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A shorthand way of saying "modal window": a panel that appears over and disables the main content, requiring user interaction with it.

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Is it a good experience if we use three modals in a row?

I would like to be sure if it is a good experience for the user when, for example, you update your password and then the user selects the "Save changes" button; this action appears in the ...
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Using fullscreen to view elements without slowing navigation

First question on this stack exchange. I'm designing a web portal for managing computers in a company. Note: This is only made to be used on desktop at the moment. I am having a hard time finding a ...
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Disable cancel button in dialog during of performing action

I have a closable modal dialog with primary action "Add". Dialog can be closed without applying of changes by clicking on "Cancel" button, or by clicking on icon "close", ...
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Multiple Primary Action with two primary button

I'm designing a modal, but I have the problem with 2 primary buttons here. can in 1 modal have 2 primary buttons? Because in this case, the user is required to upload the document so that it can be ...
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Best practices for consecutive intrusive overlay (Modal)

qq for best practices... My product has to show the user some regulations about an specific product and ask them to agree with terms (Law terms and regulations), therefore it must be an intrusive ...
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Why does NNG recommend skeleton screens for full page but not for individual components

I need to decide between using a skeleton screen or a loading animation for the contents of a modal. The modal itself contains an image, title, paragraph, couple of CTAs and a carousel at the bottom ...
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Any ideas for a half success, half error modal?

I am working on a forecasting tool where a user enters their current week's data and our tool outputs a forecast for the following week's data. The user can have various sets of data. When our tool ...
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Should modals have a route?

We use modal dialogs in our web application for actions such as deleting or creating an entity. These modals could be rendered as "on page actions", which are stateful and relative to the ...
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Dropdown in navigation or modal for log in/register?

We've noticed on our website that there's no 'quick access' to users accounts, or to know if they are logged in or not. So I've designed: A dropdown from the my account header in the navigation with ...
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Landing page explianer video embedded vs modal

We are looking at putting an explainer video on our home/landing page above the fold next to our main CTA's to sign up or request a call. I've seen two main ways to do this: Embedded - the video is ...
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Do any major E-commerce Companies have Modals in their Checkout Process?

Are the examples of major e-commerce companies using a Modal in their checkout process? Thinking companies like: Amazon AliExpress, eBay, etsy, Flipkart, Groupon, Rakuten, TaoBao, Walmart, Wayfair, ...
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Is it necessary to have a close icon and close button on a modal?

I went through the search here and found a similar question from 10 years ago about Windows modals. This is just a regular agnostic modal. Is there a best practice with this case?
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Is it a good idea to add a booking flow inside of a bottom sheet modal

I decided to include a booking flow inside of a bottom sheet modal so that the user doesn't need to leave the practitioner's profile to book an appointment with them. Is this okay?
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I ask for your help in this crazy modal/dialog flow

CONTEXT We are sending companies to the clients from a draft list. The draft list can be viewed and reviewed by clients, who have to decide if they like or not these companies When clients like a ...
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Laymen's description of "modals" to clients

Our company runs about 1,000 websites for various clients, and we just implemented a feature that will allow them to create their own modals in a "back end" that we've created for them. ...
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What tag should you use for the title of a "fixed" dialog? (cookie consent banner, subscribe to notifications, etc.)

For "fixed" dialogs displayed over the page, like a "cookie consent banner" or "subscribe to notifications", what is the recommended tag for the title (e.g. "Your ...
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What justifies a full page modal navigation?

What arguments support having a full page modal acting as a hub that takes you to different actions / pages that are linked together? For instance imagine an app where you manage recipes, you would ...
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How to present six or more options in a card / modal on mobile screen (to abort an order)

I am working on an app which is used by workers to complete an order within a fixed/ closed process. Since the process is closed until the order is finished, workers need the option to abort in case ...
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Label to dismiss a dialog box?

I have a dialog box that is asking a user to confirm the cancellation of a task. Since the main CTA already says, "Yes, cancel this task", it might be confusing for the action to exit the ...
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Can I use both toggle switch and checkbox in one modal?

First of all, I am not a native speaker, I ask for your understanding even if the writing is weird. I'll explain it in as much detail as possible. If you need further explanation, please leave a ...
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Edit mode + Side panel/Modal, how to deal with double validation?

I am currently struggling with an edit mode user scenario inside a web application. Context The web application will be used also on mobile, so we can't use “on hover” comportment. 99% of the time, ...
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Intuitive dialog for choosing whether to close and lose changes or keep editing

It's a pretty simple use case. I have a modal with an editable form. If the user enters something into the form and then tries to cancel, we want to warn them they have unsaved changes, which they'll ...
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Modal with horizontal tabs, each tab has different content size

I have a modal, which has horizontal tabs at the top of it. Below the tabs is the tab content. Each content has different height. Without properly handling it - the modal size will have to change, ...
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Close/Cancel function: Use Secondary or Warning type button?

