A web app(lication) uses technologies such as javascript, CSS, and HTML5 and is executed in a web browser.
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List of checkboxes or multi-value select box
Currently in our application we have multiple lists of checkboxes. These lists comprise of random attributes related to a company. Each company will only perform a couple of these attributes and it is ...
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What is the best name for login/logout button [duplicate]
About the system:
Web application with users like WordPress.
The question:
What is the best name for this "login" toggle button?
Options:
Login / Logout
Log in / Log out
Log In / Log Out
Sign ...
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3answers
231 views
Single or Multi page web application
Is it better UX wise, to build a web application with traditional multi-page transitions or to have a single page application where the other components of the page use AJAX and jQuery to load content ...
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vote
1answer
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Four different types of actions need to be applied to elements in a list on a mobile phone. How do I organize these actions?
I have a bunch of user created items in a list on a mobile phone. I've broken the possible actions applied to each into four types, listed below in order of most often used:
reply to internal ...
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3answers
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Styling Labels for a Line-of-Business Web Application
I'm looking for some guidance on how labels should be styled for a data entry web application. My client feels that the labels detract from the user interface where I feel they provide necessary ...
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4answers
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Complicated date field with range option
Context: I'm designing a web form that allows users to enter information about some work they've created (title, description, image, etc).
One of the optional fields will be a date field. After ...
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votes
4answers
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Navigating backwards in Miller Columns
I've got a set of Miller Columns on a web application that could be wider than the page width. So this means the first level of the hierarchy might not be visible anymore. What's the most effective ...
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1answer
91 views
Handling bad network connections in a mobile app [closed]
I'm currently writing my bachelor thesis about loading data in mobile applications (native/web based).
I already searched for UX studies how to handle disconnects and slow loading of data but ...
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2answers
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Favorites mechanism & common design pattern
I'm building a web app which contains many pages. I want to implement a favorites mechanism.
My suggestion is -
(1) is the "add to favorites" button (as in google chrome) which opens a small ...
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votes
3answers
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What to display in mobile app web view when the URL won't load
I'm creating an app whose UI is simply a web browser that loads a URL. Let's not argue about why I'm implementing it this way (I already tried that with the higher-ups). It can still do the background ...
2
votes
3answers
376 views
How to design a futuristic-looking application
I was hoping to get some advice from some more experienced UX developers. I have been presented with a unique challenge by my customer, and I feel like I am failing.
Specifically, they want a UI that ...
4
votes
1answer
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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 ...
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votes
4answers
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Idea management system for a feedback portal
I am making an idea management system using Ruby on Rails and Twitter Bootstrap. This is a static mockup I have created.
Here is how the system is supposed to work
The comments will be managed ...
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votes
2answers
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Differentiate between exact date and date period (e.g., month vs. month of year)
I'm working on a web-based reporting system that allows users to create ad-hoc charts. The user selects the data to be analyzed (e.g., sales dollars, sales volume, number of employees, etc.) in ...
6
votes
4answers
251 views
Do I really need a back button?
I have created a webapp which the user can see many posts on the main page.
Once clicked, the window redirects to the post page.
On my navbar, I have my website logo, which when clicked redirects to ...
5
votes
1answer
146 views
Are web sites designed with anchors (instead of individual pages), trending because of 960 grids? or is there a different concept at play?
I quite like the minimalism that a long page design provides for a landing page. By keeping everything simple and providing more focus on a core product. I just haven't been able to find many examples ...
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votes
5answers
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Way to display a lot of end-game data
I am building a web app for providing League of Legends players with a more detailed match history and statistics as well as an internal ranking system (for friends) and achievements, as well as an ...
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votes
4answers
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What do you think is a better label “New” or “Add”
At the moment I am building a web application that stores a lot of data inside of tables. In each of the pages containing the tables the users have many actions; they can add, delete, or edit the ...
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vote
2answers
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How to utilize analytics for mobile consideration
The company I work for has about 15% of their users/prospective members coming from a Mobile non/desktop device. Though that is not a high number, it is still a decent number. The data is collected ...
2
votes
3answers
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Look and Feel Consistency for existing app with new features
I have an existing app, which is almost two year old and I am planning to build new UI screens using bootstrap framework. I start to realize that new UI screens are NOT having the same look and feel. ...
8
votes
2answers
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Search form vs. unified search in a web application
I am looking for some help regarding UX/design guidelines targeted at (web) application internal search functionality. I have tried searching the Google and this site, but the overwhelming majority of ...
6
votes
1answer
266 views
How to properly layout multiple interactive controls using best UX pattern?
I'm working to redesign an existing page that generates reports, based on user selections. Currently, this is a rough draft of the page layout:
The user must always begin at 1 and that selection ...
2
votes
2answers
172 views
Denoting a Premium User
I'm working on a website where we have users' avatars pulled from their Facebook profile picture and sized down to a thumbnail.
Now that users can upgrade to premium memberships to unlock advanced ...
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7answers
449 views
Simplified facts or casual talk, which makes a better UX?
Which makes for a better User Experience: using copy that states the facts as simply as possible, or copy that speaks in casual language. (Context: a Web App )
Here are 3 examples as the answer may ...
