Questions tagged [close]
Closing or exiting an application, window or workflow.
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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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Putting the title bar at the bottom of the dialog?
I'm creating a dialog box template for my website (which is more like an application and may have multiple dialogs open at a time) and I was thinking about putting the title text and the bar that ...
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Popups: No UI-Element to indicate Close-Function (Touch)
I'd love your thoughts on this:
Context: Self Service Touch Screen Terminal (Content focused)
Instead of using UI-Elements (X-Button, "OK"-Button, "CLOSE"-Button) to close Popups, I m attempting to ...
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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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Is there a logical alternative for the Escape key?
I have a game that can be played in your browser. It's a retro game (multiplayer snake) and the menus and your snake can only be controlled using your keyboard. Mouse input is ignored.
I was using ...
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Close button place depending on OS
I started thinking today about where should I place the [x] button on web modals. Users usually look at the top-right side, but what happens with OS X users? I've been using Mac for the last 5 years ...
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Origin of the Position of Logout/ Close Button
Just out of curiosity, what could be the root of having conventions as log-out/ close button on top right for windows and top left for macs and same being followed on websites?
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What's the point of closing windows by double-clicking their top-left?
In Windows, you can double-click the top-left of a window to close it.
But why?
It's not intuitive. At all.
What sort of advantage is there by using this kind of behaviour for closing windows? I ...
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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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Should image overlays have a close button?
There is a link which when clicked displays images as an overlay (translucent black background, center aligned image). Clicking outside the image or pressing escape key closes the overlay. At present ...
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Behavior of close button and X
If a window has both a Close button and an X on the upper right corner, should clicking each of these have the same behavior?
I am working with a vendor file transfer application. There is a windows ...
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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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Is flipping the confirm and quit buttons a good idea on quit dialogs?
Is flipping the confirm and quit buttons a good idea on quit dialogs?
Sorry if it's too broad but couldn't think of any other way to phrase it.
mockup in js
Inspired by this flash game(15 Mb)
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Best Practices: Save and Exit in Software UI
This has been discussed a few times on here for web implementations but never for a desktop application. Being we have a title bar/file menu/toolbar etc. what is the best practice for closing a window ...
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What is the best way to handle close buttons in dialogs in a mobile app?
I have a small dialog where a user can add an email to subscribe.
I am torn between changing the subscribe button to take 50% of the place and adding cancel or simply make the x bigger.
Any other ...
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Why does Skype's "x" button minimize the application instead of closing?
I was browsing through the web and I came across this sentiment:
Dear Skype, this (red X) button means close, not minimize
I also found the same question on the Skype website. Why would a company ...
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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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Saving multiple files on program close
I have a Windows desktop application that can handle multiple files open on one canvas (in one instance of the program). You can modify and save each file individually, or all in one go.
If a user ...
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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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Dialogue Box supposed to be closed by default with the [ESC] key?
I started working for a software company, and while using the software we produce, I noticed that the dialogue boxes that we pop-up aren't closed with the [ESC] button.
I'm assuming this would be 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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What is the effect of a site that takes time to close?
Facebook, on my setup (OS X, Chrome) takes about a 1 second to close. I can imagine that there could be some stuff that has to be done, just before you close the browser, and that is taking up time/...
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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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Should a popup close automatically after a user selects an option from a tree menu?
For a popup window that requires the user to select one option only from a tree menu, should the selection of this option automatically close the popup?
I think this would break the fundamental rule ...
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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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Icon Ideas for Logging Out but not Exiting a WinForms Application [closed]
Firstly, I am going to put text with the icons, so the user won't be completely clueless and as confused as a whale hurtling through the air from a great height.
Our WinForms application's user ...
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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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