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What word can be used to mean either click or tap?
Very often we need to speak generically about clicking or tapping an item, but there seems to be a lack of vocabulary in English for this. We could just say "click or tap" every time, but that is ...
9
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6answers
240 views
Best way to display whether someone is the right age for a match on an online dating site?
When I visit another person's dating profile, I'd like to see a visual indicator that communicates something about a person's age so I can determine whether they might be a good match for me--without ...
6
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3answers
83 views
Telling user about updates in interface
Our product is some kind of CRM for our partners and they want to know about all the updates we release.
Types of updates we're asked to tell about:
Technical — invisible changes (counting money ...
1
vote
1answer
39 views
Names of common UI styles [closed]
Are there official names for the overall UI design styles of some common layouts? The one I have in mind specifically is the minimal style of the windows 8 desktop. Are there any good resources for ...
4
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3answers
105 views
Creating an emotional bond with the user on a business site
I'm currently working for a client on a site which offers search services. The users can rent modules that perform an action 24/7, namely searching an internal index for specific items. Each module ...
1
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1answer
67 views
Reaching single product page in one click from home page
My client wants users to reach single product pages with one click from the home page. They also want to display products' images already in home page.
The problem is that the product list is huge ...
44
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3answers
2k views
Do American users also confuse the day and the month in dates like 01/02/2013
Almost everywhere outside the United States, when short dates, e.g. 01/02/2013, are shown on computer screens, the user can't be sure whether the first two digits represent the day or the month. Is it ...
1
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2answers
55 views
Notifying the user of unsaved changes
I have some settings that the user of my software can change via a GUI. The settings reflect both the current state of the underlying properties, and the state of the user interaction.
Example: A ...
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0answers
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Making a wireframe in Visio (how to add markers or whatever they are called!?) screenshot attached [closed]
I am trying to make a wireframe in Vision in which I will be displaying wireframe of a web page. The web page will contain several elements like News, Alerts, Overview etc. and I will be describing ...
0
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1answer
50 views
Handling selection and navigation in the same table view cell in iOS
I've a list of items in a table view, each of which display a small image and a name, as well as a disclosure indicator to navigate to a view with the item's details:
The behavior I want is to be ...
8
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2answers
98 views
Why do most Create Account forms clear the password fields upon wrong validation? [duplicate]
In most Create Account forms that I've used, when you enter in something wrong (username not long enough, passwords don't match, invalid email, etc.), it'll keep all the fields but erase the password ...
0
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1answer
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Best practice or alternatives to handling sub/side nav in a mobile site
I am looking for what would be the best way to handle a websites sidebar in a mobile website template.
I am going to be involved in a redesign for a large web site (approximately 10,000+ pages) that ...
5
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2answers
95 views
Visualization of event occurrences over time
I have a short time range tstart – tend ( ≈ 90 seconds) and a list of points in time which represent events that occurred at that point. I'm looking for a concise visualization of these ...
3
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2answers
46 views
Best Way to Display Event Start Time for an International Event
I am scheduling an online event that will be happening from 4-6pm Eastern Standard Time on a certain day. However, this online event will involve people from many different timezones, not just Eastern ...
1
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1answer
43 views
Are there any guidelines on the use of speech in interfaces?
I'm thinking about how the gender, talking speed and accent of the speech voice used affects user understanding. (UK market) Examples of speech interface: SatNavs, Automated Telephone Assistance ...
4
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2answers
139 views
Example Task for a UX (User Experience) Interview
We are in the process of weeding out potential candidates for a new UX position in our company. It is difficult to tell how someone actually works until you get them to go through a project. So, I ...
2
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2answers
51 views
Action Overflow Android
In a case where we have only one action (that is having a info icon) should we still keep it in action overflow for Jelly Bean design or we can have it as an icon itself on the action bar?
The reason ...
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2answers
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How to indicate to visitors that they are using a test environment?
We often release a test version of our web service to a select group of customers. This version of the web service normally has a few bugs and anomalies (database being reset every day) and we would ...
2
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0answers
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Unlock Account for Highly Secure Website
I am working on project for a very secure sensitive website in which the objective is to make the "unlock account" workflow easy and intuitive. Currently, if user enters wrong username and password ...
6
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3answers
638 views
Design patterns for Search
I know this may sound very generic question, but I am forced to post this to understand different patterns of search. I am working on a content oriented site which contains various types ...
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0answers
37 views
Which color scheme is used on phpjs.org website in code textareas? [closed]
here is the screenshot from this website:
http://phpjs.org/functions/array/
I really like that color combinations and would like to find the equivalent for sublime text 2 or some other editor or at ...
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0answers
45 views
How is the R programming language used in UX research? [closed]
I've seen a number of UX job postings that require knowledge of R. I'm wondering how UX professionals are using this language in research? Specific examples are appreciated.
3
votes
2answers
675 views
Form design and placement of action buttons
This question involves a data entry form in a web application. The form will be
used in a desktop environment only; there's no need to account for mobile.
A single user of this web app could be ...
19
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7answers
2k views
Pros/Cons of PSD mockups vs. HTML mockups
I've read some articles (this one and this one) recently that are opening my eyes to HTML mockups as opposed to the usual PSD mockups.
In the article they cite certain pros:
Changes are a lot ...
8
votes
2answers
254 views
Login without breaking the user flow
Let's say a user wants to perform an action that requires him to be logged in (e.g. sending a private message) so a link is provided to him to log in with a message similar to the following:
Only ...
