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How can i indicate which row was edited in a "preview changes" page?
I currently have a data table that the user can make changes to. None of this data has a key indicator since they can all be the same. My actual product uses lots of various objects/values and can get ...
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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 many error icons are enough in a nested configuration menu?
So I have been developing a way for users to track where they left mandatory fields blank, so that they can freely go back and forth between menus, the input field would just turn red. In the example ...
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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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Regarding buttons that takes user outside the app, how do I get them back to the original app?
I have an app where the user undergoes a sign-up flow. During that flow, the user needs to enable "family sharing" on iOS which involves going into the iOS device settings and completing a ...
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Where should "Unassigned" items go when considering a list filter?
I have a large data table and have some filter options. One of these options is the ability to filter by group, i.e. you can view group1, group2, group3, etc. The issue is, every item either has a ...
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In one line of a dropdown menu, how can I show that an item is disabled with an icon?
So I have a list of groups, but these groups are dependent on the model you selected. In this image, Group 1 is disabled because I have selected model b (not shown) and Group 1 is only for model A.
I ...
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Best user experience for settings menu with required fields?
I currently am designing a settings/configuration menu and some of these pages have required fields. When the user leaves a required field empty, what should be the expected behavior when moving to a ...
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Showing icon label on mouse hover only
I'm developing a data table and I'm having trouble fitting all the columns on one screen. My main goal is to reduce the width of the table, and one of my ideas were to remove the icon label and show ...
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Should "search" in a large data table search item's values that aren't in the table?
So I currently have a data table where the headers are fully customizable (i.e. the user can decide which headers to keep in the table and which to remove). The issue is, the search bar currently only ...
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Toggle button description when each toggle does somtehing different?
So I have three toggle buttons, disabled, enabled, and emergency only. For the scope of this question, its not important what this toggle button does, but more the fact that each toggle has a slightly ...
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How to incorporate a rating scale and an alert setting onto the same scale?
I am currently trying to design an app and part of the app is being able to monitor data and set alerts when the data reaches a certain point. There are 6 different metrics that are being tracked and ...
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How to account for an unknown number of profiles in an icon legend?
So im currently developing a to-do list of sorts which can be filtered by category. Both category and profiles have an unknown number since users can add as many as they want. This means the ...
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In a large list, should the filter and search be combined or separated?
I am dealing with a large list of items which can be filtered as well as searched. For the user, I think it would be better for the user if search was a global search for every list item, but I am not ...
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How to show that multi-dependent optional forms are linked together without hiding?
So I am creating a form with 3 optional items that are dependent on one another. The first is date. If the user adds a date, they have the option to add an alert time. Once they select a time, they ...
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Does the toggle button need to be near the item that it affects?
I am designing a dashboard/homepage where there is a toggle button that users will use somewhat frequently and affects the object detection feature of our app. I have two versions currently, one with ...
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How to properly let the user know that there are restrictions for a dropdown menu that are dependent on each other?
Kind of confusing title, but basically I am designing something that allows for the max of 20 total connections. There are two types of connections, main and guest. As you can see, I am using a simple ...
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Making the 4th item in a row of icons look clickable?
So im creating a dashboard for a device and I'm finding out that only 1 out of the 4 icons are clickable and will link to a new page. I thought about adding text underneath the icon that says "...
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How to display features that are "coming soon"
We have a product with multiple different features, and at this point in time we must postpone about 3/7 of the features on a page until further development. 2 of them are somewhat significant ...
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How do i let the user know the server is updating on the back end and their change is not active yet?
Imagine a long list of websites that you can either allow or block from your internet. The user can go down the list and block every single one relatively quickly, however on the backend each of these ...