A web app(lication) uses technologies such as javascript, CSS, and HTML5 and is executed in a web browser.
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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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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 present Actions (eg. CRUD) buttons without taking focus away from main content?
I am looking for a way to present Actions (eg. CRUD) buttons while not taking focus away from main content. It'll be great to see examples of good application design (I am doing a web app (probably ...
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How can I make the purpose of a complex user interface element more obvious?
I am the author of SQL Fiddle, an online environment for testing and sharing database problems. The target audience for my site is for pretty technically-sophisticated users (database programmers, ...
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Underscores vs. hyphens in URLs
I'm trying to come up with a page-naming convention so that each page in a web application I'm developing has the human-friendliest URL possible. The current URL structure of the web application is:
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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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Pros/Cons of date- and datetimepickers [closed]
What pros and cons do you experience when using datepickers in web forms or software?
What do you think is missing sometimes?
What bugs you when using a datepicker?
I want to know, either from ...
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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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Most intuitive way to offer manual sorting?
all. I'm designing an online form builder (think Forms in Google Docs / Spreadsheets). The functionality is complete, but I'm not happy with the sorting capabilities. Everyone that I have done ...
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App icons borderless or on a button?
In an app, when using icons, we can have place it on a button, or have the icon borderless. I would think that having it on a button gives better affordance, but it seems that many reputable ...
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How to handle conflicting updates of a customer record
We are developing a simple web based single-page CRM-like app. I was thinking about what happens when two operators are both editing the details of a customer "John Doe". On the server side we use a ...
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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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WYSIWYG vs MarkDown - is there a middle ground?
I'm trying to figure out how to let my users edit their content on my site. It's currently just text formatted depending on the screenwidth, but I'd like to give them more control over their content: ...
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How to say that an online demo is interactive in 2-3 words?
Basically, they can play around with the app, to get a feel for it in a advance. The target audience is business owners who may or may not (likely not) be technologically inclined.
Demo implies that ...
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Is the “Help” feature really helping?
Almost all apps/sites have a feature 'help' regardless of type and subject of the app/site. I have rarely seen people using the same for their benefit. I would want to know if it's worth putting the ...
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Most Logical Sudoku Interface?
I'm working on the front end for a sudoku program I wrote for fun. I'm debating which interface is most logical: an interface entirely click-based, or a standard keyboard entry method.
Click Based:
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Background images in input boxes
I have been experimenting with right aligned background image treatments in input boxes for the web lately. Are there any rules of thumb for this type of implementation?
Is it considered great ...
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Action confirmation through double clicking (click-twice confirmation)
Clarification:
Let me clarify first: By double-click I mean clicking something twice but not in a quick succession.
So here is the question/suggestion:
Usually on the web applications, designers have ...
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Toggle button for actions
In our web application, we have a list of items for which multiple actions can be scheduled. If an action is available but not selected, it is displayed as a gray button. When the user clicks on it, ...
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Should a search page have a clear button?
Its probably a very subjective question, but here it goes....We're building a website that will provide basic and advanced search criteria. The advanced search criteria will be upto 50 fields, ...
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Should survey for canceling subscription be before or after the subscription is canceled?
We want to collect data about why our users cancel our product subscription.
Should we put the survey form on the same page? Since it might be more likely that they will fill it in, but probably at ...
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A cross between a DropDownList and AutoComplete Text Box
I am trying to come up with an web interface that allows the addition of an item to a list. For simplicity I'll use an example of a list of names which, when selected will be assigned to a club/group. ...
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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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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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When closing a tab, which tab makes the most sense to focus on?
I work on a web application that allows users to create tabs and fill them with modules that display analytic data. So one tab may have a series of bar graphs, and another may have a group of tables. ...
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Can we just use tooltip on some rather than on all controls?
I do like to place tooltips whenever I feel that the user could benefit from them.
I tend not to place tooltips on controls when I think it's pretty obvious what their effects are.
However, on some ...
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Horizontal and vertical menus in web applications
It is now very common to find top horizontal menus in websites. Some reason of that might be habits and Jakob's law.
In web applications you might find a menu on top or on the left side equally. Most ...
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Case studies on using gradients in a design
Are there any case studies on the use of gradients in a web design? I'm looking for answers similar to this answer about the usability of rounded corners.
Specifically, I'd like to know:
Is there a ...
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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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Date Range: Is automatically making “To” the same as “From” a good practice when searching data in the past?
I couldn't think of a more descriptive title, but this is what I'm wondering:
I have a Date Range selector box. It's quite straightforward, it has two calendars, one for the "From" date, and another ...
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How should email threads be ordered?
I thought I had the answer to this question. If you view raw email, you can see that the most recent email is at the top, with the rest below in reverse chronological order. I think it's fair to say ...
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Unread message count in the list of conversations
Is it a good idea (or how useful it is) to show a number of unread messages for each conversation when user enters page with the list of conversations? Would it be enough to just indicate that certain ...
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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 ...
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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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strategies for applying properties to many items
I'm working on a web application where one of the workflows centers around the configuration of a large number of items. An important part of this configuration is applying one or more properties to ...
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to admin or not admin
My question is very simple - is separate admin better for UX or is it better to integrate it inside front-end?
I care only about UX and what is better (and easier to explain) for end-user, I don't ...
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Alternative wording to 'upgrade from free trial to a paying plan'?
Looking for an alternative to 'upgrade'. The problem is that in our web-app ui and communication, we are currently using two different versions of upgrade:
the common upgrade/downgrade of the ...
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Examples of *elegant,* data-rich web application interfaces? [closed]
It's much easier to create a calm, elegant interface when your content is simple and static, but in some web applications, the content and interactions are inherently more complicated and dynamic.
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Pros & Cons? - Single dropdown VS double dropdown VS multi level dropdown
I’m working on an application with some complex dropdowns which have selectable main categories and sub categories. Some dropdown lists could have up to 40 options - which is quite intimidating to new ...
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Update list when a user is viewing the list without annoying them
We have a list of items that the user will be interacting with frequently during sessions. Each session will last a minute or two and during that time they are changing state on items and updating ...
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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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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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Help panels inside application
Are there good UX reasons for not putting a "help panel" within a web application? (one that can be shown or hidden).
Most applications open help in a different browser tab. I'm thinking of just ...
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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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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 ...
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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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How do you communicate the location of a user in a tabbed environment when they've navigated to a page that can't be described using an existing tab?
In my web app, there are 4 static tabs that follow you everywhere you go. The active tab is white while the inactive tabs are gray. Nothing ground-breaking there. But from certain tabs, you can ...
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Modifying images for mobile sites: scale them or cut them?
This is the first time I design a website that has a mobile version.
This is the original size of the images (well, they are a little bit bigger):
This is the size when they are displayed in ...
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Multiple or Single Checkbox for ToDo List?
Would you suggest for a To-Do List section of a progject management app I am working on have multiple checkboxes inspired by Speckle
Or keep things simple and "common" using single checkbox like ...
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Data listed horizontally or vertically?
I am currently building a data entry application and a lot of our data is contained in Div's on a page. Right now all of our data is listed horizontally because I feel that it is more readable and is ...
