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Improving confusing product permission settings UI with explicit / implicit multi options
I have a product permission settings component that allows users to include/exclude companies' current and future products. Many users find the current UI confusing based on feedback.
Below is an low ...
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Two options of how user selects mode. Which one is better? [closed]
Hello, guys! My colleagues and I had a very heated discussion over those options of how a user can tune settings in our web-application.
A little bit of context: we build a system for professionals ...
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Why do Google Photos use rounded checkboxes in their app? [closed]
I know people asked this question a decade ago. (Are round check boxes confusing or an accepted standard?)
So, after all these years, has this become a standard in terms of usability? Or is it purely ...
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Permanently disabled checkbox?
Suppose I have a GPS assistant function that the user can turn on/off.
When enabled, the function has a few options related to it. The user can turn these on or off too, except for the Suggested route ...
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Settings check box functionality
I'm working on adding a small piece of functionality to a part of an app that contains 4 settings check boxes. I'd like to make some small tweaks to improve the UX of these checkboxes. There isn't ...
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How to decide which state is on and which is off in a checkbox
There's a program that draws various types of horizontal lines that anchor to other horizontal objects that are usually a little bit tilted.
Some of the lines, by default, are completely horizontal, ...
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Best way to display frequency
Do you guys know any other way to represent a list of items that have their own frequency options (Weekly, Monthly, Daily) that you can choose from.
I was thinking maybe creating like a table and ...
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Input a lot of data with select vs checkbox
I want to input some sets of data. Let's say it's like an assignment for a member on a team in some task. I want to apply several members in the task but how is the best experience to input these ...
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To align radio buttons in columns or not
I am building a form with two settings that have two choices each. The two settings are completely independent; the choice for one setting is unrelated to the choice in the other. The design calls for ...
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Multiple options vs single option UI
On the dashboard we are building we got 2 sets of options users can pick:
Multiple options (checkboxes)
and single options (radio buttons behavior)
while the look of the components is similar, ...
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Why are there two checkboxes for 1 state selection?
Those permissions could be handled only with one checkbox. Checked - allowed, unchecked - Full Control denied, for example.
Why two checkboxes, not one? Also why not radio buttons?
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How do I show the selected items in an easier manner in this dropdown
I have a dropdown with checkboxes as items. HERE is the working example
I let people select multiple options from this after they search for it
One problem I notice is that it is not immediately ...
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Best practices for using check mark or X to fill out an attendance sheet
Part of my duties at my job are to take meeting minutes, which are then uploaded and shared within the Organization and throughout the State. The previous tech writer made a hard-to-read table, where ...
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Clickable behavior of the checkbox with a link
How should checkbox behave if it has a link inside text field? Is it a good UX if only underlined link links to another page when the rest of the text in the control and the box itself check the ...
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How to provide better UX for a list of user consents
I'm working on a UI that requires end user consent to proceed with a sign-up. Thought of using inline checkboxes within the consent statement. As you see below...
I have not come across this method ...
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Filtering results: Checkboxes vs dropdowns
I'm designing a filter for a website with a job search abroad. Filter has to refine vacancies displayed on the right side. I saw a lot of similar websites with job search use dropdown menus. But on my ...
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Choice of UI widget for marking item in list as unsatisfactory
I am prototyping an HTML5/CSS3 input form where users enter some details about goods received in relation to an order. They are able to mark items as accepted though unsatisfactory (e.g. arrived zinc-...
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Should Checkboxes be Checked or Unchecked by default in forms
I have a quiz creation form, in which an admin is required to fill the quiz name, details, number of maximum attempts and similar admin level configuration items.
The admin should configure if the ...
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Should entire checklist row be clickable or only checkbox and label?
In a form checklist, should whitespace beyond the label text be clickable? Or only the checkbox and label itself? Demo here.
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Gmail's Email filter checkbox or radio?
I was just trying to filter the emails I was getting from the particular site and the time when I clicked on filter messages like these and then to Create a filter to this search, it opened some ...
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Checkbox grid with a lot of data
I have a checkbox grid available to group administrators that allow them to mass view/change settings for all their users. (Users themselves and their administrator have access to a setting page to ...
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Checked checkboxes vs. unchecked checkboxes
I'm improving the usability of an insurance premium calculator. There are a number of major options which will be toggled on/off using checkboxes.
Should I check them all on by default and display ...
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Usability: Prepend a checkbox on a dropdown
This is regarding a situation where a function can be turned on and off and only have one property.
Case: I have a function that displays a title. If the title is displayed the size of it can be ...
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Header for checkbox
What is the better choice for designing the header for a column of checkboxes? Referring to the mockup, on the left is a label and a checkbox while on the left is only the checkbox. The checkbox is ...
