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Should close buttons on the top of a scrollable page have a position:fixed in mobile?
My website is made up of tabs that only have visual content, like a photo album in a grid. When opening each tab, in addition to the extensive vertically scrollable content, there is a close button in ...
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Mobile Apps, Exit buttons and permissions [duplicate]
This question hasn't been answered thoroughly in other threads. Why don't android apps have an exit button rather than a force close in settings?
My question is not about system memory usage or ...
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Is it bad to place the back button next to the navigation button?
I have an enclosed checkout flow that I want to allow users to go back one step at a time while also allowing them the freedom to jump to specific steps using the navigation. Is it a bad practice to ...
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Back and Close button in the same native page
In this period, the current version of Netflix offers the user who has browsed through several films, the possibility of closing the page or going back through the content history.
To do this, Netflix ...
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Are extra close buttons still necessary for desktop applications?
Many desktop applications provide extra close buttons, usually in the bottom right corner of windows or panels. I understand showing extra cancel and stop buttons, but not close.
In many cases, there ...
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Close button position: corner or inside?
This is the modal dialog for the admin page. We had a discussion about the close button position. Which one do you think is better?
A is more common and can be seen in many great web apps (Figma, ...
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Should a "Close" button on a dialog message modal always be in the same position and style?
Here are two examples of a current message dialog we have in the application I'm working on. The close button is the primary and only button in the left dialog. It's one of two options in the right ...
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Why are there exit button provided by application?
Why do a lot of applications provide an exit button in addition to window title one and Alt+F4?
I can understand it if:
Application is full-screen one (no window title)
Application can run in ...
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How should I position the "Remove player" button?
Note: There will always be at least two players, so the first two players won't have the "Remove player" button.
For the view with three players, it seems to make sense to put the "Remove player" ...
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Close menu after action was picked?
I have this menu on my iOS app where each button performs different action
1) Opens an iOS share extension (Share this app sort of thing)
2) Opens the app's inbox (Goes full screen - the lighter ...
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How to make a close button "X" stand out from a image [closed]
I have an image looks like satellite map where I want to put a close button at the top right corner.
What I have now is just a span with "X".
It's an 100% overlay on a popup so clicking outside ...
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Where to place close button
I have a main view with a settings button on the top middle part of the screen as follows (please excuse the bad mockup):
After touching this button, The settings shows with animation of it coming ...
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Naming of button for adding to caller and close
I have a system which has a dialogue that opens when the user wants to add a particular type of record (which is a list of clients). This dialogue window enables them to search for particular clients ...
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Should the cross (or 'X' ) button do something other than close (e.g. minimize or hide)?
It's common for the user to use the cross button to exit an application.
But sometimes software is tricky and the cross minimizes the window instead of closing it. Should this kind of behavior be ...
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Can we use ghost button as drop down button?
Do we have any standard for using ghost buttons? I know basic details on when to use ghost buttons but more detailed explanation will help
Can we use ghost button as well as solid button on same page?
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Which side should I put the close button on a window? [duplicate]
Is there any known preference for users between putting the "Close button" on the top right or top left of a window? Does it simply matter?
Mac users should be used to the top left and windows' ones ...
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Microsoft Windows Dialog: No Close Button Scenario(s)
Windows Dev Center states:
"Dialog boxes always have a Close button...Don't disable the Close button. Having a Close button helps users stay in control by allowing them to close windows they don't ...
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Datepicker (or other) widget with close "x" button: delete choosen values?
I have a complex search form with some fields to fill out for a search over products.
Some of them are fake fields and open widgets (like the jquery UI datepicker widget etc).
I tweaked the standard ...
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Are window interaction buttons on the right bad for cross-platform apps with a custom border deployed on a Mac?
I am developing a cross-platform application with a custom border. The window interactions buttons (minimize/maximize/close) are in the top right, like Windows. However, when the application is run on ...
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Is the "X" close Button sufficient or should there be a close Option in a Menu?
Is it enough to only have the "X" Button in the upper right corner for closing an Desktop-Application, or is it necessary to provide an Close option in the Menubar (File->Exit)?
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iOS multitasking closing is poorly designed? [closed]
I have a question about iOS's multitasking bar, and a design decision in it. If you double tap the homescreen to go into the multitasking bar(http://cdn.imacify.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/IMG_0628....
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Best Practices: Location of close button in a modal [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the important aspect to consider when deciding where windows interaction buttons should be placed?
I've been seeing a lot of modal windows lately, some which have the ...
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Should I use a close button or use toggle for a button?
I have a mobile website, which shows entries by a user. The entries' style is similar to that of twitter entries or facebook entries. So along with each entries, if the user had entered some comments, ...
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Using the "X" as a close button vs a button labeled "close window" [duplicate]
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Closing modal dialogs
I'm developing a flash application that has buttons that popup a window with more text, and information when they click it. This happens throughout the ...
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close button on the left or right side? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What is the important aspect to consider when deciding where windows interaction buttons should be placed?
From a ux point of view, does it make a difference if the close ...
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Why don't mobile apps have a 'close' button?
I'm a fairly new user of Android and i'm annoyed by the fact that almost all apps lack a "close" button.
Is there any reason why developers don't make such an option?
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Save vs Save & Exit
We're designing an application for creating personalized photo books through a Flash-based interface. When the application first opens, we display a dialog encouraging the user to give their project a ...
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