Right now it is setup using the jquery accordion, where the main option is clicked and ...
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2answers
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Alternative gender selection radio buttons
I would like to create a form which includes gender selection. However, I don't like classic male/female dropdowns. I would like to improve look and feel as well as user experience in a smart way. ...
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3answers
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Alternatives to display radio buttons vertically?
My preference is to display radio buttons vertically per common recommendations, per some research on completion speed, and to take advantage of Fitt's Law.
However, I often get push back with regard ...
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select and deselect radio button when i select the drop down list onchange [closed]
I have two selection drop down lsits and four radio buttons.I mean when I select one content of first dropdown list, I get the respective value in sencond drop down list.Now, important question is ...
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Address list following a postcode search, should a drop down list or radio buttons be used?
I'm working on a project at the moment using an OOTB solution. We have an address search facility where a user will neter there postcode, click 'search' and is then presented with a list of addresses. ...
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Why should I use radio buttons and checkboxes?
I can build all the functionallity of a checkbox and a radio button with a select/dropdown, which results in a more lined up interface and I get around with lesser different types of GUI-elements.
So ...
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4answers
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Should radio options be displayed vertically or horizontally?
For Example:
Results must match () All () Any () None Of the search criteria
vs
Results must match () All of the search criteria
() Any
() None
The ...
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3answers
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Single checkbox or yes/no radio button
For the form items below, which interface control is the best option? A single checkbox or yes/no radio button?
Read EWLS advice letter?
Checked images / report on PACS / CRIS?
Pacemaker?
Unable to ...
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iPad specific button UX question (rating/feedback interaction system)
TL;DR : how would you design better buttons than my 5 buttons for "I disagree" / Neutral / "I agree" feedback ?
I am doing an iPad application used by participants of an event during a presentation, ...
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Drop down list, radio buttons or something else for a language selector (of two languages)?
We have only two languages in the system: Japanese and English and I personally think that Drop Down List is irrelevant for this type of input, while radio buttons might be easier.
What do you ...
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Should the cursor change to pointer over radio buttons, checkboxes, their labels and selects?
I always do so because to me it feels nicer; it implies an action will happen on click. Especially for radio/checkbox labels, where the for attribute is correctly used.
This is not the default ...
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Proper term for conjoined choice buttons
I'm thinking of using a set of "conjoined choice buttons" to let the user filter a table of highscores. It would look sort of like this:
_______________________________
( ##EVERYONE##| FRIENDS | ...
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Alternatives to checkboxes and radio buttons in web-based surveys?
I've been tasked with designing a simple questionnaire design with a lot of different types of questions. I've been taking a lot of web-based surveys myself as well as testing some with users. The ...
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2answers
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Level selection on dropdown
Designing a radio button interface for selecting how many sub-levels you would want to display for a website main menu dropdown.
The options are:
OFF
1 level
2 levels
Considering that the default ...
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3answers
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Is it intuitive for a “yes” or “no” button to proceed to the next step automatically in a wizard?
I am designing a wizard with 4 steps in it. To make the screens more appealing and easy to click through I converted the radio buttons into big buttons, but they still function like radio buttons in ...
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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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Should I use radio buttons or check boxes (or something else) for email address?
So I'm building an application where the users will be able to send some information via email.
The previous system had an interface something like this, where the users would select whether they ...
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3answers
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Which is better to design a Filter?
Which is better for filter, select a single value:
Check box ( Use js to keep single selection )
Dropdown list
Radio buttons
Highlighted labels
download bmml source – Wireframes ...
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2answers
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UI for interfacing with hardware
I recently came across an interesting question, that I think is quite thought provoking. The original question was, how the person in question could make a radio button look and act enabled, but not ...
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Is it safe to adopt idea of double-click on a radio button? [closed]
(I have first noticed this with MS Office applications, but I have seen it also ...somewhere in Gnome, I can't remember where...)
The idea
If a dialog pops up that basically asks you to choose only ...
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4answers
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Use of Radio Buttons (Identification Context)
I want to design a 2 steps sign up screen:
identification
personal info
My question is regarding step 1. In this step the user will have to choose between ID or passport number. Once he choose, he ...
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6answers
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How do I limit the number of options a user may choose in a list?
Radio buttons is for single option, and checkboxes are for multiple selection, but what would be the most ideal way to implement maximum two selection? do I:
disable all checkboxes after second ...
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6answers
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Radio Buttons in the header?
Our web app allows users to switch between (currently 3, potentially more in the near future) different "contexts". For example, they could choose to view the app from the point of view of a ...
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How do I indicate that mutliple sets of radio buttons are mutually exclusive?
I have a panel where a user selects a camera to view from a location so they can load images from that camera. They can only load images from one camera and one location. Because of this I used radio ...
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For online HTML based quiz question forms with single answers vs multiple answers, should I use radio button or checkbox?
If there is only one correct answer, I could use radio buttons. If there are multiple correct answers, checkboxes. However, since it's a quiz and not an information gathering form or survey, I could ...
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Which input layout for choosing between Option1, Option2 and (Option1 or Option2, dynamically)
One setting in our app has to be as follows:
For a certain scenario, the user select whether he wants:
Always use option X
Or always use option Y
Or, depending on a dynamic flag, use X or Y (he ...
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2answers
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Tune the radio or tune in?
I'm in doubt whether I should use buttons or radio buttons combined with a single button.
I could go with the buttons, as shown below, but I think this confusing.
Another option would be the radio ...
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1answer
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Are there standard patterns for vertical radio-button like choices in tables?
In my application, I have a table of entities - in this case, the individual offices of a member organization. One entity - one office - has to be marked as the 'main' office, or headquarters.
It ...
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1answer
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Are iPhone / mobile type toggle switches actually usable on the web?
Are iPhone / mobile type toggle switches actually usable on the web, to replace a yes / no radio button option?
Will the change in normal user experience make it harder for the user to decide what ...
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Why will you choose to use 'Check Box' instead of 'Option List' for two options? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How Yes or No Questions Should be Represented in Forms
This is a usability query.
Suppose you only have two options you want a user to pick, are there any design ...
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When should I use a select box instead of radio buttons?
I know that a select box takes up less space and is good for lots of options. But should there be any deeper influences to my choice than space? Are there any studies that show users preferring one or ...