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Is this clear enough for the user?
I am working on a program where many options have sub-options, and it is possible to have different values, or a 'master' value. Currently there is a checkbox dedicated to it, but I was planning to ...
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Multiple preferences 3 layers deep
I'm trying to come up with a solution for the problem that is the ability to select multiple preferences with upto 3 layers deep.
The primary layer would affect the options shown for layer2, and ...
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A slider or a checkbox?
I want to place a filter for price on my website. Currently, I have it placed as slider.
I've though about adding a input field on the left and right of the slider which will indicate the min and ...
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Filtering option with 3 states
I'm working on a filtering capability for venues. One group of filter options requires me to account for 3 different states.
Unselected (neutral, user doesn't have a preference)
Selected, Yes
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Checkboxes - Is better to check exceptions or to uncheck exceptions?
I have a grid of ~20 checkboxes which users can utilize to select features. Typically, user might have ~15 features selected ~5 unselected for a co configuration.
Deselection of features which a user ...
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Make clear the relationship between dynamic checkbox and other components
I have a dialog,as a below. In a dialog you can choose a state, mark it as "like / not like", and write a comment. In dropdown box for states you can also choose an option "All states". Then comment ...
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Using mixed radio and checkbox buttons - is there any efficiency or usability gain in the design?
I have noticed that many online forms and surveys these days are starting to use a mixture of radio and checkbox buttons for the same question, that is, for a question that gives the person a number ...
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Personalised user Experience: Theme selection?
I am working on a design to allow users to set their preferences in terms of product themes/topics; this functionality will sit within a profile area where users provide other types of information.The ...
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Table many users access checkbox usability concern
I have a data grid will allow an array of admins to update access for their associates. Are there usability concerns with just have a checkbox or will a user not understand that the checked box ...
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Four states, one checkbox - any way for it to make sense?
I have a product. Product have property, simple yes / no one. Sadly, in reality this property have four states:
Yes (graphic card is a discrete one)
No (graphic card isn't discrete, must be ...
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Terms and conditions checkbox and/or Accept/Decline buttons
The curent UX for my app is:
Terms & Conditions
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How should I include a multiple selection mechanism in a checklist site?
I'm building a small checklist on a website. It'll have multiple items that are able to be "completed" by checking them off the list by ticking a checkbox. However, I also want to add a multi-select ...
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Where do I place my checkboxes in relation to labels?
I'm doing a slight redesign of some forms and I'm trying to get good consistency amongst fields.
I've placed the label above the field for most of the forms, as some of the labels are quite lengthy, ...
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Any suggestions for finding items quickly in a long list of checkboxes?
I have a list of names, each with a checkbox to indicate that they have been selected to do a job. Because the list is long I have made the list scrollable.
I've put together an example of what I ...
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Is labelling a checkbox as mandatory redundant?
I've recently seen a system where an on/off checkbox is labelled as a mandatory field with an asterisk.
To me, this seems redundant as it isn't mandatory to check the box, merely to have it either on ...
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Using different checkbox style for different checkbox behavior
I'm not sure on which control to use on this case. Is it confusing to have two different checkbox styles that behave in different ways?
(note: this is just a small part of a whole bunch of filters ...
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Is it acceptable practice to use checkboxes as radio buttons?
Can someone point me in the direction to articles regarding checkboxes and radio buttons?
I'm in a discussion with an Art Director and he is convinced it makes more sense to use checkboxes because ...
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Alternative to a columns of checkboxes in a table
Here's the scenario:
A Person has a bunch of Accounts. Accounts may (or may not) have Services attached to it depending on the type of Account. Currently there are two types of Service (indicated by ...
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Group of checkboxes and supporting text fields
What is the best way to layout a group of checkboxes and supporting form fields?
For instance, in this form the user can select several choices for a report delivery method. Some of the choices ...
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Selecting many elements from a long list
I have a scenario where my 'create user' dialog has a very long list of options, of which the user needs to select many. The project manager has suggested a 'dual list' approach: a long (scrolled) ...
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Filter options - Preferable to use an 'all' box or a 'clear' link to restore default settings?
I'm currently working on a search engine, filter options are provided to allow users to refine their searches.
Example:
TYPE
[box] Firm
[box] Lawyer
[box] Transaction
[box] Company
When the ...
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Too many checkboxes in a table?
A user should be able to change the settings for 5 different options for each day of the week at the same time.
I was thinking of something like this, but it seems a bit messy... Too many things ...
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To preselect or not preselect checkboxes
Lets say you want to customize and buy a new car online. You get to choose from a list of options for the interior. (Radio, Nav System, Leather or Cloth seats, powered windows, doors, locks, etc..)
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