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Mar 12	awarded	Yearling
Dec 25	awarded	Nice Answer
Dec 25	revised	Does it make sense to place 4 “Apply” buttons on a form? added 213 characters in body
Dec 24	revised	Does it make sense to place 4 “Apply” buttons on a form? added 238 characters in body
Dec 24	revised	Does it make sense to place 4 “Apply” buttons on a form? deleted 59 characters in body
Dec 24	revised	Does it make sense to place 4 “Apply” buttons on a form? deleted 59 characters in body
Dec 24	comment	Does it make sense to place 4 “Apply” buttons on a form? This answer assumes that the two features that make it a tricky UI problem - separate save states, and side-by-side settings - can be dropped without harm. If they can be dropped, then it really is as easy a problem to solve as you describe. +1 for the clear examples and the note on the importance of the placement of the apply button. But I'd be surprised that it was a question at all if it was really this simple a problem. Then again, I'm often surprised!
Dec 24	comment	Does it make sense to place 4 “Apply” buttons on a form? I've edited in a UX.SE style answer to the start of the answer. Apologies for the length, as it's now two detailed answers in one... The "what convention should I use?" UX answer and the "no existing conventions fit, how can I design a functional solution to my awkward problem?" GD answer.
Dec 24	revised	Does it make sense to place 4 “Apply” buttons on a form? Added stuff making the answer better fit UX.SE
Dec 24	comment	Does it make sense to place 4 “Apply” buttons on a form? @slawrence See the first paragraph: "If there's a functionality-driven reason why you need ... [independent settings] and [users] need to see all the settings at once". If it's a conventional problem, use a conventional solution. My answer was intended to show how, if it really is an unconventional problem, to begin developing a problem-specific solution. Obviously, if it is a common problem, it's better to choose a conventional solution.
Dec 21	answered	Does it make sense to place 4 “Apply” buttons on a form?
Oct 16	comment	When did UX start being called UX? This answer should ideally clarify the difference between the pre-2005 usage and the post-2005 usage - at the moment it just mentions that there is one.
Oct 16	comment	Does a highly polished design deter users? Minor observation: most of the designs on galleries like dribble and Inspired UI are high concept. The designer has been given a concept, a niche, and free reign to just go for it. Often, they are small, casual self-initiated or friend-initiated projects, so the designer has more creative control than usual. The "most popular websites and apps" must hold back to appeal to a wider range. Got any examples of "niche ones who are very successful in their respective vertical" you refer to, for comparison purposes?
Oct 16	revised	Which comment sorting order makes more sense on blogs? deleted 75 characters in body
Oct 15	revised	Which comment sorting order makes more sense on blogs? added 1399 characters in body
Jun 22	awarded	Quorum
Jun 22	comment	What would be a good non-religious icon to represent that a person has died? Actually, this is a real and common issue in CRM applications, where information about the deceased should be kept for the record, but where it's really important for staff users to be able to instantly see in lists where a (former) contact absolutely cannot be contacted, and when a living contact's relation (appearing in a list of relations) is deceased. Failing to communicate this clearly and efficiently could lead to people being contacted in an insensitive way. CRMs I've seen use one or more of: greying out the row, 'RIP', a coffin shape symbol, or strikethrough.
May 22	awarded	Teacher
May 21	revised	Which comment sorting order makes more sense on blogs? clarified thoughts
Apr 11	comment	Could scaring users be good UX? I think this technique could be applied in Fredley's case so long as it had an option requiring some knowledge or thought to disable it. Perhaps, a "Don't show this again" button which requires you to find and input the exact version number, or tells you which secondary menu in advanced settings to go to to find the "Disable warnings" option. Or both! A casual user following a one-time walk-through wouldn't go to the trouble, but an advanced system tinkerer would.