The extent to which a product can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction in a specified context of use.
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why must point of sale have a bill-preview on the same page as product selection?
Most of the POS system images I see from google image search on "Point of Sale' have a bill- preview section on the same screen where the products are selected. Is this driven due to user-habit of ...
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2answers
62 views
Which label is better USP or “About me”? [closed]
Which label is better USP or some thing else?
USP(unique selling proposition) is a marketing concept that was first proposed as a theory to understand a pattern among successful advertising ...
6
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3answers
270 views
Should a username be truncated?
Is it ever OK to truncate a username? Is there any good solution / trade-off?
Site shows username as:
Username: Shrinivasuk View: Shrinivasu...
Username: Ritesh View: Rite
Username: Poonam ...
3
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5answers
113 views
I have to track activity start and end time shall i track in mins and sec?
I have to create a form to track activity start and end time. Which format is more appropriate. While filing the form the time passes by and it gives a warning - "Start time should be greater than ...
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2answers
125 views
Can I reformat personal names obtained from a single form field?
I have been reading this excellent question and its answers, about collecting names from people in forms.
The best answer (the accepted one anyway) seems to be to follow the W3C's advice on ...
6
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2answers
161 views
Is it OK that url is changed after invalid submit of form?
Let's say I am at Create new user page and current url is /users/new.
When I submit this form with invalid data (e.g. mismatched passwords), user is redirected to /users.
Is it OK that user will see ...
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2answers
513 views
Should I follow the Android guideline or keep my app's own style when porting it from iOS?
My new project is to port an iOS app to Android platform. Before get started, I'm quite confused on whether I should follow google's guideline since some big titles on Android platform still keep the ...
6
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3answers
139 views
What is the best way to handle multiple To and From ranges?
Our users need to specify multiple ranges of quantities and specify a price for each range. I can't post an image or I would show this concept mocked-up.
My question is: Imagine the user is able ...
6
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2answers
93 views
Group of controls depending on value of combo box
In a UI, I get the user to make a selection from a combo box. This selection influences what other controls will need to be shown. There are also other controls that need to be shown, independently of ...
4
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2answers
116 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 ...
3
votes
1answer
136 views
Legacy Text Interface (e.g. Telnet) to GUI [closed]
I work in a very large, established company with a consistent philosophy of, "If it's not broken, don't fix it." The (large) division of the company that is responsible for maintaining customer ...
4
votes
1answer
58 views
Should link to restore user account lead him to login page?
Pinterest has a deactivate my account function.
After user deactivates his account, he gets an email with Reactivate account link:
Here Reactivate button links to login form with username and ...
4
votes
2answers
85 views
Is it necessary to use titles on the navigation bar of an iOS app, or could I get away with displaying the logo all the time?
Within my app there are several views accessible from a side navigation pull-out panel.
Is it necessary to put the title in the navigation bar all the time?
7
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2answers
165 views
TreeTable as a flexible condition/filter editor
I face the task to create condition/filter editor every time I need to develop a data/request/event processing system. As usual, there is no universal one and only solution.
Google shows a lot of ...
3
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2answers
138 views
Best Method for Adding Ingredients
I have a recipe application that has a "Add Your Recipe" feature that's current implementation looks like this:
Some notes:
Upon clicking "Add Ingredient", a ingredient form is added. Same for ...
0
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2answers
53 views
How should I denote that one price has been replaced with different one?
I'm working on some retail software, for trade use. It lists a catalogue of items and the prices that the retailer should be selling them for.
Occasionally, however, the retail price in the system ...
12
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7answers
445 views
Does a large UX team tend to spoil a design?
Is there a rule of thumb for how many UX designers should be working together on a project? Factoring in things like the size of the project (e.g. number of functions/screens), timeline of the ...
4
votes
2answers
99 views
Heuristic Evaluation: only for problems?
I am currently preparing myself to conduct a heuristic evaluation of a web application. I am choosing the main tasks to analyse and I already set up which heuristics I want to follow: Nielsen's 10 ...
9
votes
2answers
100 views
Borders editing control usability
I need a simple and intuitive control for editing rectangle borders.
At the moment I have the following:
At the left - preview box and current border selector at the same time. User can click on ...
6
votes
5answers
271 views
Is it wrong to have your primary actions in red?
We're using red as the colour for primary Actions. This can be in the form of a button.
In terms of usability, what are the downsides. Are there any upsides at all?
An example for using red coloured ...
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2answers
154 views
Should registration email for a website greet with “Congratulation”? [closed]
I have created a new account.At the start up. I received a Congratulation email saying. You are now part of this site. Doesn't it look strange?
Mail Format:
Congratulations!Thanks for registering ...
3
votes
3answers
101 views
Traditional file upload vs repository
I'm working on a b2b web application where users might want to upload files for several purposes: assigning images and/or documents with specifications to their products or businesses, attaching files ...
2
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2answers
67 views
Which is better option Create/Save for Activity and Circle? [closed]
I want to create an Activity as well as Circle for networking. Which button will be suitable 'Create' or 'Save'.
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13answers
3k views
Language of language names in the language selector?
Imagine a site that's available in multiple languages. The language is detected automatically by looking at the IP or the browser header. But that's not bulletproof, so a few users might end up on a ...
3
votes
2answers
86 views
Should i have two links on my Home Page?
I have an important link called 'tlm'. The link has been placed twice on the home page but in different locations. According to Usability Guidelines, two links having sharing similar site navigation ...
5
votes
6answers
221 views
Which is better option 'School', 'College' or any other?
