Questions tagged [choices]
The opportunity or right to choose between different things
68 questions
4
votes
4
answers
171
views
How do I deter people from pressing the wrong doorbell?
I live in an apartment building with a doctor's office at the bottom floor. The doctors office has a very big button for it's doorbell next to a column of three normal sized buttons for three of the ...
- 141
0
votes
2
answers
89
views
Are menus with no way to back out ever justified?
Here the user is pressing his finger down on the period (".") key.
Five choices pop up, and one in fact is then filled in for him in the above URL line.
But what if he doesn't want any of ...
- 103
0
votes
2
answers
73
views
I add you and I pay AND You can join if you want, but you pay
In your opinion, how can I distinguish between two buttons that currently appear similar?
Button A allows me, as a user, to add a collaborator by paying $10.
Button B invites a collaborator who will ...
1
vote
1
answer
118
views
How to compare multiple choice with single choice?
I have a long-running survey with one question where participants are forced to select a single choice. Now we are discussing about changing this question to multiple selection.
Is there a way to ...
- 145
0
votes
1
answer
95
views
Is it better/less confusing to show the user a longer list of options with some disabled, or only show the available choices?
This is regarding a signup/scheduling request form:
In my business (appliance repairs), there are multiple manufacturers and products:
Refrigerators
Washers
Dryers
Microwaves
Stoves
We don't work on ...
- 137
2
votes
1
answer
575
views
Hide already selected options in the dropdown
In the case of a multi-select field, I would like to know the best practice:
Hide the choices that have already been selected (the list gets smaller as you go along)
Leave the choices already ...
- 21
0
votes
1
answer
85
views
How to "swipe right" between two people given information density?
I'm not a UX designer, I'm a programmer. So please be patient with me :)
So we're working on a dating app that learns what features a user likes in other people. We're struggling with designing the '...
- 103
0
votes
2
answers
121
views
How to display 2 yes/no options, when one combination isn't possible?
Context
I am designing a setting panel for users to create gauge charts. A gauge can either have a handle (left), a progress bar (middle), or both* (right)… but obviously need at least one of them.
...
- 121
1
vote
1
answer
531
views
Checkbox alternative?
I have a problem to design a form. I know that :
Radio buttons are used when there is a list of two or more options that are mutually exclusive and the user must select exactly one choice. In other ...
3
votes
3
answers
3k
views
What is the most user-friendly way to ask a 'yes' or 'no' question via e-mail?
I'm interested in finding out the most user friendly way to ask a 'yes' or 'no' question via email. I have included an example and a couple of possibilities below.
It's a huge plus if whatever method ...
- 31
2
votes
3
answers
106
views
For a sequence of choices, is it better to ask all on one page, or break them up into seperate steps?
A customer is buying a medical product. During the checkout process, she's configuring the product. She has two configuration choices to make:
The physical unit that the product uses (choose from 2 ...
- 302
2
votes
1
answer
304
views
How to present a lot of choices and options, where each case is important?
Can't show app interface but here is the concept. 1st image situation and a short description of the person. The Second image is Cases and options for how to help. (First, you choose case then option)....
- 23
0
votes
3
answers
96
views
Implementation of setting multiple values/objects as valid/invalid
I have some kind of modal where I need to show dates (each one is representing an object). Every date can be set as valid or invalid. I'm wondering how the UI should look like. I'm thinking about two ...
0
votes
2
answers
955
views
Generic terms for currencies and cents
I am building a website which calculates the cost of owning a vehicle.
Among other fields, I need to ask the user to enter:
Cost of the vehicle
Fuel price per litre
The application should be ...
- 101
2
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Are Checkboxes or Chips the best UX for large number of choices?
I have a design requirement to list all the industry sectors and the user must choose one or more industry sectors which apply. Here is a list of all the industry sectors:
A. Agriculture, forestry ...
- 123
4
votes
3
answers
286
views
Less clicks or less choice?
I'm currently working on a new IA for a webshop. I've drawn out two examples.
OPT 1 (option 1) (more a flat(ter) hierarchy)
This 'could' be our new IA (it's restructured). More choice (of categories)...
