A web app(lication) uses technologies such as javascript, CSS, and HTML5 and is executed in a web browser.
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Could you please comment on this web layout? [closed]
I am designing a forum related to certain academic topics with features similar to Stack exchange sites. I have designed a web layout to facilitate easy navigation between the post overviews & the ...
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Whats the best way to present interface ideas to stakeholders?
My current preferred method of developing and testing ideas for interfaces I'm designing is creating interactive, sketchy, grayscale prototypes using Axure. I find using grayscale helps put the focus ...
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Which is the better user experience for a web app: an integrated support ticket module or a separate app?
I am building a new web app which hopefully will be subscription based, and I am wondering what will be better:
to develop a quick ticket module
or
redirect user to separate knowledgebase / ...
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Is the left or right side of the screen “more clickable”?
I'm in the second year of fine-tuning a homebrew CMS, and I've been going with this theory (which I imagined) that it's best to have interactive elements like submit buttons, back buttons, and links ...
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Is there any problem having a left scrollbar on a 2-panel web window?
I'm building a web interface with two panels. On the right one there would be a map, on the left one there would be some places, similar to Google Maps. We are considering having the scrollbar of the ...
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Should new users be offered a different interface than existing customers?
I'm considering using progressive disclosure techniques to introduce new users to our product, presenting features and tasks in a timely manner until they have used the product a few times.
Once the ...
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Models of user interaction when dealing with selections from a looong list?
I'm a programmer working on a web project.
We need the user to select one item from a given list of universities. It's a list of 100+ elements, and the frontend is XHTML/css/js.
Here are the options ...
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Mapping navigation to content in a CMS backend
I'm trying (desperately) to collect good ideas for a backend form to manually map various types of content to navigation items.
The problem is apparently very common, but since there are gazillion ...
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Should double click be avoided in web applications?
I find that double click is a great gesture that could be successfully used in graphical interfaces but for some reason has negative connotation on the web. Should it be avoided at all costs?
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Can customisable dashboards in web-apps enhance user experience?
I'm currently in the process of redesigning the dashboard for one of our products. One of the requests I've received so far is that it should be customisable. Instinctively, I oppose the idea as I ...
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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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Proportion of resources devoted to UX Design & Research vs. Software Development on a web app?
First, some criteria:
The product is an application and is heavy on user interaction. Think web 2.0 or mobile application, not a marketing or commerce site, or some back-end tool with only ...
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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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How to best present data that is incomplete?
The app uses data and images to create an interface. It will be a web or native app.
Some of the data that is gathered is incomplete. Sometimes the data on the images are missed.
The question is: How ...
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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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How do you choose which sharing buttons to offer on your web app? [closed]
Are many sharing buttons good on a web app? How about design for a online book reading app. What matters on choosing sharing tools? My feeling is to know the function of sharing widgets and know the ...
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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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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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Is there a particular reason contextual content areas and menus aren't more prevalent in web applications?
I'm developing a user-driven sandbox application, wherein the user (more or less) builds their interface. In my preliminary web design drafts, I've found myself favoring a contextual content area at ...
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What reasons are there to not break a web applications default scrolling mechanism?
on the project I am working on, they want the web application to have the header, sidebar and footer remain fixed in the browser. So only the content area will scroll. I don't think this is a good ...
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What would you need from a mobile usability testing service?
I'm thinking of launching a service similar to usertesting.com or trymyui for mobile website and apps.
Developers submit their app or website along with testing scenarios. Scenarios would be ...
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What are the advantages and disadvantages of multi-window functionality vs single-window functionality?
I am considering porting a windows application to a web application for one of my clients. The windows application is an MDI app (multiple forms open at once), but obviously the web app would be much ...
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How best to implement progressive enhancement for an outline editor
I am writing a form that has the basic structure of an outline.
The basic structure is like this:
I understand how to do this if the user has javascript enabled, but I am not sure what the best ...
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Is it better to have more than one way to navigate to functionality or only one way?
We are building a web app in Silverlight and currently have more than one way to navigate to the same functionality. I.e. there is more than one button/link on the page that does exactly the same ...
