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iOS and UITableViewCell: best practices when requesting user input as a form
Firstly, I'd like to make a general question regarding table view cells' customization: are there any restrictions about the controls they can cointain, and/or its number? I read in iOS HIG iOS Human ...
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Long select dropdowns
I'm working on a responsive landing page where users arrive after clicking on online ad. On the form, users need to select a location (105 possible) at which they would like their service. ...
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Success and error message placement and colors
I'm working on a responsive landing page users arrive on after clicking on an online display ad for the spa chain I work for.
Currently I validate the fields on blur. If the input is valid on blur, ...
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Mobile application navigation setup
We are making an app to register progress on certain functions, such as delivery on purchase orders or time registration. Everything is registered for a certain project. But we seem to have two types ...
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How can I tell stories in my UX portfolio? [closed]
I am a self-started UX Designer and building my portfolio to get new opportunities. I have been seeing some great UX portfolios:
some UX designers have documented all deliverables and they made ...
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Best order for the company history page?
I'm making a company history page for 2005 to today.
Each year has a paragraph about what happened that year.
I'm conflicted as to whether I should show 2005 first (and let the user scroll down to ...
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I have a large list (100+) of items to be listed on a landing page. What's the best way to do this?
As the title suggests, I need to list over 100 items on a landing page. I'm hoping to make the page as responsive as possible. I don't think a table is the best option, and I'd also like to stay ...
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How do I edit these icons with Gimp? [closed]
I'm a developer, not a designer, but I have spent some time on Gimp and generally find my way around it.
I have come across a great, free set of icons from brankic, at http://brankic1979.com/icons/. ...
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Can a visual progress bar be used as a navigational element?
We're having a bit of a debate here among teammates as to what would be a better UX solution, so I was hoping you guys could help me settle this.
We have a linear flow through a data-collection ...
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compile a 32 bit app with the 64-bit edition of Visual C++ 2010 [closed]
Is there a simple way to compile a 32 bit app with Visual C++ 2010 or 2012 Express?
!Used Matlab and Windows is 64 bit. Also Visual is configured to compile 64 bit apps.
My code is here:
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4answers
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Should clicking a drop-down menu in a native app a second time close it?
Why do some UIs use drop-down menus that can be closed with a second click, while others do not? It really annoys me when I have to click outside of the menu in order to close it and I accidentally ...
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Multiple-axis content access - Is three dimensions too many?
Referencing previous article: Are multiple entry points good or bad?
Our Intranet design has IA and global navigation that is currently based on locating targets along three axes. Content is sparsely ...
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I need some help choosing the most appropriate layout for a Java dialog box [closed]
I'm relatively new to working with Java's Swing components, and I've got a layout issue I'm trying to solve simply.
In a nutshell, I'm creating a panel that has four lines:
a title
a row of three ...
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How to organize multiple information popup areas over a table?
How might you best organize multiple popups over a table when both the table content and the popup content are equally important.
Scenario:
Tabulated data, for which the user may be interested in ...
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How to inform a designer to use a grid for responsive CSS? [closed]
How do you share information on a grid with a designer / design process, such that it helps in further coding of CSS of a responsive interface?
Do you use any tools in a mock? Do you show blueprints ...
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A better condom user experience
The lack of use of condoms is one of the most critical issues in global health today. However the problems with condoms have little to do with how effective they are when used. Instead the problems ...
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Effect for smooth scrolling over slider/carousel
What is this effect called?
http://ruudvaneijk.nl/
when you scroll down you see it scrolls a bit over the slider on the top.
I searched the internet for half an hour but could not find how it's ...
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Dynamic Banners on Websites [closed]
Often on webpages, you see scrolling banners with messages. I would like to know how these are created. To make my question more clear, consider this webpage: http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk.
On the top, ...
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Does Lack of Content Contribute to Higher Bounce Rate?
I've been doing some research in Analytics to hopefully discover why my bounce rate is higher post-redesign, and thus far, my results have been inconclusive.
How important is it that a site has ...
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How to combine Faceted Search with 'browsing' action?
I don't have a UX background, so forgive me if I am missing something. I am working on a small demo, to explore browsing a list of items (movies) combined with faceted search.
I was wondering what ...
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1answer
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Alternatives to scrolling to display long text? [duplicate]
As you can see on the picture below, my text is displayed within a 'relatively small' DIV. Currently users have the possibility to scroll down within the DIV to read the full text but I don't really ...
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How to indicate that settings have been modified?
A button ("Filter by") allows the user to select a subset of all choices. After the user configures a filter, how should I indicate that a filter has been configured?
I've thought about adding text ...
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Differences between iOS and Android GUIs [closed]
People sometimes ask me why I chose to buy an iPhone instead of an Android. I always reply the same thing: iPhones (and Apple devices in general) are more user friendly, in my opinion, than Androids. ...
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Is it okay to use breadcrumb navigation on some pages and not on others?
Breadcrumbs would be redundant for some of my pages and quite pointless, but effective on others which are a bit deeper.
Is it bad practice to only implement breadcrumbs on some of the pages?
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Card sort with 'Don't know' group
I've recently piloted an open card sort, and have had some feedback suggesting that respondents should be told that they can add a 'Don't know' group if they're not sure where to put cards. I'm ...
