Questions tagged [usability]
The extent to which a product can be used by specified users to achieve specified goals with effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction in a specified context of use.
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How to handle filtering on table columns?
I am currently working on a pretty complex (and convoluted, I'll admit) table in terms of filtering. One of the options for filtering allows the user to filter on an item that is displayed as a column ...
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Braille input alternatives for people with less than three fingers per hand
I would like to know what braille input alternatives exist for blind users who do not have all of their fingers. I am interested in both software and hardware methods implemented in assistive ...
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How to display included/excluded applied filters?
I am building something that allows users to search (for things like words, hashtags, etc) and apply this search to a report that they have built off of twitter posts. So for example, a user that ...
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Creating an accessible, animated, and responsive navigation system
I've been struggling for the past couple weeks to design the perfect navigation (menu) system for my personal website which I am designing.
First, I need a system that is completely accessible as I am ...
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Tray Icon application with pops up alerts
I am coding a Tray Icon application in Java - it runs in the background & polls a server. On receiving a particular message from the server the application pops up an alert from the Tray Icon. The ...
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Is "at the front" top, or bottom?
At our office we have a dual garbage bin behind a door. Let's put aside the fact that you have to open a door, and then pull out the bins.
What has puzzled me is that the labels were placed on each ...
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Overlay Vs dedicated page or separate section within the page?
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We have this situation where we need to display additional information about products that users has selected.
The page in question is the page that houses the products, each product is ...
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How to display numbers of an estimated amount
Which is the best way to display numbers of an estimated amount of items. for example, if my algorithm can only display the following answers:
at least 5 / above 5
for 'above' it can be something like ...
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It is better to give a quick experience missing features or ask for details upfront to make the experience better?
I have a pretty complex financial app that allows users to add their accounts and then use various tools, calculations, reports and graphs with these accounts. The more accounts they add the better, ...
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Is there a specific name for this type of navigation?
Currently, I'm working on a project that requires a lot of repeated navigational options.
For example:
System 1:
Transform;
Require;
Pipeline.
System 2:
Transform;
Require;
Pipeline.
System 3:
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What is the best way to display user company role and application role when logged in to the application
An application having two roles i.e Company Role and Application Role based on which different sections of the application are accessible to the person.
Company Role describes either Admin or Users ...
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Research behind select all/none
There are a variety of ways to implement selecting everything or nothing in a list.
Is there any usability research comparing the different approaches?
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Best practice for a public page (not logged in page) prior to log in
Hoping to get some best practices on what should be shown on a landing page or a not logged in page prior to our users logging in. We have a landing page / public page before the login page.
And we ...
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What is this new insane trend to remove the "order by" feature from websites?
In the last couple of months, two major websites I use have removed the entire basic feature to order the list of items in any way other than by "relevance", if it even mentions what it ...
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Complex, multi-step filter vs "dumbed" down filter
This is my first post here. I was going to ask in meta if it's appropriate, but I need 5 posts before doing that. So I'll just ask and hope it's on-topic enough.
I am designing a search form that has ...
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What's the best practice for placement of settings menu in a webapp or website?
I was wondering is there any reason behind placing "settings" alongside other menu items and placing it inside profile or some other menu? Can anyone tell me what's the difference?
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Ecommerce - Effectively display sale on a product swatch
Is there an effective way of displaying a sale on a product swatch which is universally recognizable?
I have read the following NN article, which suggests icon and color are the best way of ...
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Automatic Reordering items in the Cart. Read the case
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I have a feature in my eCommerce website where I run bundle-offers (example: Buy 1 get 1 free, Buy any 2 shirts of Brand X and get 20% off on paid price)
User Journey:
User goes to the ...
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How to analyze Pre/Post Single Ease of use question data?
Hello all UX researchers, In my recent UX study, I used a single ease of use question at the start and end of the each task on the scale of 1 to 7 ( where 1= strongly disagree, 7= strongly agree).
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Is it better to have an add/remove feature or a "manage list" function?
I have a data table and currently the only thing you can do is add/remove things from this list. So I have it setup where you click "add" and it shows you the master list of all items you ...
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Create and manage the same list from two spots
I have a feature that can be enabled for different locations.
When the feature is turned on, a part of the feature requires users to create a list.
The feature is turned on in a dialog box. The user ...
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UI for setting up availabilities
Background: allow vendors to setup their availability for booking, on a mobile app. Availability goes down to hourly basis (e.g. minimum 1 hour blocks).
Goal: allow different types of user (part-timer/...
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How to properly expand/collapse the top level of a side navbar while using the second level nav bar?
so I am designing a device manager with a two-level side navbar, where the second level is constantly showing while the top level is hidden. I am having trouble deciding on how to design the expand/...
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How to make selecting fields behavior obvious in a conditional fields configurator?
Application is a document editor with the ability to add text, images, blocks, and fields. Users can assign fields to recipients and send a document. I'm currently working on an interface where users ...
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Dropdown with - progressive disclosure with accordions vs chevrons
What is the best UX for the user? Expanding the field in the same dropdown or opening a new dropdown?