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Looking for some ideas of for an alternative display of Full Name@Company Name
I'm trying to find a sexy/elegant way of displaying a user's full name and the company they represent.
Currently, I'm doing Full Name@Company Name, for example Bob Smith@Microsoft or Sally ...
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Display that a text input is not applicable
I am using the top row of an HTML table as a 'copy down' control row. So you can over-ride the values in the rows you've selected below (each row has a check box - similar to the phpMyAdmin ...
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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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Which is the best design practice for edit data in RIA?
Which is the best design practice for edit data in RIA, for example in Flex or Silverlight?
I would like to show customer's details, but there will be an edit window, than the datas of customer will ...
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Right-Click menu awareness on Web Application
The web application I am building has a custom right-click menu. I'm concerned that the user might not find this menu as normally right-clicking will only display the default browser's menu. Is there ...
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user settings: one option alters the help text of another
This is a very thin (and probably trivial) usability issue but I'd like your input.
The user of a webapp is editing his/her profile settings. For each setting there is a label, the actual ...
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Need a better way to list events
Our site, http://www.racedayworld.com has events that you can register for which are listed in a table with sortable rows ...
I'm basically not too enthused with the design, but can't think of ...
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What's up with the Preview Pane? Why or why not to use it in internal web app messaging systems
I am about to redesign an app w/ internal messaging (ala Facebook) and just curious to get some input from the UI community on the concept of 'Preview Panes'.
It seems that the majority of the ...
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Best way to show “select all” in paginated table with some of the “all” not shown on the screen
A user can conduct a search in a grid that has pagination (i.e. over 25 rows is shown on next page). If the search returns more than 26 results and allows a "select all" checkbox, what's the best way ...
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Client wants me to copy the Google Apps UI style for a web app I'm building - is this okay?
So, the organisation I work in use Google Apps for our email, calendars and docs. The staff have gradually got used to using it and are now comfortable with the UI.
I've been asked to develop a ...
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What do you think about the results of 3M Visual Attention Service's Web App?
First of all if you haven't heard of this service here's the link:
https://vas.3m.com/
This online app generates heatmaps:
you get 5 credits free at first, with which you can analyze the pictures ...
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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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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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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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fixed-width vs full-browser for web app
I'm in the early stages of designing a web application (a network management application). And I can't really decide if to go with a fixed width layout (say 960px) or a variable (full browser width) ...
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What video players/sites are fully accessible?
I am in need of a video player that is fully accessible, but I'm hoping not to have to code it from scratch.
How accessible are the youtube/vimeo players? are there other ones pre-made online that ...
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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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Best Web UI for Large Amounts of Data Input
I'm looking for a good solution when users need to enter large amounts of data into a web application.
Example
A store owner wants to enter 30-40
new products into the system every
month. The ...
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How to create bands of number ranges for a field?
I have a field in a system called "Score" which ranges from an undetermined negative number to an undetermined positive number. I am trying to figure out a UI for the user to create "bands" of ...
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What are innovative, new ways to design Master/Child relationships on a page?
I'm currently working on a ASP.net application that has a variety of master, child relationships, portrayed on the page in a master gridview with tabs below. While this works for a somewhat small set ...
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HTML buttons vs hyperlinks for navigation
When creating an overall site style guide, how do you determine when a button or a hyperlink should be for something other than navigation?
I see many time with the heavy usage of jQuery and AJAX, ...
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HTML templates for web applications [closed]
There are a lot of sites with free templates for homepages. These are often too simple for web applications, which have sometimes a lot of deeper nested content.
For example. An application view ...
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Are there standard methods to maximise space?
We have a web application that has a lot of controls and has steps that the user progresses through. Most of the steps are on the same page, and when one section is done, we don't necessarily need to ...
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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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What are some good examples of well-illustrated web apps? [closed]
Sites out there like Vimeo and CarWoo do a really good job of incorporating illustrations as primary design elements. Are there any others out there that you like?
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Is it appropriate in a touch-based mobile web app to place the equivalent of “apply” in the header?
I'm creating a mobile web app for modern touch-based browsers, and I'd like to know if it's appropriate to put the equivalent of an apply / search / go / view results / proceed button in a thin ...