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The best practices for a rating bar/slider/buttons
I need to make a rating scale input device that satisfies the following requirements:
1) Each value must be associated with a number to the user.
2) It must be immediately clear that this thing ...
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Google Now like interface on iOS [closed]
So, I absolutely love Google Now's cards interface on Android.. And recently it has even come to iOS.
Is there any tutorial, or sample project out there which can help me create a cards interface for ...
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3answers
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Commentary book on information architecture outside the Internet
I know there is no single correct answer to my question, so I would be grateful if mods could turn my question into community wiki.
I’m looking for a book about information architecture in everyday ...
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Will animated feedback be annoying or nice?
I'm developing a website called Fablelane which allows you to write your own stories and have others contribute outcomes or "chunks" to that story.
Right now (if you go to the website), there's an ...
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Restaurant Menu
I'm working on a restaurant's website who gives the possibility to book the meal online. I have a doubt. How organize the menu?It has several dishes categories (appetizer, salads, chicken etc) and in ...
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Form Design: Mutually Exclusive Tabs vs. One Form
I am working on a form design that currently has two mutually exclusive forms accessible via tabs (Option 1). During usability testing my team noticed that users missed the tabs and only noticed them ...
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Icons for “Resources” or “Assets” and “Services” [closed]
I've been trying to brainstorm on this and look around but haven't come up with anything great yet. I need two icons. One that indicates "resources" or "assets" and another for "services".
The ...
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What sort of demographic representation do exit surveys provide? [closed]
This question has a couple of really good answers basically saying, "don't do exit surveys." Comments seem to agree this is overall bad practice.
In spite of that, exit surveys are quite popular. ...
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.animate not working along with .mouseenter/.mouseleave events? [migrated]
I have a div as follows.
html:
<div id="leftdock"></div>
css:
#leftdock
{
position: absolute;
float:left;
height: 400px;
width: 200px;
margin-left: -50px;
...
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Should the “Help” menu really be called Help?
Most of todays applications have a menu called Help as the last element in the menu bar. But many applications are using the Help menu as a general container for anything that does not fit into other ...
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Is it OK to use 'free' in a tax subtotal?
we are designing a checkout page and in the subtotals area we have a breakout for tax, shipping and discounts.
We use the term 'free' rather than '0.00'.
So, for example:
Subtotal: $140.00
Tax: ...
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What is the recommended wording for a generic error message
What would be the best wording for a generic error message?
With generic error message I mean a message for an error that has occured but there are no details on what the error is or how to recover ...
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Best practices for application alerts
As a developer, I'm always confused about the three basic values of any application's alert:
Title
Message
Dismiss button
What should be placed in those 3 values? FAQ for myself:
Should the ...
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Is it OK to have a global navigation tab link to another site?
My organisation, which provides information and advice, is starting to sell things online as well. The 'shop' will be run on a different platform and is effectively a different website (but will be ...
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Fixed items on table list - how should I paginate it?
I have a table list that consists of two areas:
The top area has 'new' items which require attention and action from the user. It is important that these are noticed.
The other area includes the ...
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User Experience Designer / Interaction Designer - Who Am I? [closed]
I have been into User Experience area since last 1.5 Years. Still a newbie here. UX is a fresh concept to my organization. And I & Organization are working together to make UX an integral part of ...
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Best way to provide two ways of the login, using card OR by checking DB
As the question says, I have a desktop application targeting windows OS.
The system provide the users with 2 ways to access the application, they have to type their username and password and then the ...
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Buttons instead of radio buttons or a dropdown
In a recent project of ours I am tasked with creating an interface that solves the same problem as radio buttons or a dropdown menu would, but using buttons instead.
It approximately looks like this:
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How to unobtrusively confirm a user's choice in a survey?
I'm running a survey on students to collect their feedback of the courses of study they've undertaken in a college.
They have to answer the same question for every course they study. There are some ...
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How should keyboard mnemonics be localized?
Is there a standard approach to localizing (internationalize) keyboard mnemonics?
For example, in Windows Notepad in English, if the user types Alt+E then P, the Edit menu opens and then the Paste ...
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Are there requisite dimensions, proportions, or best practices for Metro UI? [duplicate]
A Google search turns up shockingly little. The two main questions are:
Is Metro UI defined by requisite dimensions and proportions or simply best practices?
Are these requirements/guidelines ...
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How can I learn to make solid UX design recommendations/solutions? [closed]
I started out in UX as a wireframing monkey, crafting designs dictated by other people. I want to learn how to devise my own design solutions. How can I be sure I'm giving solid recs?
I'm working on ...
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What are some tips for doing “over the shoulder” research? [closed]
I'm going to start doing some over-the-shoulder research with our users. I.e. where I watch them going about their work while using our app. Any tips, tricks or links on how to do it?
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Online CRM UX: Global Icons for Leads, Opportunities, Quotes - Global Sales Team Recognition [closed]
Looking for a repository or thoughts on icons used in the UI to represent the following CRM Sales activities: Leads, Opportunities, and Quotes (as in configuring an opportunity to suit a customer). ...
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Size of Background Image for Landing Page
I am using a background image on my home page/landing page that's roughly 112kb and I've noticed my bounce rate being higher.
Is this image beyond the threshold of load vs. appearance?
The reason ...
