Questions tagged [web]
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What is the best way to tell users to scroll down in browsers?
what is the best way to tell users to scroll down in browsers?
Tests showed, that users do not scroll to the original message (which they need to answer questions):
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Why is sites i18n often based on the users country and not the preferred language in the browser?
Often when I visit corporate websites they obviously have i18n. Often the chosen language they will display is based on the country I am in, NOT what I have set as preferred language in my browser.
I'...
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Search panel in condensed area or listed
I have a web form where I show filters and result pane.
For the moment (1st picture), all filters are grouped into an area, like in 2 vertical columns. I use chosen for select lists.
The suggestion (...
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Can we use "Continue with Email" instead of signup/login?
I was working on a product and while making the signup/login buttons I thought of providing the Continue with email/social instead of login and signup buttons separately.
Will it affect the cognitive ...
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buttons and tags treatment affect UX of product? [closed]
I have seen so many treatments of the buttons and the tags capsules using the soft radius, sharp corners and sometimes with a full radius like in this image.
so these treatments are brand dependent ...
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Multiple scrolling, dragging in modal/popup window. Good UX?
Had a discussion with the stakeholders regarding the things they require and they suggested to convert the product's modal window in the similar form the WRAP is doing(Open any image just after one ...
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Hiding header, navigation, footer when printing
When printing the informational content on a web page, I do not want to print the navigation, menu, header, or footer. I would want to include the URL of the page so that I can find it again (and ...
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User needs to paste clipboard data into website with CTRL+V, but the data they paste will not be shown to them. How can I make this intuitive?
I am changing a form where we have users paste some data from clipboard (copied from excel) and fill out a few metadata fields about the data.
Previously in the design we were able to have a button ...
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Is it ok to change column width upon paging?
I have an issue with a table with pagination that doesn't have fixed column widths. I've been discussing with a colleague whether we should put fixed widths or not. So the approaches are:
- Columns ...
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Grid: Generic filters Vs column level filters
I had a case where there is a view and on that user can apply any filter.
Once filter is applied > it affects all the tabs present in that view.
Is this approach right.
Check this image
Or should ...
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Improving the UX of my "Hire Me" card [closed]
I've created a "Hire Me" card to display on my website and am looking for some feedback.
Live Demo
What I want to know:
Is this a place where I can use a 'ghost button'?
Is the font readable ...
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Does it ever make sense to use curved shadows on flat objects?
What's the rationale behind styling flat/straight boxes to cast curved shadows on flat/straight surfaces?
Image credit: http://cjwainwright.co.uk/webdev/liftedcorners/
Sure it makes the object ...
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File Browser Download
We provide a service to synchronize devices with our server.
Every device has a file browser which is accessible through HTTP.
Possible actions are: Download, Delete and Rename.
Delete and Rename ...
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Nested Dropdown alternative for User Skills in web
I have a searchable dropdown from in which user can add their skills like below :
In the example, "Office Software" is main category and items below this are subcategories that user selects to as her ...
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How to enable users to insert an infinity number
I am designing a web page which give admin users the opportunity to manage the users below them. in one section of this admin page, the admin user is required to fill out how many queries he permits ...
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How should "Refresh Data in Dropdownlist" look and behave (not for mobile)?
I have a dropdown list with data in it, and I want to give to the user the option to refresh the data in the dropdown list after he adds or deletes data from the database.
How should "Refresh data in ...
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How can I make a mobile app responsive for desktop? [closed]
I am trying to make a desktop version of a mobile app. But not sure how to fill those full width cards to a desktop app.
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Menus under Menus
how do people feel about menus within other menus? I have the top menu which distinguishes between Individual Students and Groups, then the group name.
And THEN two sections which how the students in ...
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Allow a user to like a post without having to log in?
I got into an argument with two people who insisted that users do not have to log in to like a blog post. Is this okay? I'm sorry if it seems a silly question, but I was really concerned with the ...
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Design range (sensitivity) bar intuitively
I am building a website that includes a page that has a search input and a sensitivity bar near him that allows the users to control over the amount of results returned and their accuracy.
The site ...
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What is the right UI for showing total in graph
Any UI Alternatives for showing total in graph which is distributed in two different categories.
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A word which contains the concept of both Tags and Category?
I have a page which represents all posts based on filtering in category and tag(s).
As you know, each post has one category and multiple (or one) tag(s). Now I'm talking about a page which lists all ...
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How to show zoom capability?
I would like to consult with you about a zoom-in functionality we would like to add to a module we're adding to our data SaaS product - wire-frame depicted here: .
We have clickable bubbles, and we ...
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Why websites usually block the navigation interaction when under a full screen overlay?