34
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11answers
3k views
Is “Never tell your password to anyone” message in chat really necessary?
In almost every chat window I open, there's this fairly obvious statement:
Never tell your [password/credit card/social security/etc] to anyone.
Are there some standards for chat functionality that ...
4
votes
1answer
39 views
Mobile Site Footer Location
I am developing a full on RWD with a very small footer.
Footer contains only couple links which are orphan pages (FAQs, etc).
Our main target users will be accessing the site using iPhones (mostly), ...
9
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5answers
210 views
Should we prioritize use or linguistic?
I've been working on a project, and I found an interesting dilemma.
The application I'm working on has this filter, let's say something like this:
By default, none of the "options" are selected, ...
11
votes
7answers
293 views
What's a better label for the traditional “Browse…” button for selecting files to upload?
I've been working on an advanced file uploader, complete with folders and animated progress bars, and wanted to improve the vague "browse" button generally used for launching a file selector window. ...
0
votes
2answers
135 views
Best aesthetically solution to overflowing data in a table
I have the following table which I created as follows:
<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
html {
background-color: #fff;
}
body{
text-align:center;
}
...
4
votes
4answers
382 views
Has anyone usability tested (handwritten) email before?
I was just reading this article: How to send and reply to email. It's basically about the user interface and user experience of email. There are many good tips, but unfortunately the article doesn't ...
7
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3answers
582 views
Recommended UI/UX conference in the UK?
Completely ripped off and copied from @wnathanlee's question, but I thought it was such a good question I wanted to do a UK version...
I know there are some great ...
2
votes
1answer
90 views
Porting iOS to Android
I'm not really a designer/UX expert, however I have been developing on Android for some time now and I always try to stick to the look and feel of the standard (ICS) look and feel (with some degree of ...
2
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2answers
41 views
Maximun number of page scrolls (or swipes) on mobile website
I'm trying to find some numbers / data / studies / testing that uncovers the maximum number of scrolls (swipes) that should be used on a mobile site in determining page length. I know the typical best ...
3
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2answers
62 views
Displaying constantly updating graphs (on a big LCD display) that can support basic interaction
We've developed a web-based database and reporting solution for a factory (let's assume they manufacture widgets). They capture data routinely every hour as and when their widgets are completed.
...
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0answers
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BBC.co.uk & USA Today [closed]
Some website nowadays seem to be going "mobile first". If you look at the BBC Website and also the USAToday website, they are using tablet look and feel from the outset. I was wondering what other's ...
1
vote
1answer
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Is an “in-page survey” a good way of retrieving useful users opinions?
I'm thinking about implementing a different means of retrieving users' opinions about my company websites.
This is how I imagine this feature:
On every page of the websites, a non intrusive ...
4
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2answers
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Should I clear out placeholder text onfocus or ontype? [duplicate]
Should placeholder text in fields only be used when there is no label for the field?
Is it better to remove the placeholder text in a field on focus or when the user starts typing? Facebook ...
0
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0answers
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Resources on Distinguishable Colors? [duplicate]
For clarity, this isn't an accessibility question. I want the colors to be distinguishable from each other for differentiating items that will re-occur in a calendar.
I'm building an app where ...
1
vote
1answer
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save wording, save as? save new?
We have a situation where a user would be working on a shared document. If they edit that document they may want to save it in a shared state, or fork the document. The question is how to word it.
...
0
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1answer
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Designing for 1280
If you had to design for 1280 without using fluid or responsive design (project constraints), what width would you set the design to be? For example, a set width of 1140 should allow enough gutter ...
2
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1answer
56 views
Multiple email input
In Live Mail, and I believe Google Mail too, you can specify multiple recipients within the same input box and separate them with either a tab, a space or a comma in some cases. This is also the same ...
2
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0answers
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Do multiple attribute navigations meet information seekers needs
I have been given a proposal that we are considering for the navigation of a content heavy health based site, it has been suggested:
one filter for disease type (type 1 diabetes, MS, prostate ...
0
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0answers
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Finish, complete, submit, or finished at the end of a short drag and drop word bank quiz that isn't graded? [migrated]
What term's better for the finish or submit button at the end of a short, optional, test quiz?
The quiz is a drag and drop with a word bank, and the button I'm talking about will check their answers, ...
3
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1answer
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What are best practices when setting session expiration for a site's login?
We recently did a survey for our website, and one of the main complaints we received is that our customers are getting logged out and need to log back in.
We have a 15 minute expiration set currently ...
8
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3answers
301 views
Would it be bad design (and unsafe) to put password guidelines next to a login box?
Different websites have different password requirements
Some are content with a combination of just lower case words
Some require a combination of lower case and upper case words
Some require ...
2
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2answers
62 views
Display password Requirements on Login screen?
Some systems have complex password requirements. Because of this, it may be difficult to remember the password with a particular system. I understand that there may be security reasons for wanting to ...
5
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3answers
154 views
Using a Timeline in a Responsive Design?
I might already know the answer to this but would like some feedback / opinions on this. I am currently putting together a responsive design that will use a linear horizontal timeline. This works ...
0
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3answers
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Can I ask a user to browse the Web in order to gather images?
In a mobile application, (on iOS to be exact) I would like to propose the user to import its own images, let's say twelve images for a calendar.
If the images are not present on the device, I would ...
4
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2answers
116 views
Slider control: marker restrictions?
In slider controls, is there any restrictions about slider's marker? Is it context-dependent?
For instance, do you feel like this slider (taken from a desktop application built with Flex) could be a ...
