Questions tagged [cancel]
Cancel is the act to not continue with current action, which could be saving, editing or deleting a post.
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What to call "Cancel" when "Cancel" is already the default action?
When attempting to cancel a service or setting, "cancel" is the default action. What should the normal "cancel" button be called?
Redbox uses a playful "just kidding", which may not be appropriate in ...
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Should I add a redundant "Cancel" option? [duplicate]
The user starts an action, and, afterwards, the system determines that some special condition is present which warrants further confirmation from the user:
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Options for "Cancel this operation?" are "Cancel" and "Yes"; what would be better wording for customers in a hurry?
I tried to buy a train ticket from a vending machine yesterday in a hurry and had some difficulty navigating the English menus (Chinese is the default language). I was trying to back up one step, but ...
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Are there any conventions around closing an account with a credit balance?
I'm working with a site with member accounts. Those accounts can have credits attached (say from a referral incentive, a voucher, or a prize). The credits can then be spent in the site's shop - they'...
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When to use the Back button vs. Cancel/Done on iPhone
I noticed that in some cases Apple uses Cancel / Done buttons, and in others there's only the the Back button.
In Calendar, for example, when you choose how often an event should repeat, you have ...
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de-emphasizing cancel
Is it a good idea to de-emphasize the cancel button?
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Is it a good idea to replace "other" with "let me tell you"?
When users unsubscribe from our service we ask them why and give several reasons to choose from and a custom field to type the answer. Usually companies name the custom field "Other"
We don't really ...
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Confirm cancellation
I have a window, where the user will have to chose to cancel or save.
First:
I have some people in my office saying that when you click on save the window will not close, but you will get a ...
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Is this cancel button needed?
In this UI it is possible to type in text in an input box, press Enter and the text would get converted into a tag visually (and in JSON). After the tag is typed, the cursor would be ready for the ...
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Cancelling a Cancellation
I'm in a bit of a verbiage bind. I have a form for a request cancellation. I cannot change the wording on that. The word cancel HAS to be used.
The button bellow sits in the footer of a card. ...
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Why should "cancel" and "confirm" button have the same size?
A lot of UI Frameworks provide 2 different types of buttons:
a sort of confirmation button
a "cancel" button
The UI of the two buttons could be different: different colors, background, borders, etc. ...
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Mobile forms - Where to put the save and cancel buttons?
We are making a responsive website. There is a form on the site and I am not sure what type of save and cancel buttons to use where. I have found several patterns as you can see in the picture with ...
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Save & Add New, Save & Close, Save, Done, Cancel
This is something I've been struggling with, because there seems to be a lack of standard for it (as far as I can tell).
There are two scenarios.
Save & Close and Save & Add New
We are ...
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Is there a need for save/cancel buttons in iOS app?
I am developing an investment property evaluator app that allows the user to record information about a potential investment property and evaluates the property based on certain metrics. It uses drill ...
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Autosave option in a modal dialog with Save & Cancel buttons
Scenario - A modal dialog where a user can type in anything (basically, Notes) with Save & Cancel buttons present, and Auto Save implemented. Auto Save has a purpose - it will avoid the messy ...
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Back button or Cancel/Save when calling server is necessary
Here we have a settings screen that appears from a sliding view. You tap "Messaging" and the following modal shows up:
In order to avoid the complexity involved with synchronizing settings every time ...
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Offering a way to cancel a process
Given the case that a user is presented a modal dialog that displays an installation process (or something similar).
If the process would normally take a few seconds but can potentially take longer, ...
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save/cancel dialog from pressing cancel
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I'm making a Windows desktop application. It's "too hard" to build in an Undo action.
I have a task that opens in a modal window,...
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Is it necessary to have a close icon and close button on a modal?
I went through the search here and found a similar question from 10 years ago about Windows modals. This is just a regular agnostic modal. Is there a best practice with this case?
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'X'-close button on iPhone
The default way of dismissing views in iOS is with Cancel or Done. However in this view I think Cancel uses to much space, which is better given to the search bar.
What is your opinion? Is using X ...
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Cancel Dialog Text - Is the wording here confusing?
I have a dialog that comes up when someone cancels creating a new piece of data.
They click cancel and the dialog says:
I’m worried this is confusing. What do you think?
Incase you can't see the ...
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Confirmation dialog button wording
I have an iOS app sign-up process that is very, very lengthy. I implemented a button to cancel the process (there are reason why this might be necessary, for example to go back to the login screen).
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Should a progress bar go backwards when reverting changes
Related to Should a progressbar go both ways?
Assume a file copy dialog box with an option to stop and revert the current operation.
If the user chooses to revert, would it be better to roll the ...
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Settings Page - Save and Cancel buttons
please see an attached wireframe which roughly explains my question.
I am working on a settings page - see 'My Settings' selected in the secondary nav nested under another heading.
On this page, ...
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Bold button on pop-up alert
I am working on an iOS application, and I was wondering how my alert should be. The alert asks the user if they have finished adding the info. As the info cannot be edited later, I wanted to make sure ...
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Cancel button, reset form or go back?
I'm working on a project where there's a CRUD table, but the editing takes place in an individual page. In this editing page, if the user presses the cancel button, a modal pops up asking for ...