- 59
2
votes
2
answers
100
views
Is there evidence that suggests users accept/reject pre-fab choices?
Suppose in a scheduling app, I want an adjustable view for what is occurring in the next x days.
There are some things that make intuitive sense (e.g. what's happening today, this week, this month). ...
- 135
4
votes
2
answers
195
views
By showing less information am I letting the user focus on that information more?
I'm developing an app which shows location based ads. If you are interested you swipe right, if not, you swipe left.
Initially, in my first prototype of the app I tried an infinite scroll, which ...
- 273
5
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Multiple choice answers - how to show correct and incorrect answer
I have a multiple choice quiz, where the user is given feedback, I need to show - their choice and if they were correct or not.
In this example the question was 'What is the capital of Germany'. I ...
2
votes
1
answer
249
views
How to organize a big list with many choices
We have a situation where a user can select between multiple predefined dates or choose custom dates for reporting purposes.
I'm struggling to brainstorm a flow of how to layout it on a way it ...
- 29
2
votes
1
answer
338
views
How best to visualize an either/or choice between different types of actions
So I have a modal window with some tabs. On one of the tabs there is a single input field for an identification number. Now we are adding some new functionality which will let the user snap a photo of ...
- 23
2
votes
1
answer
193
views
Patterns for designing a "chooser" site
I've been tasked with building a "chooser" website which helps users find a service (or maybe more than one) that helps them solve a problem, in a domain they're unfamiiar with.
Problem
The basic ...
- 1,319
5
votes
6
answers
4k
views
Alternative to Radio buttons
Context: I'm currently designing (Mobile app) an action where the user has to select a status for an element in the system.
On the main page they have 2 options "Accept" or "Delay" (shown below).
90%...
- 7,423
2
votes
3
answers
744
views
How to display choices from multiple options on mobile
Here's my scenario:
Customer books a hotel room for 4 guests for a week.
He/she can then add meals to their booking of which there are 4 mutually exclusive options (Let's say Full English Breakfast,...
- 201
1
vote
1
answer
219
views
What is the optimal way to display a multiple choice list?
I'm looking for suggestions for displaying multiple choice lists.
My first (and naive) solution. Obviously, 90° vertical text is unnecessarily hard to read and takes up a lot of vertical screen real ...
- 246
3
votes
3
answers
244
views
I've got lots of buttons (choices) in my modal, and all are needed. How do I reorganize it better?
I'm making an interface that is part of a garment return merchandise system (customer didn't like the product and sends it back). Part of this interface allows customers to choose one or more reasons ...
- 157
1
vote
1
answer
79
views
Allow to Filter or Recommend?
Consider a large question-bank site. The questions are tagged with course and topics and have meta-ratings like difficulty, frequency in exams etc. A user can open the question and do it, and the site ...
- 13
1
vote
2
answers
188
views
Which styling should the field have, once a value has been chosen?
I'm working on the input style for a dropdown field, and I have two options for once a value has been selected. The default field state is shown at the top, which has the same border color as the ...
3
votes
3
answers
429
views
Making large sets (250+) of choices more manageable
The app I'm designing allows people to describe organizations and individuals by selecting items from a list of predefined characteristics.
A characteristic belongs to exactly one category. ...
- 246
4
votes
3
answers
339
views
Multiple groups or one group per category
I am building a social networking site that will allow users to add themselves in group. Now, I am in dilemma to allow users to create groups or not.
Single group concept - StackExchange, Quora etc.
...
- 221
1
vote
2
answers
124
views
How can I display a question with compound answers?
I've got to display to the user options to set a value into one of four states:
A1
A2
B1
B2
Is it better to have a radio button enumerated as above or two sub questions:
A or B?
1 or 2?
and then ...
- 14.9k
2
votes
3
answers
768
views
How should I demonstrate a choice between two options in step-by-step instructions?
I'm writing a step-by-step employee guide for logging into a course management program. I need to demonstrate that one of the steps will differ depending on where the employee is logging in from.
To ...
- 142
0
votes
1
answer
802
views
Using a ghost button for login
My question is straightforward: Is it considered a bad idea to use a ghost button for an action such as login?
As far as I have read about it, the ghost button is meant for secondary actions. The fact ...
