an input allowing selection of a point on a linear scale
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7answers
780 views
How to incorporate a “never” value on a slider?
I have a slider in a web page (similar to this one) to control the the duration of how long to keep an item before it is removed:
The range of values goes from 0 to 90, with the value 0 being used ...
13
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6answers
476 views
Why are nested elements scrolled to the opposite direction?
My question is about scrolling conventions, and spatial scroll conventions in general (even here it's only horizontal, but same applies for vertical scrolling).
Looking at the below mockup, why is it ...
12
votes
9answers
807 views
How do you show a locked slider?
I have an application with a slider, but I need to be able to lock the slider, and have it clear to the user that it is locked - simply disabling it is not an option. By locked I mean that you are ...
12
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5answers
300 views
Should a special slider value be implemented with a checkbox or not?
I am creating a dialog box for a GIMP plugin that exports images in the WebP format. The dialog currently looks something like this:
download bmml source – Wireframes created with ...
10
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5answers
384 views
What is the correct meaning of “slider”?
I'm confused by the word "slider". It seems to be used interchangeably for two quite different types of UI control.
An input allowing selecting of a point on a numeric scale, as in the jQuery UI ...
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4answers
387 views
which one is easier to use : horizontal or vertical sliders ?
which one is easier to use : horizontal or vertical sliders ?
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3answers
139 views
Specifying an unlimited value
How do I create a natural UI to let the user choose an unlimited value? Take for example, Bittorrent's bandwidth configuration:
Arguably, putting 0 for unlimited is not natural. Some people might ...
6
votes
6answers
323 views
Suitable alternative to trackbar control
I use a track bar control in two different places in an touch-screen application I have. The first to record a specific amount of Data. (lets say 260 samples) the second to record an unlimited amount ...
5
votes
6answers
566 views
How do you indicate that a UI element affords sliding, without using an actual slider?
I'm designing an interface for an Android app that would allow the user to control the pitch, tempo, volume, etc. of some music playing in the background.
Here's what I've sketched so far:
I ...
5
votes
6answers
350 views
Rough and fine adjustments with horizontal slider
I'm used to scrolling being thrice as effective as arrowkeys in Firefox.
I want to give the ability to quickly and roughly adjust values by hovering over the slider and using the scrollwheel. Finest ...
4
votes
2answers
125 views
Slider control: marker restrictions?
In slider controls, is there any restrictions about slider's marker? Is it context-dependent?
For instance, do you feel like this slider (taken from a desktop application built with Flex) could be a ...
4
votes
1answer
81 views
Effect for smooth scrolling over slider/carousel
What is this effect called?
http://ruudvaneijk.nl/
when you scroll down you see it scrolls a bit over the slider on the top.
I searched the internet for half an hour but could not find how it's ...
3
votes
4answers
227 views
Slider alternative
I am struggling with a client who has a (slightly irrational) dislike of slider controls.
I need to provide an alternative that can accommodate 233 selection points, of which maybe 10 are common ...
3
votes
2answers
118 views
Automatically limiting or correcting numeric input field values
The application interface I am working on has an slider to select a number, but offers a text input field next to it. This allows reading the currently selected value, but also supports keyboard ...
3
votes
1answer
607 views
Best alternative to slider controls for iPad users?
My team is currently planning a map-centric web app with several slider controls for filtering results. While there seem to be techniques emerging for coding sliders to respond to touch instead of ...
3
votes
2answers
147 views
Sliders without inputs - terrible idea?
Here's a part of iMovie UI that confuses me. All clip&audio settings can be only adjusted by manipulation on sliders.
There's no way to type in specific number.
My first thought - this is just ...
3
votes
1answer
246 views
slider vs. select box / dropdown
I've got a web app with two related UIs for adjusting a value. The first allows the user to add or subtract up to 100% of the amount. It's for an estimate, so rough ranges (e.g. every 10%) would be ...
3
votes
3answers
113 views
Please recommend a widget to alter ratios totalling 100% [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to build a budgeting interface (sum of items must equal 100)?
I need the user to be able to change the ratios of items adding up to 100%. Essentially, I'm talking ...
2
votes
2answers
101 views
Touch control of value with high range [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Suitable alternative to trackbar control
In our application, there are settings that have a high dynamic range (e.g. 0-10000 in steps of 0.1). I am in need of a UI to ...
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vote
5answers
232 views
Speed vs Quality UI Pattern
I'm trying to come up with a good disposition of UI elements to help depict Function Speed vs Quality.
Can anyone point me in the right direction?
Are the Labels Right / Informative Enough?
Is the ...
1
vote
1answer
51 views
Allowing user to input a range value where end points have special meaning
I need to allow the user to input a setting that controls the showing of a GUI feature after performing a number of steps.
The setting would control the number of steps in the application that should ...
1
vote
3answers
168 views
Slider graduations - how many pixels?
I've been asked to create a design which uses sliders to allow the user to enter numerical values. Although (in my view) these are not appropriate, unfortunately my arguments for alternatives have ...
1
vote
1answer
98 views
Where to find “Tiles” Design on Homepages in the wild
Recently I stumbled over a Homepage which had a sort of tiled design on the homepage consisting of several black/dark rounded boxes positioned next to each other. Similar to stack exchange view all ...
0
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4answers
96 views
Adjust transparency on layers
I have a web mapping application where we have a layer list, allowing the end-user to turn layers on and off.
We would like to add the functionality for the user to be able to adjust the transparency ...