Some software systems use the secondary button for cancel/close functions, and others use the warning button (usually red). Which is more correct?
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Good idea to design go back button in modal

I need some directions, currently I have a list, if I click one of the items, one modal is shown with information about the item previously selected, and a list of its children, so if I click one of ...
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What is this mobile bottom sheet UI element called?

I want to communicate the implementation of this kind of bottom sheet to developers, specifically how it's a tall bottom sheet, but you can still see the background minimized underneath. What is this ...
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Is it a good practise to load contents outside of modal?

There is a dropdown and date-picker inside a modal and the size of the modal is small, so when we click on the date-picker the widget is overflowing the modal. Is this a good practise? or should we ...
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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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Maximum modal size?

I am working on a problem where we need to show the users a preview of an image through a modal. We want them to have the maximum possible view within a modal and not create a separate page for that. ...
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Delete confirmation for items within a modal

I have a modal that contains a table of items. Each item is in a row and a user should be able to edit/delete each item. When deleting an item, there needs to be a confirmation dialog asking the user ...
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Which button layout is the best?

I'm currently working on a modal in app, that can be display in full screen. I'm having some issue about the way to close this modal. In the first situation, we can have a “Fermer” (close) button as ...
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Best way to show attachments

I've designed an HTML table where each row can contain attachments. Each row has a grey paper clip icon which, when clicked, opens a file selector. The user can then upload file(s) to S3. After a ...
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Should closing the dialog clear its fields?

I identified as the most preferrable strategy for user not to lose their data implementation of confirmation/discard dialog when exiting original one. I expect a few more form dialogs to emerge in ...
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Should hitting the ESC key close a modal that has a form?

Typically, when you hit the ESC key, that closes a modal. But if this modal contains a form that the user needs to fill out, that would mean that hitting ESC (sometimes, inadvertently) closes the ...
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What sort of progress indicator would you use for this task?

I have checked online as well as on the forum here that touches on my specific scenario and have not had any luck. Context: User downloads a third party app from our platform but they are missing ...
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How to best handle a modal with multiple tabs and buttons

We have a modal that is used for an action to Add an item and Edit an existing item. It also has a button to delete the item all together. I am trying to determine the best way to handle the button ...
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When displaying an "OK/Cancel" button group that is right-aligned should the main action be on the right?

I am designing an "OK/Cancel" button group on a modal hence this button group is right-aligned. Since this is the case I have placed the main action button "OK" on the right, and ...
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What is the best way to add edit and delete buttons to a modal?

I have a task data visualization modal, but I need to add an option to edit or delete these tasks. Where in this modal could I insert buttons to delete or edit?
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Modal over another modal [duplicate]

we have a new feature annoucement pop up which comes once to the user on our dashboard. when we speak about new feature it is ideal to show the the demo video as well i feel. so we have inluded a ...
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Show/Hide Toggle for a Toggle

We have a toggle available in our main screen, to enable/disable an important functionality. Since, only 30% of our users use this functionality at least once per month, we are considering to (...
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What is better: to have a modal open instantly and then load its contents, or to load its contents and then open it?

Let's say you have a button. When you click it a GET request is fired for some data (for this example assume that the data cannot be prefetched). Then a modal opens and displays that data in a pretty ...
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Align width of dropdown menu to?

In the past I ran often into the problem, that I did not know how to decide the width of a dropdown menu. I as a designer don’t mind to just eyeball a good-looking width, but developers would love to ...
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Is this called Handle or Grip?

I was wondering what the correct discription for the little handle within an iOS Modal is? The little Handle on the very top of the Modal....Is it a handle? Or a Grip?
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Change size of modal in wizard experience

I am building a wizard experience to guide a user through a complex setup flow. In the flow, some steps require more space and some require less space. Does it make sense to change the modal size on ...
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Is it okay to show the loads of data on modal or on the new web page?

I am working on an application which has some data in tabular format. There is a view button for each row. So my question is: After clicking on that button, should I show the data on the new web ...
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Warning/ Information on top of a Modal

I want to give users a warning on a modal that changing one form field has implications on another form field. I am aware of 2 patterns that are used as shown here. I am seeking suggestions on what UI ...
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Hover up modal over another hover up modal in mobile UI

Is it better to use a hover up modal over another hover up modal on mobile UI? In the current situation I want to open an information page when the user taps on a certain card, and that information ...
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Is it okay to display list of members/users in a modal?

I'm currently designing an interface similar to Slack/Discord. Is it possible to display the list of members in a modal? I've already checked multiple platforms (Discord, Slack, Quora, FB) but they ...
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Should browser page back present modals as well as pages?

Currently, on using the browser back button, our site pages back through not only the pages but any modals used. So if the modals were part of a 'series' (e.g. three consecutive modals to capture ...
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Could i use a drawer within an overlay modal?

I'm prototyping a candidate selection application for a job agency. The client needs a module in which they can filter to search for the right candidates for a job. When they click on a candidate in ...
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