Questions tagged [input-fields]
Input fields are several different controls such as textboxes, dropdown lists and radio buttons who reside in a (web) form.
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Are numeric "steppers" or "spinners" on text fields simply bad UX?
Call them "steppers" or "spinners" or "spin boxes," but we've all seen and used these things:
Now, in a touchscreen environment this type of control might be useful, if ...
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Blinking cursor on input fields and blinking time/timeout
What about the blinking time?
Should it blink eternally until the user interacts?
I see that on Firefox 117, the blink stops after some seconds whereas it doesn't on chromium browsers.
Is the timeout ...
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Design for input of time-series data
I'm designing an application page where the user can input multiple time series.
As an example, this can mean updating the daily product forecast for a 5 stores over the next 14 days. This results in ...
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Using a single text field with auto type detection in an app
So we want to increase the number of accepted fields in our app of which people use as identifier to transfer to. We currently have mobile number and email , however we intend to increase to add ...
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Hiding the delete button behind 1, possibly 2 clicks
I have to anonymize this substantially, so forgive the abstraction, but here is the debate.
There is an interface in which you can create an object. This object has several attributes, as well as sub-...
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Element for the age of cheese
I am creating an app using React and antd where users must enter information about cheese. I need an element to ask the user how aged their cheese is. The following options are possible:
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Optimal Placement of Copy/Paste Buttons for Enhanced UX: Inside or Outside the Input Box?
I'm currently grappling with a design decision and would love to gather some collective wisdom on the matter. The question at hand is about the placement of copy/paste buttons in relation to an input ...
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Redesigning our searchbar
Our users are having trouble with our search bar. They don't realize they need to click the search icon to start searching. To make it clearer, I've come up with three solutions:
A. Replace the icon ...
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Multi-level configuration editor
Background
I have limited experience in GUI design, but I have to produce a desktop application (Qt) meant for expert users (our own staff mostly). Its purpose is to read/write a large set of ...
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Handling and parsing string with multiple elements to the form using one input
We have a problem that we want to solve in the most intuitive way.
There is a modal with one text input, but the requirements are for user to be able to put one OR multiple email in it. This is needed ...
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How to put 3 inputs and 1 selector in 3 columns grid
I need an outside perspective) The hanging “Mode Tunnel” selector is very annoying. Are there any options for configuring this differently so that it doesn’t hang like that?
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Convey to user that they can input absolute numbers or percentages
I have a quoting form in which I want users to have the ability to add a discount. The discounts can be added as percentage or absolute values. My current design is a text field and a dropdown for ...
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Adding Custom Form Field
I have a tricky thing to solve. This would be used for fast food menu.
First field is pretty much Name of the Group ex "Choose the sauce" and other 2 fields (and 2 fields should aways exist ...
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Filtering: Input-fields or buttons?
I'm currently working on new tables for our web platform. I came to a point when I need to design some filtering options as part of the design. One of our developers told me to use a text field that ...
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Which label option for a range slider offers a better experience?
The aim is to offer an input using a bandwidth range-like slider field, that can make the selected option clear.
Option A: only show the selected option, to encourage the user to use the input and ...
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Multiselect in separate page
I have a big form with like 16 inputs, going from basic inputs, selects and multiselect. Now I want to reduce the cluttering for the user by moving the more advanced inputs such as multiselects to ...
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How can i logically combine filters for organization, domain and country?
I'm working on a web app containing a lot of datatables with some well known filters on each page, all of them pertaining to a specific domain (or website):
A domain may or may not have an ...
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How do I make sure that the user enters their input fields correctly?
I have two input fields which need to be formatted a certain way. Ipv4 addresses need to have the "." to separate the numbers and ipv6 addresses need to have ":". I'm not sure what ...
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Is it good UX to provide an example of the correct input if the user entered a wrong amount?
if the user entered an amount less that the money he has in his wallet,can I say you don't have enough money try x$ or it's a bad user experience?
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Best way to indicate required vs optional fields
I'm having some issues deciding how to indicate to users the some fields are required and some are optional. I've encountered these three scenarios, and the following solutions:
All fields are ...
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Set an optional field to a fixed value
I've got a edit form in which the user can change a number of properties from an item. In certain conditions, there is an optional time field which the user can set. But it cannot be set to an actual ...
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Same form fields - two purposes/functions
Working on a project for adding new entry/entries to a table and/or viewing the table.
We have required fields for adding a new entry. Only one of those fields is required for viewing. The ...
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CTA is being hidden by keyboard on long form in mobile
While working on long forms on mobiles, such as multiple business expenses, the CTA to finalise adding is getting hidden by the keyboard. The common way of putting one input field and one cta may not ...
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What are the expected behavior and characteristics of a currency input?
I'm trying to make a list of the expected behavior and characteristics of a user textbox when it is designed for currency or money input.
Characteristics:
Numeric only.
With two decimal places.
With ...
