User Samuel M - User Experience Stack Exchange

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Why do people clear the screen multiple times when using a calculator?

mar 24 at 19:26 BobStein-VisiBone 103

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Should error messages apologize?

copywriting feedback error-message wording emotion

may 4 at 2:25 3nafish 3,605

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Is coffee a good excuse for a slow application start-up time?

response-time

may 17 at 6:25 uobroin 416

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'My Account' or 'Your Account'?

labels wording tone-of-voice

apr 3 at 3:49 ncw 11

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Auto capitalization of name input fields

input auto-correct

oct 12 at 23:47 Jim Gasperini 41

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What is best practice for designing form error messages?

forms usability-study error-message validation

apr 5 at 13:43 GlenFinch 11

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How should we prepare users for a site overhaul?

user-behavior redesign

apr 9 at 20:28 Charles Wesley 4,512

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Should checkbox labels be to the right or the left?

layout placement checkboxes

dec 12 at 13:07 l0b0 468

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Why is it impossible to deselect HTML “radio” inputs?

forms html

apr 24 at 15:44 ThaSaleni 96

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When you hate your design and you're almost finished with it, what do you do?

website-design psychology

apr 26 at 8:59 David Clarke 341

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Are verbs necessary on field labels for a survey?

forms labels surveys

mar 30 at 2:17 Community♦ 1

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What should be the difference between enabled and disabled buttons? (especially if they are grey)

buttons design-patterns

mar 22 at 12:06 icc97 1,706

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Why aren't Gmail-like “on-page” dialogs more popular UI solutions?

usability user-interaction interaction-design web-app

11h ago Kai 773

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What's the best way to present date of birth form fields?

controls dates

aug 13 at 10:21 André 4,358

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Does reducing white space improve or degrade the user experience?

screen-resolution white-space

feb 16 at 18:01 Mervin 16.4k

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With 'OK' button, 'Cancel' should appear as secondary button or link?

forms web-app buttons user-behavior hyperlinks

may 16 at 1:27 JohnGB 39.1k

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What is the exact difference between fluid and responsive design?

terminology responsive-design fluid-layout

aug 21 at 13:28 Ben Brocka♦ 26.3k

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Is “Read more” a good link text?

hyperlinks

sep 30 '11 at 1:47 Ben Brocka♦ 26.3k

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251

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What's the best placement for an “Other” box

forms

aug 12 at 22:28 Chris 193

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Is duping the consumer really a good business practice?

user-interaction user-behavior physical dark-patterns

jul 31 at 15:30 msorens 268

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How often do users overlook controls that are revealed by hovering?

usability user-interaction controls hover

jun 26 at 14:29 Michael Zuschlag 15.9k

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Where should I put my 'desktop site' link?

mobile-web

jul 30 at 21:13 JeroenEijkhof 1,121

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Should I allow users to select a valid but disqualifying option?

forms validation

aug 29 at 20:15 Ben Brocka♦ 26.3k

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Why are most social networking sites in blue?

website-design color color-scheme

jan 12 at 16:35 JohnGB 39.1k

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Login without breaking the user flow

website-design workflow user-expectation

may 12 at 1:17 rk. 6,939

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Should the cursor change to pointer over radio buttons, checkboxes, their labels and selects?

forms labels checkboxes hover radio-buttons

jul 31 at 17:36 zzzzBov 1,447

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Linear vs Column layout, which one is more readable?

layout content legibility multi-column

jan 13 at 16:43 3nafish 3,605

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Why do mobile users give up on the mobile site and switch back to the full site instead?

mobile mobile-web

jul 30 at 20:08 JeroenEijkhof 1,121

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How long should the delay be before a tooltip pops up?

response-time hover tooltips

feb 13 at 0:30 mare 158

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Size of Background Image for Landing Page

landing-page loading background-images

may 2 at 21:26 JonW♦ 11.3k

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