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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Drop-down list with advanced search
I am creating a control to allow users to select an item from a list. The number of items can vary greatly - anywhere from a handful up to millions.
A drop-down with autocomplete functionality seemed ...
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The navigation on Corporate websites
Corporate websites appeal to multiple audiences. I've seen from benchmarking the majority of sites have based their navigation around the audience segments. You'll see Investors in the main navigation ...
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Is a Q&A site a reasonable replacement for a forum for a software product?
I'm building a website for an open source piece of software that revolves around backups and cloning. I was originally going to use phpBB for the forums, but then thought about the possibility of ...
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Videos on landing pages
Is it a good ideal to feature videos on landing pages or should their primary purpose be to signpost users to content elsewhere?
I am developing a set of pages for an event, it is supported by a ...
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Best way to show long list of detailed information for summarized items in a table?
I'm working on an application page for an insurance company regarding purchasing policies and showing all the detailed information that comes with the policy.
The problem I'm facing is knowing how ...
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studies on passcode/keypad versus password/keyboard?
When designing a tablet-based app that needs it's own extra security, there seems to be a couple of common choices: add a password screen with a keyboard, or use a passcode screen that has a keypad.
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Input mask on credit card number & SSN
Our company is discussing the use of an input mask (asterisk) on credit card numbers and social security numbers.
I'm completely against masking the CCN, from a UX perspective, especially since our ...
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Whats the UX strategy behind Twitter's Retweet dialog?
Mouse Hovering over a particular tweet on the feed will show these links - / Reply , Retweet , Fav , More / -
These links are prominent enough and clean.
I dont understand the reason for ...
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Scrolling inside overlay or on the whole page
I have this web-app that has mostly web pages with search results (such as google is), so there's scrolling normally. But I have this scenario that you can open an overlay that shows additional ...
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Why are AC adapters (wall warts) designed to block adjacent AC outlets?
The AC adapters for a lot of equipment seem to be specifically designed to block the AC outlets around it (this is in the US).
Is this a safety feature to minimize the power to that outlet or just ...
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Concept for adding reminders
I'm remaking some code for a survey-system I'm the maintainer of. And one of the problems is adding reminders for the survey invites.
I made this: ...
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What's a good way to use text over a picture?
My dilemma is aptly shown in the picture below:
How can I make the text more legible?
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How do roads switch from driving on the left side of the road to driving on the right? [closed]
Some countries that drive on the left side of the road aren't island countries (although most are; the most notable exception is India). For those countries, how do people laying out roads for drivers ...
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Why use paper prototyping, besides saving time?
When creating a web application prototype, I find it's pretty easy for me to put together a fast prototype. What are the advantages to using a paper prototype instead (or before that)?
This video ...
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Is there any good reason why I shouldn't make some mobile app parts sticky?
What are the downsides of making that part with column-chart sticky (Always positioned to the top even when bottom part is scrolled down)?
Haven't met that kind of solution in any mobile app before. ...
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Are the Human Factors International's CUA and CXA certifications worth the money? [duplicate]
I'm in school right now working towards a master's degree in human centered design and engineering. The courses are around $1500 for a class and $200 for the certification. If I take the certification ...
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Is it “unsafe” to rely only on placeholders (input fields)? [duplicate]
I've noticed that in many sites, the text within input fields are always either label tags and span tags. Twitter's example:
(in this case, the labels seem to be inside the input field).
I never ...
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Is it better to represent simple labeled information as table or just text with subheadings?
I'm redesigning a website that has some simple information presented as a table like this:
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I read yet the again the Label ...
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A tabbed Android UX element similar to iOS App card?
Is there a standard Android layout that allows for tabs within a context menu? Something similar to the iOS app card would be great.
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Should you be allowed to change your own data?
Let's imagine you were about to use a CRM Enterprise-Application that contains your working-data (street, housenumber, office phone number and so on).
Should we allow the user to change this data at ...
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What is the reason behind the upper-case-lower-case behaviour of the Apple iOS keyboard?
On Windows and Android phones/tablets the case of the keypad letters alters when pressing SHIFT:
But Apple seems to ignore this presumably useful feature. Does Apple really know it's better NOT to ...
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Stopping people abusing star rating systems
I want to implement a 5 star rating system for particular articles on my site. But, I know that with a little bit of scripting, it can be easy for hackers to abuse these systems. However, I want it to ...
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Best order of heuristics for filtering gift suggestion search results
I have created a gift website where I want users to find gift suggestions based on a series of questions. To display the questions and search results I have two panels on the screen:
Panel 1: Search ...
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Clicking twice to edit filename - what are the reasons for this pattern?
Like we all know, one can edit a file or folder name in Windows Explorer by either right clicking and choosing "Rename" from the context menu OR by highlighting the file by left-clicking, and clicking ...
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How to handle long processing task in UI?
We have a Desktop based WinForms application. Application performs some very complex logic in database and is bound to take long time. By long time i mean it will take anything from 1 min to 20 min ...