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(WCAG 1.4.11) Understanding 'subsuming' in Non-text Contrast AA Level
In a vaccuuum I understand how to interpret the criterion.
If a border is the only way to identify a control then Border vs container must have >3 contrast.
If a background is the only way to ...
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Google and Yahoo require you to enter your username first, then password. Why is this? [duplicate]
For a while now, logging onto your google account has required you to enter your username and hit next, before entering your password like this:
Recently yahoo has implemented a similar system.
What ...
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How to visually connect a numeric input and a table dynamically updating with the input?
What I am building: a search engine for gaming laptops. The #1 factor for gamers is, obviously, gaming performance, which is mostly judged by FPS – frame rate that a laptop runs a game on. Higher is ...
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Should empty field captions be specific or generic?
I have an app with basic user profile fields editing functionality. Each field presents the field name, the field value, and an edit button (e.g a pencil).
My question regards what I display on those ...
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What's the best input/edit method to handle small high precision numbers?
I have an AG Grid with cells that contain very small highly precise numbers - eg 0.002957399184
I want to allow users to edit these numbers easily and accurately - basically want to avoid fiddling ...
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How to name an option in settings that allows free input in a list (select)
In the settings of a web application, admins can select "custom fields" of different types: number, selector, multi-select, etc.
We added an option that allow user (not admin) to type their ...
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What is the best pattern for text field hints in a web form?
I always wonder what is the best practice for labels/hints of text fields on a web form.
Here is my understanding:
It is better to use a label than a hint when the form has more than 2 fields... but ...
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Is UI Chips for all single choice input a good idea?
I'm working on an iPhone/iPad app that uses a lot of forms and we are currently using several different components for input where the user have to do a single choice from a defined list of items. For ...
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Inputs, does removing borders except the bottom one have any benefit?
Until material design, form fields always have a border all around. For me, it's a cultural habit. Users use these borders to identify the field in the page. Google itself, on Gmail, Google Search... ...
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Two data types in one login field
I have a couple of ways of logging into a specific service: either by ID number or email address.
The designs so far have been built on the assumption these will be two separate fields, but how might ...
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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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Is password-unmasking worth the potential security downside?
I work on the iOS implementation of a mobile application where the (cross platform) design guide specifies an unmasking-control for password fields. I am primarily an iOS+Mac user, so this concept was ...
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Should 'Other' be a text field or a radio button plus text field
Hi! There's a discussion around whether 'Other' should be a radio button at the end of these options, where an input field then allows you to type in the company formation type.
The first few radio ...
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How do you define input length?
I'm working on an online banking website and its design system.
UI designers tend to want all form input elements to be the same size so that everything is perfectly aligned. I've explained that the ...
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How to write an accessible error message for a required radio button group form element?
I have a radio button group as follows:
"Do you have any pets?"
Radio options:
"yes" or "no"
If an option is not selected, and the user submits the form, then an error ...
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What is a good duration time for UI animations?
To minimize initial cognitive load, we plan to hide dependent fields within our software by adding animation to show / hide them when called.
I have been looking for articles on duration timing on ...
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Should clicking outside a textfield hide the software (IME) keyboard?
I am developing an Android (Jetpack Compose) app and have observed that when a textfield gains focus, a software (IME) keyboard opens, and remains open even after I click outside the field.
This is ...
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Varying number of categories and subcategories based on options selected
Designing a form where the user needs to select 3-4 levels of categorization. for this, I'm looking at using 4 horizontal combo boxes (refer image below).
Depending on what the user selects in box A, ...
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Designing form inputs that need approval by a second user
I have the following scenario - in my web application, a user can update a form. But before the updated form can go live, a second user approves or rejects each change. As a default, each change is ...
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How to improve UX on deeply nested form functionality in the browser?
I have this, which is horribly unstyled but shows the inputs and grouping (which is also described in terms of the HTML structure in more depth here).
Basically, you have a form for a "...
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What's the best way to indicate a field is required when finalizing but not when saving?
I'm currently stuck in a bit of a UX conundrum. I need to be a bit vague about the specifics, but I hope it is clear enough.
Background info:
In our system we have certain items that need to be ...
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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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Best practice for optional date
The user must be able to set a date, in which case a certain event will happen on that date. Or don't set anything and the event won't happen. A couple of ideas:
I prefer 1 for compactness but I'm ...
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Bad practice for dropdowns to cover buttons?
I have a text field that shows matches in a dropdown when the user starts typing. Below the field are buttons. When the dropdown is activated it covers the buttons. However the dropdown will go away ...
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UX for picking tags and then quantities related to them
I'm making an app in which students can select topics/tags they're interested in, and get a randomly-generated quiz containing questions that have those tags/belong to those topics. For each selected ...
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Enabling fields in general section (at top) based on details selection (at bottom)
Is it bad UX to display/enable or mark mandatory fields in the general section (at top) based on details selection which is placed at the bottom?
If yes, what are the options we have in this situation?...
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