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.
3
votes
1answer
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Removing Admin rights from an Admin user
I am building a system where the users have roles that can change over time. One user can have one or more roles. The roles define access to pages and features. Some of the users will have an Admin ...
2
votes
1answer
45 views
CLI: How should I order sub-commands in usage messages?
I'm developing a tool with a command line interface. I am seeking the clearest, most obvious/user-friendly way of ordering the sub-commands in the usage/error messages.
The nature of the tool is that ...
14
votes
3answers
382 views
Where to place icons in a checklist? Before or after?
I want to display a list of permissions, with tick icons to indicate what permissions a user has. Where should I place the tick icons - before (on the left) or after (on the right) each item?
3
votes
4answers
69 views
How to run quick usability tests for a large organization with no process in place
Our company is rolling out a program so the UX team can quickly conduct usabiliy test on easy features, instead of having to farm these quick usabilty test to expensive agencies. we are looking for ...
1
vote
0answers
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CLI: How should I order arguments to my import/export commands?
I'm developing a distributed project management tool with a command line interface. I have two commands relating to initially copying a project to/from a hub. The export command looks like this:
prog ...
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votes
1answer
49 views
What is the web service? [closed]
Edited: I have heared about usability and accessbility in 'web services'. So, what do they mean by 'web service'? Is it different from the web?
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votes
9answers
1k views
Why is everybody using Facebook, is it good marketing or good usability?
Why is everybody using Facebook? Is it good marketing or good usability? If it's usability, what specifically do they offer that is different from others? I was happily doing social networking on ...
8
votes
5answers
313 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 ...
7
votes
3answers
238 views
How can I encourage my users not to multitask?
Context: I'm creating a website aimed at middle-schoolers and high-schoolers to help them collaboratively create stories. The site is gamified so that each user will want other users to vote for the ...
1
vote
6answers
111 views
Usage of an arrow to symbolize ordering: is this a universal symbol? Should something else be used?
When displaying tabular data, is the usage of an arrow, an universal symbol? (To symbolize if we're ordering in ascendant or descending order.)
I'm trying to figure out, if my developer tool, should ...
5
votes
2answers
511 views
XML editor design indents XML without tabs/spaces - disadvantages?
I've developed an XML text editor that indents XML using a 'floating' left-margin rather than the more common tab or space characters. Indentation is updated continuously and only relies on the XML ...
40
votes
11answers
3k views
Is a “Never tell your password to anyone” message in chat really necessary?
In almost every chat window I open, there's this fairly obvious statement:
Never tell your [password/credit card/social security/etc] to anyone.
Are there some standards for chat functionality that ...
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votes
2answers
280 views
Does the iOS 7 UX benefits from its flat design? [closed]
The iOS 7 redesign Apple yesterday released as a beta is a contentious issue. But aside of the subjective discussions about icon design and blurred backgrounds in rainbow colors, is the new flat UI in ...
3
votes
2answers
43 views
How to distribute selected listitem through a table (days of week)
What 's the best way to do the following :
I want to distribute my employees among the specific periods in the week
My current UI is like that
on The right side :
The list box of employees
and ...
3
votes
3answers
107 views
Mixing rounded corners and square corners
The question of the usability of rounded corners versus square corners has already be answered here. My question revolves more about the consequence of having them intermingled. I've heard some ...
36
votes
10answers
3k views
Display big numbers in a small area
I am developing an accounting app where I display several orders. Every order has a price.
I have a box where I would like to display the price as shown below:
This works pretty well for fairly ...
19
votes
4answers
945 views
Why aren't Gmail-like “on-page” dialogs more popular UI solutions?
A few months ago, Gmail gave us the choice to switch to a new UI, with many new features (...) including an "on-page-docked" window. I personally find this piece of UI very useful as it allows users ...
0
votes
2answers
175 views
Best aesthetically solution to overflowing data in a table
I have the following table which I created as follows:
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
html {
background-color: #fff;
}
body{
text-align:center;
}
...
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votes
0answers
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How to render the footer on a layout which contains data or nothing sometimes
Our design contains a standard header and a footer.
Page A renders a table with 10 rows sandwiched between header and footer.
For a certain search condition, Page A renders a table with 3 rows ...
0
votes
0answers
42 views
What's wrong with the following window? [closed]
I am developing an open source database management application, and regardless that I have several iterations of the application, I still feel the UI lacks some user friendliness (mainly due to the ...
20
votes
3answers
542 views
Is it a bad idea to have two progress bars in one dialog?
Discussing with my team-mates this morning but we're not sure which one is the best way.
Scenario: When users select a single document to process, they will see a progress bar and text displaying its ...
16
votes
2answers
371 views
What are some best practices to follow when designing for users completely unfamiliar with computers?
In User Testing in the Wild: Joe’s First Computer Encounter, a researcher for Mozilla encounters a 60 year old man who has never used a computer and describes what it was like to have him use a ...
6
votes
3answers
601 views
Recommended books for enterprise application interface design [closed]
I've been reading a lot on UX lately with the intention of improving the user experience on the custom applications we develop. Most of the resources I used are targeting informational websites. I ...
2
votes
3answers
48 views
Dialog Button Orientation
I'm sorry if this has been discussed before, I spent about 5 minutes searching to find a topic on this, but was unable to.
I've been trying to come up with a standard for my application dialog ...
2
votes
1answer
48 views
Where to put element controls?
I have the following:
I think it's less than ideal because the edit/delete buttons are requiring me to waste a bunch of vertical whitespace within the element.
