Questions tagged [spinner]
A skeuomorphic UI element where a wheel can be spun to change a displayed value.
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Spinbox direction hints and time relation
I'm trying to write an input widget that allows to set a timer, having visually defined sections for seconds, minutes, hours and, possibly, days.
Right now it fundamentally is a personal project for ...
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How to display server answer waiting with a minimal visual difference to the interface
We have users complain to a visual difference between normal application view and waiting for a server response (that happens, actually, quite often, after pressing the button, changing the focus in ...
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Too many loading indicator on a single web page
I was assigned to design a web page, which has a lot of control buttons. Each button requires an activity indicator, to tell the user that the corresponding action is in process. There are some ...
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Adding label or supporting text to a loading animation (spinner)
I have an interactive map container that requires some time to load. I placed an animated loading spinner while the map loads.
Is the animated spinner sufficient visual feedback or should it be ...
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Should a dialog close before a mutating change is accepted?
I have a simple settings dialog
Some setting: [ ]
[Update] [Cancel]
When the user clicks on "Update", the app will send a request to the server to update the user's settings.
Should the dialog ...
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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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How to implement busy spinner with button
What should happen when a user clicks on a button that triggers an action that takes a short amount of time to complete, showing a busy spinner to indicate processing?
[click]↖ ⇒ [click] ↖⚙ - Mouse ...
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Will users understand this horizontal spin wheel below a number input field?
I have implemented a horizontal spin wheel as an additional method to input a number:
You can slide or scroll the measurement left or right and this will change the number in the input field directly ...
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What's the purpose of a "Pause Animation" button on a loading animation?
Many of the loading spinners on Chase bank's rewards portal have a "Pause Animation" button below them. Is there a reason to include this below animations?
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Timer settings, when to use a combobox or spinbox?
I was creating a mockup for an login settings window, and when i came to the option for "auto logout", i was wondering if it should be a spinbox, allowing the user to set any value (in minutes), or a ...
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Affect of a Slow System to User Productivity
I am a consultant working with a company that has a user workflow that involves waiting about 12 minutes for the system to churn some data. That is, when a user needs to accomplish work item XYZ, the ...
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How to tell the users about a unpredictably long process?
I create a website where a user needs to to fill in a form.
After that the form starts to call an API with this input.
Unfortunately the API response is very slow and sometimes user has to wait about ...
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What to do when it takes a long time to load the content into the app?
I'm replacing all loaders (spinners) in the app I'm working on, because I need another solution which won't be tied so much with waiting. When people see loader they're frustrating, because loader ...
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Spinner (saving mode) on the button?
Not really sure of having the spinner inside the SAVE button when it is clicked or inside the panel itself. I dont want the user able to click it again (to know it is saved or not)
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Is there a best way to ask the user for tenure?
I have a form related to Loan emi calculator in my application where users are required to input the loan tenure in years and months. For now I have implemented two spinners each for year and month ...
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Examples/Opinions on using (Facebook-style) placeholder/dummy content during wait/spinner processes?
I've read some articles recently touting Facebook's use of dummy content and text and image placeholders during load processes, stating that using a spinner wheel w/messaging alone can increase bounce ...
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On adding fake delay, to, network delays
Consider an app, where there's a function (perhaps a button, or, when you hit return to send some text, for example).
It results in a network connection, and there will be a small delay while the ...
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Single Loader Icon vs Multiple Loader Icons
Consider a page with multiple sections , the content of each section is loaded async via ajax once the user has reached the page. Current implementation demands that a loader icon , such as a spinner ...
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Dynamic tabs or dropdown list for the same view but different data
I have the following scenario and I'm not sure what is the best UX
I'm working on an android app where the user is a parent and they are viewing some data for their children (i.e. it's the same view ...
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Android Spinner with many items?
I am looking for the best way to let the user choose one option from a list that might be somewhat long.
I was considering an AutoCompleteTextView, but it is important that the user only can choose ...
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Why would I use a validator when I can use a spinbox?
I am currently creating an application with Qt and have found a class named QIntValidator whichs allows to check whether the contents of a QLineEdit is actually an integer or not. This class allows to ...
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In which position does a loading spinner look faster?
I know that if a spinner spins backwards or faster or both the whole loading will be perceived as faster by the user. But what about its position near a text? Let me make an example...
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Choosing two numbers, one with a broad range... spin buttons?
Re-designing a GUI for setting properties like frequency channel numbers, I want to let users choose two numbers. The first one ranges from 800 to 805 but the second one ranges from 00 to 99.
On the ...
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Choosing between Tabs and ActionBar spinner
I need to show group of objects in two ways: in the list and on the map. I can use tabs or action bar spinner. As Android guide says both modes are acceptable (In Android application, when to use View ...
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Is there a best name for the "spinner" user input?
I like to go look at other peoples examples of interface layouts and design patterns. The other day I went to go look at design patterns for the standard "spinner" user input...
...but found that a ...
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Best way to label picker with multiple components?
I have a 3-component iOS picker where the user picks the section, row, and seat of a venue. What is considered the best practice for labeling the components? I also don't want a valid default ...
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Better replacement for Android Spinner Buttons?
I always wonder why Andoid has those spinner buttons which, when pressed, have the content of the associated text box hidden by the finger of the user. Users will never know when to finish pressing ...
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section header with Spinner (drop down menu) in android using holo visual language
I have a screen that displays section headers. I display 3 section headers in a scroll view.
My problem is that each section can change its content based on time intervals.
For example, I have 3 ...
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Android: best way for user to choose from 100s of options [duplicate]
I have an android app that needs some UI improvement. The user has to choose a name from a spinner (dropdown), which initially only had about 20 elements. This was fine, but now the spinner has over ...
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In Android application, when to use View control instead of Tab
I develop a shopping application for one company. First time I design to use Tab to categorize product in shop. But I am not sure Ishould use "View control" instead of "Tab" or not.
Tab and View ...
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Android: Action bar vs. Toolbar, Spinner vs. Dropdown
Is there any distinction between the key functionality of Android controls: Action bar vs. Toolbar, Spinner vs. Dropdown. To me they seem to be the same and I wonder if there is a reason of ...
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