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Having two different label alignments in one website / application
I've come to learn that label alignments have their purposes: top-aligned / right-aligned for faster completion (usually for forms asking common information) while left-aligned for slowing down ...
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Should forms be aligned left or center, if less than full page width?
Our web application has a small header and nav menu at the very top, and below, there is simply a large area of open space. We have no need for an always-present sidebar, so there is just one column. ...
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What are the determining factors to decide whether or not centrally align a website UI? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a usability reason for centering a website’s content area on a page?
For a website with fixed width (ex. Stack Exchange, Twitter UI) which shows content in a ...
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1answer
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Grid text alignment rules
I was wondering if someone has come across rules used by web designers for text alignment in a grid.
I was observing that majority of text is aligned towards left, but financial figures with ...
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1answer
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Are centered web pages better than left-aligned ones? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a usability reason for centring a website's content area on a page?
I'm facing a difficult problem that I can't seem to solve rationally.
I find that it ...
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2answers
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What is the recommended alignment layout for a horizontal menu bar on a web page?
I have a horizontal menu on the top of a web page (pretty common) and I was having a debate with a friend about the preferred and most logical layout of the menu items (centered or left)
He was ...
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3answers
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Websites aligned to the left of the page [duplicate]
I always thought that it makes better sense for websites to be centred horizontally to the browser window. But even an Adobe website is left aligned. Is this some reason behind this that I am missing?
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Is there a usability reason for centering a website's content area on a page?
A lot of websites these days have content area's which are center-aligned: http://ux.stackexchange.com is an example.
However some sites are left-aligned e.g. http://forums.adobe.com/index.jspa, ...
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Best way to align text on a website?
Curious about text alignment on websites. For a blog, for example, is it better to have left-aligned or justified text? I like the look of justified text but I'm not sure if there's any downsides to ...