Options that I can think of:
...
5
votes
0answers
44 views
Should I use javascript cookies in lieu of autofill where autofill is unreliable?
Autofill is a good option for users who don't have an account. But it seems that how browsers determine how they'll implement autofill information varies. I'm not surprised of course. In Chrome, it's ...
2
votes
2answers
103 views
Usability vs performance vs Look and feel - 2D vs 3D Interfaces
I read an article about 3D capabilities increasing but UIs getting flatter. Also something similar is suggested here. I am not talking in terms of any particular company , OS or platform, but in ...
2
votes
1answer
57 views
Are there any guidelines on the use of speech in interfaces?
I'm thinking about how the gender, talking speed and accent of the speech voice used affects user understanding. (UK market) Examples of speech interface: SatNavs, Automated Telephone Assistance ...
1
vote
4answers
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Choosing which mobile devices to use for usability testing
When performing usability tests on mobile devices the results are influenced by the devices tested on. For example different sizes, OS-versions, resolution etc. To conduct a thorough test it is ...
5
votes
5answers
117 views
Is it okay to have a login requiring users to first select from multiple services?
We have two services with logins on a page. Should we consider having a single login box which asks users to select which service they want to log in to before hitting the login button rather than two ...
28
votes
6answers
2k views
Why is tree representation of data becoming unpopular?
I'm asking not about professional software like IDE's, but about OS GUI and web interfaces.
A few years ago there was File manager in Windows, Gopher and other interfaces and data models like this.
...
5
votes
3answers
164 views
select from predefined list if exist ,else insert a new item to the list?
What's the best experience to do the following:
The user will insert a new subject(text) only if it isn't in the existing list. So, it will be added to the existing list for all users.
I have ...
0
votes
0answers
51 views
Best UX for mobile Q&A/survey [closed]
What are some of the best ways others have handled asking questions of users on mobile devices? Specifically questions that are simpler than just a question with a few words and a one or two word ...
3
votes
3answers
141 views
Confirm message or separate vote buttons?
There is a website similar to reddit where users can write messages, and vote them.
Due technical reasons, when a user votes a message, their vote cannot be undone.
The problem is that in mobile ...
4
votes
2answers
114 views
Arrow-border vs open-border for currently selected item in a vertical menu
Arrow border:
Open border:
Which gives a better user experience, and why?
4
votes
5answers
275 views
How important is it to eliminate clicks?
Does anyone know of research that shows users rate applications as more responsive or easier to use when paths within the application require fewer clicks? Is it more important to eliminate ...
1
vote
3answers
168 views
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 ...
4
votes
1answer
159 views
Why does the mouse cursor switch direction over line numbers in programming IDEs?
When you mouse over line numbers in IDEs, such as Visual Studio or Notepad++, the mouse cursor is flipped horizontally. I can't think of a reason this would be a ubiquitous user interface decision. ...
1
vote
1answer
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Best way to handle code wrapping on a narrow viewport [duplicate]
Note that this is not a duplicate of this question.
I reviewed it before asking the question and the accepted answer is stated as unacceptable in the "Solutions that won't work" section below.
My ...
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votes
7answers
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Opening website external links in new window — published usability tests
In usability discussions about opening website external links in new windows, with regard to the argument of "keeping users on the site" there are occasionally references to usability studies which ...
4
votes
2answers
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How to recruit participants for usability study of a mobile app?
I'm currently designing an Android app and would like to do a usability study to test how the app works with the target audience.
I have a question regarding recruiting participants. Since there are ...
1
vote
1answer
74 views
Is CXA certification from HFI worth after having CUA?
Is CXA certification from HFI worth after having CUA ?
Hi, I am UX designer with 8 yrs of experience. I did CUA in Oct 2010 and it helped me get a good job, good pay and perform better.
Recently, I ...
3
votes
1answer
97 views
Unlock Account for Highly Secure Website
I am working on project for a very secure sensitive website in which the objective is to make the "unlock account" workflow easy and intuitive. Currently, if user enters wrong username and password ...
5
votes
5answers
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Better method of displaying recipes [closed]
I'm working on a recipes-saving application and trying to figure out which method of presenting recipes is better.
Each recipe that is displayed on the page has a name, but not necessarily a photo. I ...
3
votes
1answer
65 views
How do you handle panning a map embedded on a scrollable web page for touch devices?
I'm currently developing a dashboard-style web interface with an embedded Bing V7 map and it's working great.
On a tablet, usually the map will be shown half above 'the fold' and half below.
This ...
18
votes
12answers
1k views
Why are child-resistant packages sometimes easier to open by kids than adults?
Based on discussions with friends and colleagues there seem to be difficulties opening child-resistant packages in general. There are even stories of parents letting their kids (supervised) open child ...
6
votes
4answers
162 views
Usability of transparency in navigation menu
I have seen a couple of websites using some css properties to make the navigation menu semi-transparent. I assume this has to do with giving the user a more continuous feel to the page scroll, but it ...
6
votes
4answers
287 views
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 ...
3
votes
2answers
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Why does the Xbox controller have non-symmetrical analog sticks?
The image below shows the controllers of the three eighth-generation consoles (Xbox One, PS4, Wii U).
As you can see, both the PS4 and Wii U controllers have symmetrical analog sticks, which seems ...
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0answers
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Reducing flicker in a real-time graph? [migrated]
I am rendering a scatter plot every 5 seconds where the X-axis denotes time and Y-axis denotes a set of names ordered alphabetically.
download bmml source – Wireframes created with ...
