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May
16
comment Metro Box Style Navigation
the reduced area looks like oversight / corner cutting to me, the hovering popup feels against the FKAMetro style (should not covering any other elements, fixed place besides inline or expand the box)
May
15
comment Live preview - alternative to split screen
I would certainly add "Support preview to be displayed on aother monitor*, i.e. throw it on another monitor without a lot of resizing and dragging and adjusting.
May
15
comment Is “Never tell your password to anyone” message in chat really necessary?
@TC1: Such warnings act as a reminder to an overencumbered mind. Reading it may remind you of the permanent burns that led to the reminder and may prevent further accidents - even if it's just a burnt tongue on french cuisine day.
May
15
comment Using Dropdowns AND Radio Buttons to avoid confusion
Why do I have to choose?
May
15
answered Is it okay to have a login requiring users to first select from multiple services?
May
8
comment Left-handed persons and usability
For another single data point: I'm left-handed, and I do mouse left, buttons not swapped, middle finger for left click, index finger for wheel, middle and right click.
May
2
comment Measuring Keystroke Against Click Count
Personally: #2, because (a) I can paste a term I copied from somewhere else and (b) Hierarchical categories are hard to maintain when the underlying data changes
Apr
9
comment How should I alter my programs progress bar?
What's typical and worst case total time?
Apr
5
comment Will a Paste button increase usability?
No data, just musings: I like the idea because it reminds users they can copy&paste. It adds visual complexity, however, and if the meaning is not obvious to a user, behavior could be quite confusing (clicking it - nothing happens, or letter to grandma gets inserted) - a tooltip should help here.
Apr
3
comment Is it OK if asterisk is put after label that is above the field?
What potential problem do you eprceive with the asterisk placement?
Apr
3
comment Will the future absence of the physical keyboard hurt the desktop User Experience?
plus, I can type all day without getting bloody fingers - but how many people can talk all day without getting a sore throat?
Apr
3
comment Why don't browsers have an icon that appears on a tab indicating it's producing sound?
FWIW, the browser doesn't know if a plugin produces sound, so plugins would have to advertise this. The Chromium solution atm works only for the HTML5 player, not the flash player.
Mar
28
comment Do I really need a back button?
Necessary is a strong word, a better question might be "should I". --- Keep in mind that (a) complaints are like cockroaches: for everyone you see there are 100 behind the shelf. (b) users, when encouraged, will mentioned something - consider it as "everything more important to them is actually good."
Mar
22
comment What should be the difference between enabled and disabled buttons? (especially if they are grey)
@AlvinWong: It's one thing I like about Windows 8: it's become much clearer and functional.
Mar
20
awarded  Nice Answer
Mar
19
revised How to improve edit options for modules
added 1 characters in body
Feb
21
revised Should all button text start with a verb?
most likely meaning of TLA added
Feb
20
comment How should a website handle signup for two types of accounts?
@zch: In general I would expect to sign up once (maybe as a consumer), and have an extra step to unlock merchant functionality. But maybe that doesn't work well for your site.
Feb
19
comment How should a website handle signup for two types of accounts?
What if I am a consumer and a merchant? Do I need to use two different accounts?
Feb
19
comment Is there a better way to layout this UI using the Microsoft Office Ribbon?
...If you put "Place order" on the form, choice between simple and advanced can be on the form, "little preview" isn't necessary, and you are back to a single button.