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comment Reducing flicker in a real-time graph?
Use a scrolling log or a Gantt chart.
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comment How important is it to show profile picture of a person in the header?
Since the very selling point of Facebook and friends seems to be catering to the motive of self-aggrandizement, photos of "ME" are an important item in this strategy. Please note that I have never used FB nor visited its pages, thus this is all hearsay and innuendo :)
22h
comment Will removing the border & bevel on these buttons make them look un-buttonlike?
Owen Versteeg, to tell you the truth, I don't like the colors of the buttons (maybe the blue one doesn't jar the eye, but the two others are a bit disappointing).
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comment North American electrical outlet, why so sad?
@DKOATED - let's be frank. This was supposed to be a joke (dunno, maybe once in a blue moon a joke is true); the real problem lies with the parents, not electrical engineers - however, there are specifically kid-safe outlet designs (U.S. Patent 3990758, 1976 by Tor H. Peterson - probably a Dane :) ).
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comment Is the Agile Manifesto based on UX philosophies (or vice versa)?
I would say it is the product of the same intellectual movement bringing human factors into engineering. That is, both philosophies stem from a common root. Would like to hear direct evidence from the horse's mouth, though.
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comment North American electrical outlet, why so sad?
This is done to make a kid think twice before putting anything stupid into the happy smiling outlet...
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comment Will removing the border & bevel on these buttons make them look un-buttonlike?
Please post link to the image (at imgur or elsewhere). Noone is going to visit links posted by a total stranger. What's more, your question is too broad and asks for personal opinions instead of answers.
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comment Is a “Call Now” button next to a phone number nessessary for mobile users?
My 2 cents: your bosses are completely right, a link is ambiguous and non-discoverable. A "Call Now" button adds appeal and, appropriately, calls to action.
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revised Making a wireframe in Visio (how to add markers or whatever they are called!?) screenshot attached
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revised Why does the email subject appear before the body when composing an email?
Scatology removed
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comment Telling user about updates in interface
Is a CHANGELOG page, hyperlinked to actual pages with updates, enough for your partners?
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comment Why does the email subject appear before the body when composing an email?
Upvoting for the effort expended on prototyping. However, having the message box come first is visually distracting: I have to do eye scans to the bottom of the page to check who is the recipient, and what I am supposed to be writing about. There might be some value in putting the address (To:, CC: BCC:) on the left margin, though.
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comment Why does the email subject appear before the body when composing an email?
@MaX - as a matter of fact, you don't write subject on the envelope. Subject lines appeared in snail mail when filing systems emerged in public and private offices. It was used for cross-referencing.
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comment Creating an emotional bond with the user on a business site
Playful 'bots, dancing cats, pantless monkeys - Yikes! Unless you can provide them with a huge amount of (artificial) intelligence, nobody is going to take them seriously. You are actually doing a B2B site but you fail to understand what dealers are looking for - profit!
May
21
comment Handling space constrained interfaces with many meta data options
Chris, is your interface geared at expert or novice users? Putting everything in context menus turns heavy editing into a clickfest. If you are constrained by screen real estate it may be wise to revise the idea of having both timeline and metadata editor on screen at the same time (i.e. are you sure a user needs to see the big picture while editing an object?).
May
21
comment save wording, save as? save new?
@AthomSfere - you could provided there is no overzealous, foul-mouthed autocorrection. Seriously, what about "Save a personal copy"?
May
20
comment What's a better label for the traditional “Browse…” button for selecting files to upload?
Ellipsis doesn't seem to be intuitive for casual and first-time users ... :)