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I've got the following listing page where a user could click on a list item and a secondary panel would slide out from the right as seen on the second wire-frame. The edit button here is a primary action where a user could do much more changes to a list item.

My question is, is it better to have the edit button inside the slide out section? or is there a better way in approaching the edit functionality?

furthermore If you could point out any UX related errors, I would be glad to fix them.

Application Listing Wireframe

Application listing with expanded view

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  • What about placing the edit function inside each row at the end (right side after status) and make it visible as soon as the user hovers over each row? I would keep the edit in the expanded view as well since its the only action.
    – Pectoralis Major
    Commented Aug 2, 2017 at 7:21
  • What information does your edit button allow you to edit?
    – denveruxer
    Commented Aug 2, 2017 at 20:52
  • It has much more complex edit functionalities such as release management, info, package management and so on.
    – Imesh Chandrasiri
    Commented Aug 3, 2017 at 4:57

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If editing is a common operation, you shouldn't hide the edit button behind a slide-out.

As Don Norman says in The Design of Everyday Things:

In each state of the system, the user must readily see and be able to do the allowable actions.

The visibility acts as a suggestion reminding the user of the possibilities.

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  • So as a proper location could I use the listing it self to show the edit functionality?
    – Imesh Chandrasiri
    Commented Aug 2, 2017 at 9:38
  • That is correct. Placing an Edit button/label at the beginning or end of each row would work.
    – user101673
    Commented Aug 2, 2017 at 9:48

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