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comment How would I best indicate the required format for a phone number (country + area code)
I'd suggest that the JavaScript "Autocorrection" should not "reformat" the number. The user knows best how it's traditionally written! Instead, check in the background that the number 1) has a country code, 2) has the right number of digits for that country. Disregard non-numeric characters except +. Ask the user only if something is wrong/missing. Before asking the user, correct everything you can, so you don't need to ask again and again. E.g. where the country code is missing, guess it by IP and ask the user to confirm.
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answered Do website visitors return to the homepage once they're inside the site?
Nov
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comment When users ignore icons is it poor design or distracted users?
Sorry, got a bit carried off with my previous comment. What I mean is that a text label should not be used to "patch" (i.e. explain) a poor icon choice in first place. To augment it or to clarify an abstract concept for which there is no pictorial representation, it's fine. Matt, thanks for making me understand I hurried too much :)
Nov
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answered When users ignore icons is it poor design or distracted users?
Nov
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comment When users ignore icons is it poor design or distracted users?
I strongly disagree. If you need a label to explain an icon, the icon is not doing any job in first place.
Oct
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answered When are you giving the user too many options to choose from?
Oct
20
revised Why show the global menus only on mouseover in Ubuntu Unity?
small clarification edit
Oct
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answered Why show the global menus only on mouseover in Ubuntu Unity?
Oct
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comment When I change the name of one page, should all child's of that page, have the url rewritten?
Yes, but the complete URL is still changing; both from the user point of view and from SEO point of view, it will be a new, unrelated URL.
Oct
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answered How familiar are users with the “Print to PDF” concept?
Oct
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answered Representing the presence of short events in a long timeline
Oct
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comment Progress Indicator suggestions for multithreaded operations?
Is the new one a GUI or a text-based interface?
Oct
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answered Are there books explaining why software with good UX is not always well accepted by users?
Oct
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answered Time-aware customer service contact modules?
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answered What's an alternative to data tables for key/value pairs?
Sep
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revised nice way to display a text message for two dates (range)
corrected spelling mistake
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answered What is a Modal Dialog Window?
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comment What is a Modal Dialog Window?
also you're mixing a bit pop-up and modal dialog. modal dialogs existend long before the web, no need to explain them in a web-only context