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votes
4answers
171 views
How to improve this retro CLI web app ux?
I want to improve the retro-ness and the coolness of this CLI (command-line interface) for a web app. I just want it to give the user the experience of typing into a 1980s library terminal, at, say, ...
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votes
6answers
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Report page with data table and chart
I have the following report:
The report will be viewed in desktop and mobile (tablet) browsers
Clicking on the category title (eg. Pizzas), the data is collapsed or expanded.
Now I need to insert ...
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votes
4answers
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Software screenshots on landing page
I have a landing page for a webapp. I heard that showing screenshots of the software might hurt conversions.
I know that the answer is to test and find out for myself, but what do people think? ...
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votes
1answer
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Is it better to have a modal or an inline entry for a table?
I have a styled table containing first and last names in each column and nothing else. As part of the usage of my app, people will be entering names.
Should I:
Have the "add" button launch a ...
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votes
3answers
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How often is too often to do focus groups while designing a web app?
I'm trying to come up with a strategy for putting together focus groups while designing a web application, but I'm starting to wonder how often is too often to do focus groups? In my mind, they would ...
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vote
0answers
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How can branches of a query language be added dynamically in a browser? [closed]
Our group developed a stream-oriented NetFlow query language, called NFQL.
Given that it can have multiple filtering/grouping stages and a number of branches, defining a query in a text file can ...
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votes
3answers
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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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vote
3answers
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Vertical scroll down navigation for Facebook app?
I am designing a web app that must live both on a Facebook app and on a external website.
The website is designed as vertical scroll-down website with 3 sections.
How do I translate this kind of ...
2
votes
1answer
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Association of child items to a parent in a form
My app manages companies data and allows selecting multiple partners (also managed by the user) to associate with a company.
One option would be having two listboxes: one for the available partners ...
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1answer
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How we can evaluate user experience of the application [closed]
Is User Experience varies according to the Country/Region. For example we design a web based application how we can evaluate user experience of the application.
Thanks in advance
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3answers
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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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votes
4answers
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Is there something like 'chronological breadcrumbs'?
The MoinMoin wiki engine has a UI element I would like to add to my web application. It looks very similar to breadcrumbs, but it behaves in a different way. According to UI Patterns,
Breadcrumbs ...
0
votes
1answer
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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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3answers
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Alerting a player that a game has started in another browser window
I have a web-based game for two players. When the first player enters, he/she has to wait for a second player to enter, which may take several minutes. I noticed that people get bored waiting, and ...
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votes
13answers
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Best UI to allow expert users to enter an ip address? (IPv4)
I am working on a web application which requires users to enter an IPv4 address (in dotted-quad decimal notation) for most of the primary tasks they need to perform. Our primary target "user" is a ...
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votes
4answers
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Should the search box be on the left or the right side
In a web app with a search box in the header - where should the search go, on the left or the right side of the header? What considerations should be taken into account when making this decision?
In ...
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votes
2answers
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Static tooltips vs tooltips that follow the mouse
This is for a debug app (programming) that prints additional information when the mouse is over a certain element.
For example, the app can display a list of class methods. When the user mouse over a ...
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votes
4answers
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Adding a state to a control that indicates a row hasn't been saved yet
I'm working on a web application that users use to approve a bunch of items from a list. Imagine, say, an expense report that someone has to approve every item that's listed.
Currently, the system ...
6
votes
2answers
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Faceted Search and Infinite Scrolling Together
Is it a good idea to use faceted/refining search with infinite scrolling in terms of user experience? If so, would it be a good idea to statically position the search/filter component on a web page?
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11answers
448 views
What is the best way to spend a very limited budget on UX design?
We might be starting development of a web product in a couple of weeks. This being a startup, we have a limited budget. It's not zero though, we might spend a couple of grand on UX design.
I would ...
2
votes
1answer
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Entity and State Based Navigation
Our web application is built around a single entity, say A.
User creates A1. Then user can do a limited number of actions on A1.
If one of this actions is taken by the user on A1, A1 changes to ...
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votes
15answers
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What are some great web-based prototyping tools? [closed]
I'm looking for a list of web-based prototyping tools and I'd like to build one up here by using StackExchange's democratic voting system.
There are already some lists around the web, notably these ...
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votes
1answer
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Looking for 'planner' design patterns and opinions
We are designing a revamped part-time studies course catalogue at the post-secondary institution where I work. One of the features I have included is an authenticated planner for saving and ...
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2answers
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Different ways to show photo being selected with tag
I am trying to do a UI that show a photo (or box) being selected and tagged. For example:
http://behance.vo.llnwd.net/profiles/59549/projects/3012199/8c0a114a08fa35bfbb0e6bc32936a525.jpg
Original ...
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votes
5answers
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“About me” -field usage in web app
I am creating a web application for college students where they can share their timetable and help each other in studies and courses. We are in the process of designing the profile of a user. However, ...
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vote
1answer
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Best way to handle permissions editing towards multiple objects
I am trying to figure out what would be most user friendly interface to handle permission editing towards multiple objects.
In my eyes the probably most user friendly way to handle permissions ...
