A web app(lication) uses technologies such as javascript, CSS, and HTML5 and is executed in a web browser.
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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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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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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 ...
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Showing progress for a long many-step process with a discrete progress bar?
I've got a desktop-focused web application where the user is going to be initiating tasks that take a long time. Sometimes, these tasks will take hours to complete (users don't have to do anything ...
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Automatically clear cache from scripts
I received a request to implement browser clear cache automatically when a user starts a session. This is the first time I encounter such a odd request.
Is clear browser cache for a web application ...
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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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What control to use to select multiple months?
I want to offer the users a way to select a range of months within a year. The selected months are used to display a table of data. The control should be placed above the table and since vertical ...
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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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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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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 ...
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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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Mobile WebApp - Gradient vs. flat regarding UX
Recently, I've looked at a lot of sites to figure out patterns used in mobile web design.
I've noticed that if the app is using lists or buttons, most designs use a gradient background.
Is there any ...
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Checklist of use cases / functionality for a subscription based software as a service app [closed]
I want to offer a subscription using stripe on my rails site. What are some basic things that I'd want users to be able to do. (stupid question, I know, I just want to make sure I don't miss anything ...
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Nested multiple selections
I am building a web application that allows users to search a gym chain's class timetables. This gym has multiple branches, in multiple states and cities. The inputs to the class timetable search are:
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Where to put a global “add item” button?
We're adding a global "Add new X" button to our application (it will show a CRUD form for an activity, the fundamental "thing" in our app). We want it to be clickable from anywhere in the application ...
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How to incorporate a “never” value on a slider?
I have a slider in a web page (similar to this one) to control the the duration of how long to keep an item before it is removed:
The range of values goes from 0 to 90, with the value 0 being used ...
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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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Is grid the right layout for mobile web applications?
Suppose you are creating a web application which supposed to work on mobile platforms like Android or iPhone, and one of the features of your app is to give the user an interface for adding, viewing, ...
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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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Name of the logged off part of an application/a website
I'd like to know how you would call the part of the application which is not the showcase, not the app itself, but the part between both.
Let me explain with more details. It is something very common ...
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Visual differentiation between in-site links to outbound links
I'm trying to solve the differentiation between in-site links vs. outbound links. Currently I'm using for all links the blue from my palette and underline on hover. Due to the nature of the site, that ...
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examples of user feedback for evaluation of other users' answers
As an academic project, I'm developing a simple facebook application. I intend it to be some kind of a mind game exploring creativity.
Its current design is simple: the user just writes a short ...
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Best usability: visual presets or simple action?
I'm working on a webapp that lets designers generate CSS through an intuitive interface. Right now I'm working on the Shadows panel and I can't decided which option has the most versatile usability. ...
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Any cheat sheet available that shows UX match between mouse events and touch events?
I am supposed to make a web App UI Design which can be used through PC and Tablet. I am looking for a cheatsheet or link where mouse events and touch events are matched?
Eg. A mouse click on PC is ...
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any software or online service to draw web page layout sketch? [closed]
any software or online service to draw web page layout sketch?
I want to construct a website , the first step is that I need to sketch a contents layout for every page . this job can be write done on ...
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Is speed the most important factor in mobile applications?
I've been noticing a trend when using my phone for music at work. Sites like Bandcamp have an excellent mobile site that is simple and intuitive. However, once I find a cool group on Bandcamp I end up ...
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DatePicker UX for single and multiple calendar mode
I have a situation where I have to use same datepicker/calendar to do single date selection and multiple date selection in two different modes in the same page.
I thought of a solution where the ...
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What makes sense to designers HiDPI, @2x, or Retina?
I'm designing a web application for web designers and I'm having some trouble with semantics. I'm trying to figure out whether the word "HiDPI", "@2x", or "Retina" best describes the secondary image a ...
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Identify different types of clickable shapes?
We're building an application that is like an interactive flow chart. When users are viewing the flow chart, they can interact with certain shapes:
Link to another flow chart.
Link to an external ...
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How to avoid pagination when an items list is very large (Webapp)?
We have a web application for correcting automatically-detected mistakes in translation documents. Those are split into sentences and their amount can be up to hundred thousands (its not even closely ...
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Measurement to use when designing for desktop and mobile
I am currently working on a web based administration interface which has a lot of controls, such as sliders, check boxes, input fields, etcetera. The interface should work on desktops, tablets and ...
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Looking for enterprise web application design inspiration [closed]
I've checked many websites to be inspired about what the look and feel of a serious enterprise web-application should look like. But the whole I saw were designed for being used by single users and ...
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Order of items in admin panel?
When editing a product, its variants are shown as accordion headings using twitter bootstrap; clicking on one reveals the form to edit the variant.
My question relates to the ordering of the items, ...