The first image presents an accordion option when the user is able to preview the content in the ...
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Split pane vs Action for multilple selection
I'm bulding a User interface that the user has a split pane with a list and the detail of the selected item in the right. I chose to use these approach because the user could see the important ...
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Improvement of current & active suborg information dropdown
currently, I'm redesigning a component where big organizations that consist of smaller sub-organizations are able to switch between the organizations (by choosing organization as a current) to preview ...
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How to handle delivery time slots that expire before purchase is complete?
I have an e-commerce web app where you can choose among multiple time slots for your delivery. There are some rules that depend on when the purchase is completed.
For instance, if I purchase something ...
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Using circular shaped brush over rectangular for painting
There is a brush tool inside a semantic segmentation AI tool that I am working on. The brush that is used currently in a rectangular shape. Now while doing UX testing of that tool I realized that ...
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Is there any guidelines regarding forms cancelling on iOS 13?
iOS 13 added the “swipe to dismiss” feature to form sheets. I’m trying to find how to manage saving and cancelling on my forms to be as practical as possible.
On native apps
I took a look at iOS ...
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Are there any standardized questionnaires available for asking adults about their opinion on the suitability of a system designed for children?
My team and I have developed an augmented reality app for children (primary school students).
I would like to get their teachers' opinions about the usability of the system in the context of their ...
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How to handle multiple statuses when tagging items
Currently working on the 'tagging' functionality for a page of results.
User needs the ability to tag and untag results
Page may have active filers that exclude results based on tags
What ...
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UI Approach to Question/Reply Table
I got Project of One table which needs to be designed as per latest Design Standards, Old Table has a data of Question, Question's date & time, Reply and Reply Date & Time, UX perspective this ...
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UX Benchmarking: How much detail should be collected from a user within an enterprise product?
There's a lot of value collecting benchmark data about a user's experience over time. The problem that we are running into is how much information should we ask from our user to help us make informed ...
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How to represent alternatives in a column view (like the Mac OS Finder)
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In an expert system, configuration users may be able to define custom behavior by way of business rules or decision tables. For those to be meaningful, the system offers its domain-...
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Correct way to display row name/label
I want to display label (or name) for second row in a table so users know about what that row contains, please see image.
Please note: On left there is another grid, thus adding name/label for the ...
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How to configure the same value in all cells in row
I have a table in which I want to set a value for an entire row. In excel and such, after you enter a value in one cell you can copy it (expand but "pulling" the cell edge) to other cells.
Do you have ...
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Redesigning product blocks in search results / listings
What are some good practices when it comes to presenting a product on a listing / search result page when they contain a lot of information? Currently the product block for our website looks like this:...
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Is there evidence that shows stairs with open risers are less safe than those with risers
I know code allows open risers but I am trying to find more definitive information on safe design. As usual, opinion and anecdote is easy to find but I haven't seen a more academic/scientific look at, ...
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In Android quick settings menu why is Cellular data on/off option in a second screen?
In the quick settings menu that slides down from Android, all settings are activated or deactivated tapping the icon. With the exception of the sounds settings which needs to be choosen between 3 ...
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Multi Select Search Bar
I have boolean search bar and a user want to make search in a param, b param, c param but this is good for single category selection to sho
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Improving confusing product permission settings UI with explicit / implicit multi options
I have a product permission settings component that allows users to include/exclude companies' current and future products. Many users find the current UI confusing based on feedback.
Below is an low ...
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Balancing Create/Delete Options
In my admin page for a course registration system, administrators can create courses with attributes like city, school, and course name. Admins also need to manage cities and schools by creating or ...
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How to expand data table when only 2 columns have data that can be expanded on?
I have a data table where you can click to expand upon the row. Two out of my four columns have data that can be expanded upon if the column is set to enabled. If disabled, there is no additional data ...
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Icon-based sidebar navigation + sticky header. Good idea?
I'm designing a B2B web-app with a lot of tables and dense information.
Each page has a header that can contain:
Page title
Tabs
Action buttons
We're using a sidebar navigation that shows section's ...
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When is the best moment to show an input error on a multi-tab configuration menu?
I have a configuration menu with multiple menu, tabs, and some required options. I have asked a similar question regarding this issue, but I have a more specific question. At what point should I show ...
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What are the high level requirements common to all business apps?
I know that every application will have its unique requirements, and I am looking for something REAL high level such as the following where I could assign all other specific requirements under a topic....
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Python GUI: visualise exoplanet transit and simulate atmospheric temperature
I've been working on a Tkinter GUI (first try with these sort of programming) to make it as easy as possible to visualise light curves and look for exoplanet transits in TESS and KEPLER missions (...
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How to create a web design and actually implement it via exporting to HTML code
I know it takes skill to research and create a mockup design as a UX designer, but if you want to take it to the next level - what do you do? What platform do you use to actually realize it and ...
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How to not skew results from usability research?
I wanted to take my class design project up a notch by getting my designs in front of some users through an unmoderated usability test. Because of the platform I used for the test, I could only make ...