I have used the school field name for both school and college on my website, but I think 'School' and 'College' have different meanings. Can anyone suggest a more appropriate option?
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3answers
118 views
Best ways of Usability testing and relation to prototyping.
I am creating an application for ipad currently in prototyping phase. The application is on therapy for health. I am not sure as to to what level of prototyping must be done in order for the usability ...
9
votes
3answers
93 views
Can we assume users know the devices they're working on?
I'm developing an iPhone app that uses pretty standard UI, follows Apple's human-interface guidelines, and in some cases imitates behavior as seen in stock iPhone apps. For example, a table view from ...
4
votes
2answers
70 views
What to put in a middle column of a frameset?
I am working on a site which displays statistical data about computers (disk, usage, etc...) and there a web page which consists of three columns: two smaller on the side, and a large one in the ...
20
votes
6answers
398 views
Calendar recurrences on the last day of the month
I noticed a difference in how Google Calendar and Outlook handle recurring appointments, specifically ones that are on the end of the month. If you try to schedule an appointment on the 31st of every ...
2
votes
4answers
101 views
Which is the better option Share or Post button? [closed]
On my website I am using the 'Share' button to post a comment, document, or to have a poll.
I'm confused either to use 'Share' or 'Post'.
10
votes
3answers
178 views
Should general 404 page be shown to the user if he clicks one-time link second time?
There is a Sign up function in a web application. After user signs up, an email message with confirmation link is sent to his email address. This confirmation link is obviously valid only one time.
...
13
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5answers
442 views
How to define/classify messages and notifications
I have seen content from various style guides and UX guidelines about this, and was wondering if there is a much more simple system to create a consistent and easy to implement design for various ...
7
votes
3answers
139 views
Designing bidi text editing
Background. "Bidi" refers to the bidirectional text, that is a text where traditional left-to-right scripts are intermixed with right-to-left ones, such as Arabic, Hebrew, Farsi, Thaana, etc. Such ...
6
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1answer
121 views
Ternary Switch - How to implement?
My website gives users a report for their search term, this report contains many different datasets.
Each dataset can be configured via options on their profile page, to either;
Load when the ...
6
votes
5answers
228 views
Massive menu on website, how to solve it?
I must change the following menu in some web site.
This menu contain almost 30 items!
Screenshot:
Any idea?
Categories:
Home, Games, Leisure Children, Openly Software, Recipes, Study Lessons, ...
3
votes
2answers
124 views
Issues with Tabbed Layout
Larger View
Here's a screenshot of something I'm currently working on. I decided to use tabs at the top because filling in the "Office Details" is just as important as the list of employees and ...
7
votes
3answers
101 views
Behavior of the Enter button in a form
What is a better experience for a user if they press enter when using a form?
Should it submit the form or move to the next field?
6
votes
2answers
87 views
Should I combine multiple User and Group management panels into a single screen?
Currently I am developing a user and group management plugin for out application with ExtJs 4.1
This is my first version. I packed all into 1 window, each panel has its toolbar and user/group ...
3
votes
3answers
273 views
Can I change the bottom navigation bar in an iOS app?
I have an application with three tabs on the bottom, as shown, that each bring up their own view within the scope of the 'main' part of the app, BUT, if I want to have separate but similar lists ...
6
votes
5answers
287 views
How many social buttons?
There are millions of social networks out there. Of the top popular ones, like Google+, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter etc.,
Q: How many, in numbers, should be put up at all?
UPDATE: Organization ...
4
votes
2answers
143 views
How to present filters graphically?
I'm creating a UI which allows users to specify filters, such as Age > 18. Until now, this has been quite straightforward as all it required was a simple layout as shown below:
However, besides ...
5
votes
2answers
177 views
Should forms be aligned left or center, if less than full page width?
Our web application has a small header and nav menu at the very top, and below, there is simply a large area of open space. We have no need for an always-present sidebar, so there is just one column. ...
0
votes
0answers
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Should a registration page have large number of fields? [duplicate]
People have to invest time and effort to register.The fields consists of Username, First Name, Last Name, email, Address, Contact, Date Of Birth, Gender, City, State, Country, Password, Position, ...
2
votes
1answer
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Best way to display domain/workgroup name in the datagrid of computer list
We are have been developing the application for distributed computer network, and every computer can be domain member or workgroup member. So we have a view, where all computers are listed in the ...
4
votes
4answers
147 views
showing buttons on hover?
Lately I have noticed that a lot of websites are displaying a delete "X" when you hover over that specific panel. I have been thinking whether or not this was very usable for the user because there is ...
4
votes
5answers
279 views
Why do physical keyboards still have built-in numpads?
Normally I use a wireless keyboard without a number pad and a mouse right next to it. Having started a new job, I was finding my right arm somewhat more sore. This was confusing until I realized:
...
12
votes
6answers
510 views
Show/Hide Password Icon - Eye/ Closed Eye? Is the “Eye” icon offensive to any cultures?
I am on a project where we are implementing show/hide password functionality, and after significant research I discovered the 'Open Eye'/ 'Closed Eye' to be fairly standard.
Once this was implemented ...
4
votes
3answers
139 views
Why does Gmail hide email options under a '+' sign?
Why does Gmail website hide options like "links", "smileys" etc. under a '+' sign when there is clearly enough room along the footer? Am I missing something, or is google really pushing google+?
...
4
votes
5answers
154 views
Custom back button in page
I had a discussion with a friend about adding a custom back button in every page in a website.
What I mean about custom back button is a link or a button, that will do just onclick="history.back();".
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