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How to clarify a field contains a smart default/suggestion that's still editable?
I'm designing a flow for businesses to add new credit card users. Since we want to make the flow as short as possible, we came up with the idea to show smart defaults for the embossing name (the name ...
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Defaulting values for a calculation tool
I've been asked to build a repayment calculator for a bank and 85% of their customers are of a specific type, e.g. Married, over the age of 30 first time buyer etc, you get the idea.
Now, depending ...
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Checked and disabled checkboxes for non-changing setup
I'm designing the setup UI for a contact form. By default, the contact form will always have 4 fundamental fields: first name, last name, e-mail and message.
As a new feature, we are enabling an "...
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Mandatory select list default value or empty?
I'm developing a large application with hundreds of forms. Some of their input fields are mandatory. Right now, if it is a select list, we do not display an empty option.
This has the advantage that ...
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How to handle default inputs than can be overruled?
Here is a problem I have been struggling with for a while...
Consider the following 2 input forms (don't worry, these are just mockups, not real screenshots). When the user opens the forms, all ...
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Mandatory field without default value
While designing a GUI, on the form where I am administering the users, when I add a user I want to be able to select the role among 3 choices and I want the administrator to make a choice. So I ...
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Default radio button option always first?
Given a set of radio buttons, should the default option always be the first? (Leftmost if they're in a horizontal list or topmost if they're in a vertical list)
Is there ever a case when this is ...
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Best Practices on toggle switches and defaults in forms?
In many cases, when creating an A/B choice for a user, there is a clear option that should be the default; if not, the debates can rage... and if the choices are not clearly boolean (Yes or No), it ...
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What should be the default option of an optional dropdown list containing search criteria?
I have a form where users can search for legislators in the US. One of the search criteria is the Leadership Position, as a dropdown. It can look like this for example:
<select id="leadership-...
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Should quantity textboxes that have a default value of zero - show a "0" or be blank?
My quantity textboxes have default values of 0, it's up to the user to change these quantities if they wish, it is not mandatory i.e. they can leave them at 0 if they wish.
Should the default view ...
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Select menu, dynamic values and default value
I have a dynamic form depending on the value selected in a select menu which is the first form input.
The content of this first select menu is dynamic: it can contain zero, one or more values.
The ...
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Opt-ins versus opt-outs in forms - does nobody else care?
Whilst filling out a form on the Royal Mail site this morning, I came across this heresy of form design: the self-negating checkbox...
This required careful (re)reading to ensure that:
I was ...
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Is default text needed for simple forms?
Does having default text on simple forms improve usability or simply clutter the interface?
I have a sign in form that is very simple, and visually I think it would be better without the default text,...
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What should be the default option of a required dropdown list?
Given that there is no logically default animal from the list of animals below, what should be the "Default Value" below, according to best practice?
<label for="animal">Animal (required):</...
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Default button OK or Cancel [closed]
What is the most preferable default button for submitting a form (like a login page)? OK or Cancel?
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