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Should selected options be removed from single- and multi-select dropdown lists?
In our application we're working with dropdown lists that may contain many options (sometimes around 200). Usually, these lists allow the user to select multiple entries whereas in other places of our ...
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Should a blank option always be included in <select> inputs?
For example when asking a user what pet they have and it's a required field, a Please select option is included since the pet is currently unknown:
<select required>
<option value="&...
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What's an alternative pattern for a dropdown with between 150 to 215 characters per option?
In my screen I have 3 sections, and on each section I have different elements to take input from the user.
In one of the section I have a dropdown menu to select a predefined option. The options are ...
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Should dropdown background color be same as other (text) inputs on a form?
Today I noticed one really annoying thing in a new layout from a designer.
In the new design, all dropdowns had much darker background than other text inputs.
For one, the contrast was quite poor, ...
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Select every Nth element or N element input
There is list of things, for example books. User selects which books should be highlighted. We do not know how many books there are, so user uses index, for example:
The second book should be ...
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Alternatives to nested dropdowns?
When a user uploads a new document, they have to assign that document to a certain category and subcategory. Our current solution uses two dropdowns for this.
The problem
So currently the workflow ...
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Plural or Singular + (s) in title name for dropdown fields
When designing dropdown fields for users that can hold 1 or more values, would you suggest to use the plural form of the title word, or the singular form followed by a (s).
Example 1: Teams
Example ...
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Select from a dropdown (or autocomplete) or add new item in same create / edit view
I've always run into this conundrum: How to give the user a long list of options and allowing them to populate their own if it doesn't exist.
I usually handle this interface by giving an autocomplete ...
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On/off functionality inside a dropdown?
I am working on a feature where the user can start a video recording of a YouTube live-stream. The feature is per default disabled. A required input for the recording to work is to select which stream ...
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How to deal with whitespace left by fixed field width?
I am creating an infopath 2010 form, which will be accessed through a browser. Unfortunately, the browser based infopath field widths don't change based on the width of their contents. So, if you ...
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Web UI for choosing variable or entering constant value
I'm working on a form where each field can be filled either with variable from list (that can be pretty large) or constant from user input.
For example, I received from backend list of variables: ...
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Should search fields be placed inside the container (combo box) or inside the dropdown list?
When the user has to select from many options in a dropdown menu, a search field where the user may input text that filters the options can help find the desired option. There are two UI elements that ...
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Text input field with multiple options
I have a medical app showing 3 input fields for drug dosage calculation. The middle field has 2 options, either to input the number of drug's ampules (as shown in the image), or to input thenumber of ...
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Search with multiple inputs (checkboxes) [duplicate]
For a new design I'm creating a search where people can generate a report for companies (see image). The parent companies can have a lot of child companies. It is based on the blazer component ...
