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How to analyse the result of a focus group which has given highly diverse opinions
I was involved in a recent focus group study where we had six different requests from the users about what they wanted in the site (And all six are different and dont really have any correlation with ...
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4answers
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Where to place a delete button in a modal
Currently in our application we have tables of information that give you some of the most important data and them we have a view more link that pops open a modal dialog and gives the user all of the ...
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5answers
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Forms: Sample description- for label or field? what should be the placement?
I need to place example input text [abc@pqr.com] for a field or label.
Where should I place example (or sample) input description? Here, I have shown four examples of an email ID input for ...
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5answers
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What is the most familiar wording of linking to a PDF file?
For certain industries and user-bases, it can make sense to include a link to a PDF version of a HTML web page — so that visitors can either view or download it.
From a recognizability and ...
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2answers
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Should I put “.” at the end of messages for mobile users?
Should I write "." at the end of messages displayed to the user in my mobile Android application?
For example:
High bandwidth required, switch to WiFi.
or
High bandwidth required, switch ...
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0answers
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Managing users, roles and permissions [closed]
I'm designing an administrative interface to manage permissions. As of right now I have something along the lines of this:
The next step is to create the form for how roles are tied to specific ...
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3answers
300 views
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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0answers
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Android ICS extended stencil library for Pencil? [closed]
I'm using pencil for mocking ui but I found it lacks some icons and other ui objects from ics. Before adding them by hand id like to know if there is an extended library already. Checked Pencils ...
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2answers
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What is the best way to point the user somewhere offscreen in a draggable map?
Let's say you have a Google Maps like draggable map:
I'd like to show the user that there is something waiting for him somewhere outside of the visible portion of the map, let's say to the left. My ...
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2answers
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How can I improve this simple form?
I have a simple form with 2 text fields and a searh button.
I.e. something like this:
I don't like the checkbox as it is. How could I improve this better?
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2answers
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Graph Search changes: why did Facebook do this? [closed]
Recently I noticed a little change in the Graph Search UI. It went from this (plain):
to this (more pronounced search field):
Even though it had the same text "Type to search for people, places ...
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1answer
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Best approach to presenting data that is being compared and the differences within it
I am developing an app that compares source data and destination data (the data is transferred from one database into another)
I would like to create the best possible interface that clearly and ...
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When testing UX on a website, what are good sites to get people to take surveys for free? [closed]
example question -
would you do any shopping on this site?
a) yes
b) no
c) maybe
Explanation _.
there is this sub on Reddit where people will take surveys for free and you can submit your own: ...
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3answers
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How to display 5 plus horizontal tabs on mobile device
This is purely for a mobile website that must have horizontal tabs.
The difficulty is that there could potentially be 5-7 tabs, with 5 being more likely. The text for each tab is long, which could ...
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2answers
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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;
}
...
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2answers
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Red text for confirmation message [duplicate]
I'm working on a site which has its main colors as a dark red and carbon fiber as main colors. After an email is sent, a confirmation message is displayed. Would it be acceptable to make this ...
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4answers
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Multi-column articles
I just came across this article by Paul Lewis. The first thing I noticed was the multi-column layout.
It's great that people are trying to break the usage of overused templates for articles/blogs, ...
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3answers
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Who should be able to pause/restart/quit the game in a turn based game?
I have a game that consists of players making moves in turn, on a single console (Xbox 360).
Up to 16 players can play in one game. The xbox can have up to 4 controllers associated/connected to one ...
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0answers
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What's the best way for (select row, delete it on button click) [closed]
I am really tired on this but i hope that I can find any solution for my problem. This is a MVC project I'm working on.
I have gridView, how can i do this: Click on row and then click on button to ...
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2answers
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Where to place advanced search option in a shopping app?
Should users be provided with options to adjust budget, color, category etc. while searching or on the catalog page ?
I think providing advanced search options on the catalog page where relevant ...
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2answers
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Best scenarios to use ajax [closed]
I'm building a website application where users post contents using a form similar to blog-entry forms, this form allows uploading of files, has a wysiwyg editor, etc.
Now since it will be posting a ...
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3answers
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When to ask for apparel size in a shopping app?
When Is it appropriate to ask user to choose apparel size ( XL,XXL) ?on the product screen or on the cart screen?
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1answer
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Best way to display support, contact, and preferences in Mac App
I'm trying to decide what the best way to display the following options to a user is:
Contact / Social Connection Links (ex. find "company name" on Twitter / Facebook)
Support options (ex. in-app ...
0
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1answer
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Shadows. Best practicies [closed]
Is there a golden rule to create attractive shadows for websites(Specifically accessible from desktop browsers)?
The reason I'm asking is that I have a perception that some shadows look better than ...
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0answers
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Padding locked in Axure [closed]
I'm just starting with Axure and have created a prototype of my first form element. I created it as a dynamic panel to simulate an input hint. State 1 has a text field with gray text giving the hint. ...
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2answers
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Showing MSRP / Regular Price in regards to a discount
We are torn on the best convention for conveying a discount (what we offer online) versus a 'regular' price (what consumers can pay in person). The in person price will always be higher than what we ...
