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Creating human-centric software experiences is my craft. I currently lead the User Experience/Interface Design Team at the New York State Department of Labor.


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awarded  Commentator
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comment Should users be forced into a responsive design (without the ability to opt out)?
Thanks, Matt. I appreciate the feedback.
May
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comment Should users be forced into a responsive design (without the ability to opt out)?
Let's assume that a responsive design is tested and chosen... Should users be forced into the responsive design as dictated by media queries (without the ability to opt out and see a desktop view)?
May
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comment Should users be forced into a responsive design (without the ability to opt out)?
Thanks for the in-depth answer. I'm in total agreement with the logic that leads toward responsive design as a default... just not clear on why responsive design patterns are choosing to take control away from the user (to see a desktop view) as devices move toward resolution independence. There will be poorly executed responsive mobile views of a site - what is the user to do if there are too many display:none's in the mobile view or a certain table (created by editors, not developers) is not easily viewable?
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revised Should users be forced into a responsive design (without the ability to opt out)?
Clarification of question title
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comment Should users be forced into a responsive design (without the ability to opt out)?
I was not intending bias... wish I could have done an actual screenshot of the Boston Globe desktop view on an iPhone... but that's the point, I can't. Headlines of stories are clearly visible on other news sites in a non-responsive/non-mobile view and provide easy zoom cues.
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asked Should users be forced into a responsive design (without the ability to opt out)?
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revised Mouseover to reveal more data in a table
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answered Mouseover to reveal more data in a table
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accepted What are the Benefits/Risks of Unobtrusive Global Search until active pattern (Facebook, Apple)?
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comment What are the Benefits/Risks of Unobtrusive Global Search until active pattern (Facebook, Apple)?
Interesting... Maybe they're rolling it out gradually - or A/B testing.
Mar
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comment What are the Benefits/Risks of Unobtrusive Global Search until active pattern (Facebook, Apple)?
Haven't noticed any change in the results. The black Facebook used seems to clash visually... would have thought they would have gone with a darker blue like their icon buttons to the left of search.
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awarded  Editor
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revised What are the Benefits/Risks of Unobtrusive Global Search until active pattern (Facebook, Apple)?
phrasing as question.
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asked What are the Benefits/Risks of Unobtrusive Global Search until active pattern (Facebook, Apple)?
May
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comment Best Practices for Warning of Session Expiration
+1 Great point. Hadn't considered the need for rescindability... so at expiration, change it to a "You have been logged out" msg, right?
May
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comment Best Practices for Warning of Session Expiration
Thanks for the insight, Archie. So, what would be good opportunities to record user activity (in addition to normal page request / form submission)? ... on input focus? We have a large number of simultaneous users - so every XHR for the sole purpose of session extension is expensive. Maybe I'm veering away from UX with this angle.
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