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Is scrolling inside a modal bad when it doesn't look like there is more information to view?
I am currently dealing with lots of modals that contains a lot of forms. One problem I am facing is how to organize the forms, and I have implemented a mostly single column form, unless the forms are ...
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Updating config settings for an individual item vs a group config update. When should i change 1 item vs all items?
Lets say we have a group of devices (A, B, C). These devices have the group config settings:
location: USA
color: blue
Now I take device B and individually change its location to Canada. Now I go back ...
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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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Using left, right, select buttons for up/down navigation?
I am currently designing a product which has an lcd screen and three physical buttons that allow for navigation: left, right and select. Currently, this lcd is VERY small so I have limited screen ...
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When dealing with a large data list, is it considered bad UX to make the user manually refresh to update the list?
I am dealing with a large list of items right now. For the sake of this question, it will simply show whether a device is online or offline (there is a lot more data, but those items are more static ...
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How to design dependent dropdown menus
I am designing a profile creation screen which allows the user to add a birthday (optional). If they add a birthday, there is an additional dependent dropdown that allows them to set a reminder for ...
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Accounting too much for user error?
So I am redesigning a configuration page and I feel that our current flow is overcompensating for user error too much. Basically, when you want to make a change on a device there are four steps:
Make ...
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What would be the most accessible and attractive approach for selectors in forms?
I'm working on a project about forms in which we have a question about selectors.
We have seen that there is a boom of selectors that do not show whether it is a checkbox or a radio button.
From my ...
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How to design with toggle options under a form that enable a feature
So I am designing a form where the user enters in an ip address and can either use just the IP address, enter in a range, or a netmask. My initial thought was to grey out the second form on the "...
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How to show that an item in a form is dependent on the previous item
So I am designing a system where you can group different items together. A VNET is a group of edge devices, and in order to get the "TNI/Addr", you need to first select the VNET. I added ...
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Can there be 3CTAs at one place with equal weightage?
On the checkout screen there are 3 CTAs,
simple checkout
Payment with debit card
Buy now pay later
All three with equal weightage of primary CTA.
Is it the right way?
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Usability of Purchase Experience
This is a product card within a carousel, showing a past purchases and aims to encourage a repurchase.
My question is, does the interaction at the bottom of the card get missed? Do you understand what ...
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Managing groups, users and their roles and permissions
I'm working on improving the current layout for managing group and user permissions - mainly the presentation of these things.
The way it currently works is that all permissions from a group (Read/...
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What are some good alternatives for using a lot of icons in software?
This is my first time posting here.
The company I work for uses A LOT of icons (100+) in every color to specify the meaning of a specific table row. See the image below for clarification:
I've been ...
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eCommerce -> After a digital course has been purchased, should I still show this course in category page?
I am developing an online course website based on WordPress.
Website has 30 courses in total.
Courses are divided into 5 categories (A, B, C, D, E).
There are 6 courses per category.
Each course ...
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UX for Range Control within a Carbon Footprint Tracking App
I am working on redesigning the UX for a carbon footprint tracking app. The issue is when it comes to letting users select miles travelled via airplane, car, bicycle etc..with airplanes, the data ...
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Use of lines or Text Boxes
I am currently designing a financial app, which is more trendy and user-friendly, the use of lines or text boxes
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Apply theme customization on a financial app [closed]
I am designing a UI design for a financial app, can a user apply different themes to change between colors of the UI, so what themes are best suited for this feature?
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Is it ok for a button to open in a new tab?
We have an application that allows users to write posts/articles. Within this application, there are a couple features that require users to upgrade.
I think it's reasonable for the upgrade button to ...
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Alternative way to represent to open or close a dropdown?
I'm doing some animation icons for a recent product and I'm playing with some alternative to the standard dropdown toggle. Typically, it's a arrow pointing either down or up...
Is there any reason ...
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Are there services out there that allow you to easily upgrade or downgrade?
I noticed that in many different types of products and services that offer a few different subscription plans, upgrading is easy. Downgrading, on the other hand, is a bit discreet. In most of them, ...
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Best way to ask frequently used infromation?
I have a requirement for a web form (desktop) where user is asked to enter "Three Frequently Dialed Numbers (Last 30 days)". What would be the best way to handle this? Three different input fields or ...
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Should I use bulk action or allow individual actions on the Dashboard?
On the dashboard, I have an "Actions Required" section. I would like some feedback about user behaviour when being affected by length of time and number of items to manage.
In the "Actions Required" ...
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Should we lock UI?
Traditionally, a rule of thumb for designing a responsive UI is that the UI should never lock up. However, with some record editing patterns, allowing the user to edit what's on screen is pointless ...
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How to prepare a high level plan for a 1 week Design Engagement
I am trying to prepare a high-level plan and approach for leading a 1-week Design Engagement for a Healthcare company, with a use case focused on improving the experience and outcomes of patients who ...
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How to represent small data on a progress bar?
Say I have a file scan and after it has complete we want to display the files infected vs non. How could I go about representing this without the data seeming so minuscule within large file quantities?...
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Show/hide actions when the user doesn't have permission
I'm working on an App where users can see or edit an image.
My question is about user permissions and what to show to the user.
Users can have view only or view and edit permissions.
I have 3 options ...
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Defined used for the icon: three vertical dots
Is there a defined use(s) for the icon
I have seen various uses for it, but I would like to know if there is a standard purpose for it - or if it can be used as a shortcut for any function needed ...
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Should Design Always Be New? [closed]
Whenever I design something, I keep in mind that it should be easy to access,
but I feel that I am not creating something new.
So is this normal or should I always design something which is new or ...
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What is the use of Google’s "Google Search" Button?
I'm sure whenever we used to type a keyword in the search bar of Google, the Google changes its search bar UI and the search button become useless in the home page.
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Have clickable elements been a default cursor?
We often get a confusion whether to use hand cursor or default cursors for buttons and other clickable elements.
If you consider iCloud and Onedrive both are having their native and web Interfaces, In ...
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Modal dialog with solid or transparent background?
We all know that dialog box opens with a transparent background, But In latest design I have seen many dialogs opens in full page with a solid background with close button at the top right of the page....
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Save untested connection when testing is possible?
I have an admin console where I can add configure different data sources for my web application. The page looks like this :
Some of my queries are :
What is the ideal scenario for test and save ...
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Best way to show the user a div have more details, will be shown upon click - arrow/grid icon/'>>'/'more details'?
I have Four divs on my homepage. Every div is showing a number and a indicator. But I have further details for each of the div which will be shown upon user click. Now I want to know what is the best ...
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Thinking in Inheritance vs Editing Multiple Disimilar Values
When presented with multiple similar modules, all containing the same set of user definable parameters, what pattern is shown to best suit the widest range of user expectations?
Inheritance:
Using a ...
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Issues with 2 Column Search Results [closed]
Is there anything wrong with having a 2 column search result set?
I have a list of Customers and Contacts.
Each result has a lot of information:
Name, ID, Status, Location, Last Modified, Display ...
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