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1answer
75 views
Why F1 is the default help key?
Why F1 is the default function key of the keyboard used by many applications/operative systems to show help information to the user?
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4answers
120 views
Best Approach for Responsive Linked Images from Desktop to Mobile?
I am redesigning a website from the early 90's and trying to make it more "responsive". An issue came up that involves two images on the homepage when viewed on mobile devices. These images are linked ...
2
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3answers
114 views
Night/Day Mode Toggle
I'm working on a website that features a "day" mode and a "night" mode that the user can toggle between. The day mode will have a light background with dark text, the night mode will have a dark ...
131
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11answers
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Why do users click randomly and rapidly when an application hangs?
This question came to me when I witnessed a collegue's behaviour on an application freezing due to a large operation. And it's something I've certainly done myself.
An app freezes for more than a ...
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2answers
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Navigating a multi-part article in ios?
In my application I've got some multi-part articles, about test-driving a car. The articles are split into multiple section.
I'm using this control to navigate between the sections (note: it's not ...
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1answer
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Where is the best place to put contact information?
Comparing the two designs below, is it better to put contact information below the map in the right column or below the images and description on the left?
Contact information below the map:
...
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2answers
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Is there a scale for identifying the complexity versus usability of a software product?
Sometimes software has usability bugs, and you can tell that it ought to be easier to install / maintain / perform a task in it. However, not all software is a one-click smartphone app with simple ...
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4answers
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Navigation menu with only one drop-down child — intuitive or not?
Here is a website's main navigation:
Having sub-navigation on-click is pretty common and irreplaceable:
But as a user and designer, I have struggled with the case where there is only one child ...
2
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1answer
101 views
Mobile Menu with 150+ links
I'm building a website that has over 150 menu items. Normally, for small sites, I would use a responsive mobile menu for use on mobiles. However, as you can imagine, 150 or more menu items loaded onto ...
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2answers
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Generic picker for FMCG analysis site?
As it says in the title I'm working on a site that analyses FMCG market (basically anything you can find in supermarket). I need to redesign our current "picker". There are a number of pickers across ...
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2answers
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How to define the status between now and a last checkpoint?
I have sets of probing data from an internal monitoring tool which represent the availability of different services (databases, webservices and so on).
Now my task is to visualize this data and I ...
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2answers
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Migrating a Tab Bar iPhone app to iPad
I have an iPhone app whose overall UI is designed like this:
That is, a tab bar and different app perspectives within each tab item, and you can navigate to different views from within a tab.
I ...
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1answer
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Are fixed mobile headers and footers that disappear and reappear on tap really that useful?
These fixed mobile headers and footers disappear and reappear on click / tap using jQuery Mobile's data-tap-toggle which is on by default. How useful are they?
Pro: More content is available when ...
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2answers
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How can we visually improve the nested rule/predicate builder?
This has been discussed a bit here: Building logical criteria (with AND , OR, etc) - but we felt the examples left a lot to be desired.
Apple (with their hidden nested rules/predicate builder) in ...
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Pop-up, slider or? [closed]
I have a settings screen, with radio buttons, selecting some of them should invoke a kind of a "Wizard" for selecting additional options, this Wizard is something that is going to be shared widely ...
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2answers
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Managing User roles as admin
I'm working on a UI where there are multiple roles, with two (Finance and Legal) that are constrained to only support one user.
I'm using a fairly standard matrix, with checkboxes that become ...
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2answers
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How to make file download progress more obvious
We have forms on our site that we're using for lead generation. When submitted, the user is directed to the requested piece of content and the file begins downloading right away.
We track user ...
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1answer
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How best to display multiple choices for multiple fields?
I have a tricky one. I need to let an IT administrator set the value for each field and assign that combination of values to an entity. (The following image shows a simplified example, where fields ...
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2answers
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Should I save mail list subscription information for users who unsubscribe?
I'm planning a possible email subscription management system for our company. Users will voluntarily opt-in for initial registration, and can control which specific mailing lists they'll be ...
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2answers
226 views
Verification of consequences
I have a situation where a user is about to do something with consequences important enough that it's imperative they understand them. In this particular case they are about to revoke their right to ...
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1answer
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Navigation bar and buttons considerations for iOS
I have some questions regarding navigation bars and their usage in iOS apps, both from the point of view of UX and Apple´s submission and human interface guidelines:
1) Since the iOS Human Interface ...
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2answers
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Best way to handle close buttons in dialogs in a mobile app
I have a small dialog where a user can add an email to subscribe,
I am torn between changing the subscribe button to take 50% of the place and adding cancel or simply make the x bigger.
Other ...
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5answers
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How can the mode of a car's transmission be made more clear?
In a car, if you press the accelerator it can do one of three things:
make the car go forward.
make the car go backward.
not move the car at all.
The result depends on what gear the car is in, but ...
3
votes
1answer
63 views
Best way of editing rows and row details of a UITableView in iOS
I have a table view which may have several items (rows), which in turn have more information that I want to be displayed in another view by tapping the row (common scenario). The point is, I'd like to ...
