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Why CTRL + C multiple times [duplicate]
I have recently noticed that I press CTRL + C more than once, even if I know that the file has been copied to the clipboard. But I press CTRL + X or CTRL + V only once.
Why do I do this? Is this ...
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Why do users click randomly and rapidly when an application hangs?
This question came to me when I witnessed a collegue's behaviour on an application freezing due to a large operation. And it's something I've certainly done myself.
An app freezes for more than a ...
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Examples of placebos in UI design?
This is purely a curiosity question but one I thought would be a bit interesting. Is anyone aware of placebos in use on popular web sites or applications? Either intentionally or unintentionally?
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Should I provide feedback from a save button?
I'm currently in the process of developing a Windows Application which produces Word Documents.
In the program there is the ability to save your progress (different to the "Save as a Word ...
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Should a button behave differently when pressed a second time?
I display a map in my Android app, and on that map I have an icon button that's used to fetch the current device's location. The button is in the top-right corner in the image below, and the current ...
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How could petrol forecourts be designed to improve efficiency?
I am always shocked when I go to a petrol station. The layout- in the UK, at least- seems to be fairly standard. But it always seems to me to be incredibly inefficient.
These are the issues:
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Why is shortcut command Control-C not trusted again? [duplicate]
Even if users of computers don't know any other shortcut commands, Ctrl-C is a very common one and the easiest for users to pick up. This is backed up with personal experience and little study of most ...
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How to leverage team effects in HCI?
Humans and Computers can act as if they were a team.
Clifford Nass shows in his experiments that even though we would deny it, we treat computers as little humans ("social actors"). In his chapter ...
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a way to inform user about a failed paste operation
In my application if the user tries to press CTRL + V to paste something with nothing really in the clipboard .I wish to inform the user about the same meaning a informative message saying that ...
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Avoid closing multiple tabs?
I'm working on a new approach to my modals that when a user opens multiple modals they merge with tabs for each one.
This works great to switch between modals without having to close one or drag them ...
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Validating and (auto)saving data records created by user
My application provides a functionality for the user to add, list & handle (remove/edit) data records which represent address data.
I just had a dispute with my trainer, who I have asked about ...
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