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How to display save/cancel actions in an accordion
I'm in the middle of designing a setup flow and have decided to go for an accordion paradigm (due to the large amount of steps, using tabs would result in tab overflow in mobile devices). Upon ...
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Why is a cancel "X" icon required if there is already a "Cancel" option in a modal?
We are following this pattern, inspired by Mac and Windows OS, but I don't have a solid answer for why web apps use it. What is the importance of the X button? Is it really required?
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In a booking confirmation page, is it good UX to tell the user they have an option to cancel once they have booked?
We want to keep the page as simple as possible with the appointment schedule, booking fee and payment method.
But when keeping in mind a user-centric approach, a problem that might arise would be:
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On an application that does heavy calculations, with underterminate progress indicator, should we have a cancel button?
The application I'm working on performs very heavy calculations. Right now we're using an undeterminate spinner. I go nuts from this and can imagine our users get even more annoyed with it. I thought ...
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Discard Changes/Cancel behaviour in a web app
I have a web app that allows multi-tasking. If the user is on a page and has made changes, on navigating to a different page, the previous page is added to a list of tasks, which he can then revisit ...
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What should Cancel button do with edits made across multiple dialogs?
We have a Windows desktop program where from the Main screen users open a settings dialog (Dialog A). On this dialog they can edit various settings and once finished, they can click OK and changes are ...
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Should I trigger an 'unsaved data' dialog on the cancel link?
Here's a question for the group. We are setting up our dirty fields checks for a multi-page form. We are setting it to be triggered when the user tries to navigate away, close tab, etc. One case that ...
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Ideas on dismissing a popover without a Close element
I have mocks from a designer showing an initial form for searching a location. There are fields for location (business) name and city (pre-filled) and a Next button (disabled at first). When the user ...
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Is it not advisable to have a visible cancel option when performing a action such as delete
I was reading about the guidelines for flyouts for Metro Design which state that:
Include just the action that the user initiated, such as Delete. Do
not include the opposite action or a Cancel ...
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Button text for 'Are you sure you want to cancel this order' alert? [duplicate]
I'm working on an eCommerce site where we're implementing a feature that allows the user to cancel an order (of physical goods) that's in transit.
On the line item (parcel level) the user can '...
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Confirming cancellation [duplicate]
We have recurring donations that are able to be "cancelled" (meaning to cease its continued billing, not delete it from the interface). There is a button on our interface called "Cancel". When they ...
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Position of Cancel and Back Button
We have are building a room finder application where we have a back button and a cancel button. The back button goes back a step in the navigation, while the cancel button cancels the navigation. &...
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Why is this ordering of buttons chosen
When I double click any executable sh file in ubuntu, I see the pop-up showing multiple options like below
The strange thing to note here is that "Cancel" button lies in middle, not at either extreme....
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Pop-up window choices
If you would have a pop-up with just some information for the user. They don't have to make a choice. Is it wise to give the user two options to close that pop-up (see screen shot) or would you give ...
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Isn't it a usability issue when adding comment dialog in Stack Exchange does not have cancel link?
When I click Add comment in everywhere on Stack Exchange you can't hide the box opened. I myself changed my decision to post a comment in site.
Don't you think there need to be a cancel link in ...
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Should a user get kicked out of an application after they have cancelled their subscription (not their account)?
Our application does not cancel your account, rather the user's subscription gets cancelled.
That being said, is it better to kick the user out from the app completely after cancellation (They can ...
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Navigation-back button and/or Cancel button in upper-left corner of iOS data entry screen?
I have an iOS screen that is usually used for data entry but is occasionally used to later view the data that's been entered.
For data entry, it seems like the iOS convention (e.g. stock email app) ...
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Most appropriate icon for "Abort" button [closed]
I'm designing a button which when clicked aborts a certain process.
I need an Icon on the button with the text "Abort". The icon will be place on the left and text will be placed right to ...
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Is a cancel button required in an iPhone app?
I have a form-like page in an iPhone page. Are we really required to put a Cancel button along with Submit button?
P.S: The user can go back by using the regular Back button in the left top corner.
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Is history-dependent navigation after save/cancel actions good practice?
I'm working on the content editor for a CMS.
The user starts from a list of articles:
From here they can navigate to two different screens - the pencil button takes them to the actual content editor,...
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What is the best approach for showing the user instructions?
Our app has a fairly involved process of pairing with an adhesive patch via Bluetooth. This process is illustrated on a series of screens connected via Next/Back buttons. For users of this app, this ...
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When "Cancel" is your action, how do you let the user cancel it? [duplicate]
In the application I'm working on, an admin user can see a list of tasks which have been scheduled to happen at certain times. The admin can choose to cancel these tasks. How does one phrase the ...
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Can I put Cancel so far away to the left?
I enclosed a sketch of my recent design. This is part of a screen of a game-related application which is currently searching for game updates.
I am wondering if it's ok to put the "Cancel" button ...
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Cross or left arrow to return to the previous page?
I am developing a phone app with Material UI (using Flutter).
To return to the previous route ("cancel" the current route), when should I use Icon.close (cross):
...and when Icon....
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