6
votes
5
answers
2k
views
User choose between % or $
I'm working on an e-commerce application and have come across this scenario multiple times. The user needs to enter an amount, which can be in dollars (any currency) or percent. The crux of the ...
- 163
23
votes
5
answers
6k
views
5-6 choices: Radio button or drop down?
I'm redesigning a PMS (Property Management System) and this is a screen from the set up of a hotel. Now there are radio buttons in all of the categories/tabs. I know that there is a 'rule' that if the ...
- 271
3
votes
3
answers
236
views
Differentiating between mass & individual status updates (mobile app)?
We are doing an app on delivering parcels to different areas and the status would get updated as the parcels reach certain points. As per the image below, all items (6 lines) are in the same group. In ...
- 4,348
1
vote
1
answer
579
views
Select from drop down list or enter a new one - Designing
I am developing a website that allows users to create line-ups for sport matches. I want to help users to save a line-up for a particular team for the next match too by saving them to the user's ...
- 77
3
votes
6
answers
669
views
How can I improve a city switcher UI?
I am making a website for an Internet Service Provider which provides services in several cities.
I'm stuck with the city selection functionality.
I have made a concept, but not sure if this will ...
- 81
6
votes
4
answers
3k
views
'Sex' or 'gender' on apps?
I'm a little bit hesitant to use the word Sex in the design of my website, my other choice is to use Gender but based on this discussion it states that grammar-wise I need to use Sex for it refers ...
- 163
0
votes
1
answer
92
views
Mobile: Hiding other options
The registration page would only ask for simple things: name, e-mail address, password, and phone number, and "user type". For the user type, say the choices are:
Buyer
Seller
Middleman
Visitor
By ...
- 185
3
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Button positioning for Negative, Neutral and Positive actions
I'm in the process of putting together a style guide for a web application, in particular, a section about buttons (it's visual weight, position and labelling).
I'm almost there, I've done a lot of ...
- 133
7
votes
4
answers
10k
views
How to indicate that one of a group of fields is required
I have a form where there are multiple fields. Some fields are required, and I have an asterisk next to them in red color. There are some fields where one of them is required. For those fields, I have ...
- 171
3
votes
2
answers
2k
views
Corporate website split in two websites
For the context :
I work on the website of a big financial company. The company sells products in both the banking and insurance segments and is seen by it's customers as one entity.
Although the ...
- 133
2
votes
2
answers
947
views
Alternative to excessive number of tabs and multi-line tab rows
I was asked to implement a layout into our current design. The original design contained 5 tabs/radio buttons that would specify what type of form to display. What the "tabs" do is basically change ...
- 1,376
0
votes
1
answer
738
views
UX to choose month/day/time for reservation form
I am constructing a reservation/booking form for my site. I am struggling with how to present the fields to the user that makes the most sense.
In order for the user to reserve a session they need ...
- 103
1
vote
1
answer
540
views
Whats the best pattern to use by letting user choose between two (2) options after enabling a specific feature?
I am creating this design pattern where user can enable or disable "Users Term and Condition", and by choosing in enabling it, user has to choose either using a URL hosted or a version created by the ...
- 1,332
1
vote
4
answers
361
views
How to display a choice between two ComboBox?
I search an intuitive way to display a choice between two options with a specific ComboBox for each option.
The target is to display a roadmap by a specific axis of analysis ('Department' or '...
- 3,144
0
votes
3
answers
79
views
Is it necessary to differentiate "adding to cart" and "configuring then adding to cart"?
I'm designing a UI for an app that allows users to order food from a restaurant. The restaurant offers two types of menu items:
Simple items that can be simply added to the cart.
Complex items like ...
0
votes
1
answer
142
views
The myth of 7±2 options: more recent research?
So, I am well aware that it's not true that in menu's etc. one should show only 7±2 options, because the original research by Miller was about working memory. However this does not necessarily mean ...
- 3,289
0
votes
2
answers
130
views
ECommerce - Suggested Products
I'm working on a quoting system for a catering company.
It's really just going to be a 3 course menu, where the items in each course will be suggested based on the event type selected.
For each ...
- 1,189