a means of organizing content into rows and columns, often but not always in a grid based layout where columns and rows have distinct relationships.
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Quickly change row status
I have a table of items that each have a particular status color icon. The users will need a quick method to change this status. I imagine click on the status icon an picking the new status. However, ...
0
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1answer
87 views
Should I save changes to visible columns automatically, or require a 'save' option?
I have a page in a web app that displays a large amount of tabular data regarding certain resources. With this release, in addition to standard columns, there can be an arbitrary number of ...
5
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2answers
242 views
Summary Rows and Paged Data Tables
In terms of best practices and UI patterns:
if there is a summary row (sums, avg, etc) at the bottom of a data table that has paging should the row be a grand summary of the full result set or a ...
8
votes
4answers
481 views
How to correctly encode a leaderboard with a gap in HTML
I want to display a leaderboard like so:
1 - John 232342
2 - Mary 45234
3 - Luke 234
59 - You 45
It's an ordered list but I can't make an ordered list that jumps from 3 to an arbitrary ...
0
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1answer
108 views
Setting a giant grid of numbers on a mobile touchscreen device?
I'm trying to figure out a good way to present 96 configurable percentage values to mobile users.
These percentages represent percents of a max lift (weightlifting), and they can be broken down by ...
2
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3answers
507 views
Web Usability: pagination and column sort
I have a table of books with this data: name, description, cost, year. I show 15 rows and pagination using AJAX. Each header of each column is clickable and let the user sort the data. The problem ...
3
votes
1answer
216 views
How best to order columns in a table?
What are the best practices for ordering columns in a table?
I'm currently putting together a table with about twelve columns which are going to contain a range of data from dates, times, short ...
2
votes
1answer
302 views
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 ...
6
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4answers
942 views
How to present heavy data tables on smartphones?
Problem: I've got a table with 10 columns and ~100 rows. What is the best way to present these on small screens? My idea: effective search + data displayed row-by-row. Is there any better solution?
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3answers
293 views
A way to denote possibility of multiple selection in table view
I'm creating an OS X app and during it's setup (the very first launch) I need user to select a few entries from a list (a one-columned table). Usually on OS X user is able to select a single line from ...
3
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2answers
128 views
Duplicate information vs. proximity in mobile apps
In the mobile app we are currently working on, we have a table view that shows certain information. When you press any of the cells, another view shows expanding the info. The regular behavior pretty ...
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1answer
170 views
How to sort on a single column; OR multiple columns at once (phase 2) [closed]
EDIT: I'm working on this page now and for the next couple of hours, so please don't bother looking at it.
I had many outstanding suggesting when I first asked this question five weeks ago.
The ...
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votes
4answers
560 views
How would you solve the column of check boxes problem?
So my question is a bit open ended. Basically, I am looking for possible solutions to the problem of lots of tabular data with check boxes. For example, if we look at Facebook's Account Notifications ...
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2answers
720 views
What is the best way to display edit/delete actions on a row?
I am building a web application that deals with a lot of tables/lists of records. I am currently building an "AJAX edit-in-place" feature, so that you can edit a record while being on the same page. ...
5
votes
4answers
320 views
Better way to build a list
I've got an app in production where the user builds a list of beer prices to later on make into a PDF of shelf tags (it's for the beverage industry). The user picks a brand, then a package, types in a ...
4
votes
2answers
146 views
Show camera feature on iPhone when there is no camera?
In my iPhone app I have a root view with some options, one being a "Camera" option where you can take a photo to send to us. My question is should I either
A: Show it "grayed out"
or B: Not show it ...
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vote
1answer
99 views
Should a user be allowed to hide all rowheadings in a crosstab?
Currently I'm developing a webpage on which the users to can hide/ show the row headings in a crosstab user control.
Right now, showing/ hiding the columns is done using a checkbox for each row ...
1
vote
1answer
257 views
Different Sized Containers in a Table-Based Design
Right now I am designing a new feature for my site. The layout is table-based. Let's call each pick that you see a "pick container." The way that I see it, each pick container has to be a different ...
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votes
3answers
789 views
tables with lots of columns
I have a table that lists various attributes of an individuals personal development plan; objective, time to complete objective, comments etc. The table is editable so the user can directly add ...
1
vote
2answers
443 views
Best practice for inactive actions in a table [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is it better to prevent a forbidden action or display an error/explanation message?
I have had some discussions with my boss about this below issue, please give me some ...
6
votes
3answers
706 views
exclusive select in a table: radio button, rowclick, text only, text and icon, or icon?
If you have a table where each row can be selected,
and you are only allowed to select one row at a time,
and selecting a row causes a drill-down table to appear
to the side, how would you render ...
4
votes
4answers
587 views
Keyboard shortcut to sort columns in a table?
Clicking on column headers in a table to set the sort order (or toggle ascending/descending if already sorting by this column) is a standard UI technique.
However, it is mouse-only. Is there a ...
1
vote
1answer
425 views
Should users be able to enter data directly into a pivot table
... or should I offer them a separate formular/window where the user can fill the data to the related person?
Its about entering marks/grades of pupils for a certain subject. So sliding to the wrong ...
7
votes
3answers
437 views
Showing extra information for a table row when that row's selected
In the app I'm developing, we have a table/list that makes use of a kind of master/details approach; when you select a row in the main table, a second table below it is populated with 'child' items.
...
6
votes
7answers
469 views
Best empty string
What is best way to represent empty value inside table of rows with some optional columns?
'', empty, N/A, -, -------- (number of allowed chars), any other advice?
6
votes
3answers
533 views
Best UI approach to align the column titles of reports
I would like to know what are the best approach to align header columns according with the data type.
I haven't found any Human Design Interface article explaining this.
Do the header column must ...
0
votes
4answers
636 views
Can you point to any good examples of large table presentation online [closed]
I mean big tables, and not just rows. Full blown cross tabulated tables (think about 20 rows and 30 columns, the sort of thing you generally do not see on websites, because they are difficult to ...
6
votes
1answer
653 views
Reporting web app - how to design large data tables?
I'm working on a legacy webapp that's mainly focused on reporting large amounts of data - ie tables with 20+ columns reporting financial data. The main problem is table layout inconsistency depending ...
0
votes
2answers
90 views
List overview of multilanguage data
I have a dataset with the following record definition, each of the translation property-sets are optional but at least one should be entered.
Product
id
price
translations
english
name
...
2
votes
4answers
157 views
When should stepping through a list wrap around?
Given a list of items (messages in an email reader, tracks in a music library, options in a menu) that can be stepped through with arrow keys, when is it appropriate for scrolling to wrap around when ...
62
votes
7answers
5k views
To use or not to use “Zebra Stripes”, or Alternating Row Colors for Tables
Is there any research out there showing whether or not alternating the row colors for a table increases/impedes the time it takes to parse information? An example can be found at the following ...
2
votes
2answers
214 views
How Best to Add Lots of Tabular Items To a Form Before Submissions
I need to create a form for which salesmen (or women) register what products they sold and on what day they sold them. They can enter multiple products per claim form.
The idea for how they add items ...
9
votes
4answers
3k views
Table usability/Readable font for a data table
What's the best font for a data table? Monospace is good but takes up more room, so you can't have as much whitespace between the items. Similarly, what are some good usability principles for data ...
6
votes
3answers
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Filtering through a large table of data, thoughts?
Example: I have a large amount of data, such as a library of blog posts, or a massive amount of contacts, I am thinking that a data table visually would be the best way to display all this data, it is ...