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Selecting many elements from a long list
I have a scenario where my 'create user' dialog has a very long list of options, of which the user needs to select many. The project manager has suggested a 'dual list' approach: a long (scrolled) ...
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Adding new data while filtering current data
I'm working on a table that includes employee data (Name, Age, Position). Above the table I have a live filter that can filter the data by Age Group and Position.
I'd also like the possibility of ...
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Drop down list vs. clickable map
I'm working on a web tool that requires users to choose their region as a search filter. I'm trying to decide if it will be best to use a drop-down list (there will be 15 regions) or a clickable map ...
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Best way to display whether someone is the right age for a match on an online dating site?
When I visit another person's dating profile, I'd like to see a visual indicator that communicates something about a person's age so I can determine whether they might be a good match for me--without ...
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Autocomplete Search takes you directly to product
A user enters text in a search box and a list of autocomplete options appear. The user clicks on one of these suggestions.
Should they be sent straight to that product's page, or should they be sent ...
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Links inside a dropdown
I'm wondering if links inside a dropdown provides a valid user experience, if it isn't part of the main navigation of the site.
For a news website I'm trying to come up with a nice way for the ...
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Filter options - Preferable to use an 'all' box or a 'clear' link to restore default settings?
I'm currently working on a search engine, filter options are provided to allow users to refine their searches.
Example:
TYPE
[box] Firm
[box] Lawyer
[box] Transaction
[box] Company
When the ...
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Fusing words for website name: confusing or doable?
Arguably UX starts with the domainname. Well perhaps a bit far-fetched, so please feel free to suggest what might be a bitter fit than UX.SE for this question, but here it is anyhow.
I'm looking at ...
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What is the best method to undo an action?
Imagine for the sake of simplicity I have a web app to-do list, where each item is a line and has a check mark near it. When the user clicks the check mark, the task is then "done" and the line fades ...
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Inputting addresses using autocomplete
I have a web application where the user will need to fill many addresses (a few users entering the addresses of other people). It uses autocomplete to speed things up and to reduce duplication (the ...
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Are hover states necessary?
We're having a discussion in the UX department here at work as to whether or not hover states are necessary to a UI. We're kind of divided. Here are the two arguments:
Against (started the ...
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Swipe specific keyboard?
QWERTY was used to prevent the arms of a typewriter from clashing.
DVORAK is made for productivity (~70% of the typing on the homerow)
If you use a swipe keyboard (as available on android 4.2?, swype ...
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Should I add a floating, fixed feedback button on the pages of my website?
I would like to add a Feedback feature to my website.
Should I add it as a floating,fixed button on the side?
Is that considered something users are annoyed by?
If I shouldn't, which method is ...
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Do “extended” batteries really affect user experience?
There're several companies out there that sell "extended" batteries for smartphones. For example, Nokia Lumia 820 standard battery has 1450 mAh capacity and the extended one has 1600 mAh capacity - 9% ...
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When do you present a website UX survey?
I'm wanting to build a usability survey on a website that's used by mortgage brokers.
It's a website where users will come not to browse, but to find mortgage product information while a client is ...
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Select as title vs. Tabs
I'm trying to decide between using a custom css select as a title versus using tabs on a page I'm working on. I drew up two wireframes below:
1. Using Tabs
2. Using Select
As you can see, the ...
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Resources about hardware usability
I am a user experience researcher working primary on websites. I am considering shifting to the hardware domain and I am wondering what kind of general reference resources are out there about hardware ...
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Design idea for Multiple level pages
We have a framework with multiple plugins (for different functionality). Each plugin has it's own configuration/information pages. These pages also have sub levels; sometimes up to four level. If we ...
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How can end users training be integrated to the UX plans?
For many systems, performance can be significantly improved by educating the end users.
It might even be argued that training is required to achieve optimal system performance:
IIRC, Robert N. ...
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mobile first design - main navigation placement & considering desktop users too
I'm considering placement of the main navigation for a responsive site in a thin sidebar similar to the navigation on Twitter's iPad app, as seen on the left.
However with the icons and links ...
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Should I build camera functionality into a photo sharing app or let the user use the device camera app they would already be familiar with?
I have been working on the idea I have for sort of another photo sharing app. Last few days, as I have been working on the part of it for taking photos in square format (like instagram) I started to ...
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Media player and accessibility, beyond the big buttons
I have to layout a media player for a touchscreen in hospital. The main feature has to be the accessibility. The touchscreen is thought to be near the bed of sick people. Not only invalid people but ...
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Carousel Menu on Mobile Device [closed]
So, I made this carousel menu as a second menu and using Jquery Mobile framework.
This carousel is clickable and when i saw on some reference there's also swipe for touchscreen. Is my carousel ...
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Is there a limit to the length of an infinitely scrolling page of content where readers are willing to read?
I have done some research on this subject and find much about the "myth of the fold," why infinite scrolling is not great for ecommerce, and how users benefit from a button to click to load more ...
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de-emphasizing cancel
Is it a good idea to de-emphasize the cancel button?
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