I'm working on a research project of web navigation. During research, I found that when there is a full screen overlay, websites tend to block the interaction of the navigation bar. Like web Twitter, ...
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What would make screen readers better at browsing the web?
I recently built a browser extension like Vimium that lets you browse the web with just your keyboard shortcuts. While building it, I came to realize that it has great potential for helping the ...
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UI Suggestion for switching apps
Scenario : Just like in google switching apps from the top right corner cube button, where the user can quickly navigate to gmail, gdrive etc. I have kept the switching of app on the left side with a ...
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Planning a UX road map for a re-design [closed]
I'm planning on re-designing my company's app and I want some help with the what and why.
I need to create a road map document and to approximate the hours it will take me to research, create a style ...
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Marking box as expandable box intuitivly
I designed a site with several boxes (which located one under the other).
Each box contains information about a specific topic- a title (the name of the subject) and a text (the explanation of this ...
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Placement of delete icon on applied filters
With regard to faceted search on the web, why do some sites implement the delete (i.e. 'x') icon of applied filters to the left of the text versus the right.
For example, LinkedIn Job Search does it ...
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How to explain to users that they can click
I'm aware there are many rich tooltip plugins and scripts floating about github etc. but I decided to make my own for educational reasons. I'm fairly happy with where the code is now and have been ...
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Convert Excel Sheet to Web Page + Horizonal Scrolling [duplicate]
I have a Excel Sheet that I am trying to translate over to web page. The issue I am running into is that if I have a lot of columns that causes horizontal scrolling.
I could also have 100+ rows that ...
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Filter selected items in a list
I am designing a list that is mainly used to compare different items. By default all items are compared, but when the user filters on different attributes, such as name, date or tags, only the ...
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How to handle n sub-pages in a sitemap
How would I go about displaying sub-pages in a sitemap if it is uncertain how many there will be? E.g. for part of a website that will be continually added to
See this example:
I would like to make ...
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Select item in hierarchical data set
I have a set of data that the user frequently needs to select items from. The data set is very large(about 10 000 items) and is sorted in 4 levels.
What is the best way to design this for the user ...
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Hamburger menu and bottom tab menu in the same app
Hello please let me know if this is the wrong place to post this thread.
I just had a heated argument with the owner/project manager of a music web app project we are working on. Being the UI/UX ...
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Heading levels in an accessible modal window
What's the most/correct accessible way to use headings in a web modal window? The modal itself is fully accessible (we have tried that out already) but we're unsure whether we shall use h1 or h2 as ...
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Create and edit M:N binding in large tables in GUI/Web app?
How to enable end-user to create M:N bindings for large multi-column tables?
In our case there are tables up to thousands items large. Each table has number of columns.
For example Cars (...
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collapsible panel and delete button in a web application
I'm developing a web application and I need some advice on where to place the delete button
Users can create, modify or delete items arranged as a list of vertically aligned elements. Each element ...
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Different name for contact page
I'm about to launch a service online and there is something that bothers me a little bit. I have a survey in my contact page that I would want my visitors to take if they feel interested. However, ...
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Is Notification Setting really important?
I have a project that will give reminder notification to the customers which will send a message to the phone and email, I'm currently thinking about adding a notification setting page to the app. I'm ...
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How to use hover state in mobile view to show info
We have a hover state on the web which shows a small info on hover.
How do I show the small info on mobile while on mobile view, there is no hover state?
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Which domain most appropriate for my users' experience? [closed]
I'm to go freelance (software developer) soon, and as part of that will be setting up my own domain. My domain will be my full name.
My two options so far are:
firstnamesurname.co.uk
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firstname-...
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Best practices for keyboard navigation for web based data grids
Can some one please tell me Keyboard navigation of Web based Grids?
My aim is to know how to work with Keyboard while working on any web based grid control.
For example:
Tabing, up and down arrow ...
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Different implementations of a menu for a responsive social media website
I'm currently working on a UX for a social media website. My current draft is available here http://yiays.000webhostapp.com/Nyes-Concept.png
Any advice in general is welcome, however my main concern ...
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Tips for "better" white space
I am currently working on the front end of a key server.
The problem that I am having, is that i have got many pages, which do not hold much information and I do not know, how I can fill out the white ...
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Pattern for a nullable image upload field
I have a user settings form where a user can set their email, toggle some boolean preferences, etc. I would also like to allow users to upload an image to use as an avatar.
There are two basic ...
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Color coding vs default buttons colors
Context: web project around social research with gamification.
We've got 7 major project modules (polls, analytics, games etc) each with corresponding color. That color used in backgrounds, widgets, ...
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How many times a system must request user permission for web notification?
I'm working on enabling users to receive web notifications about important updates related to their account. but to receive web notifications, it is mandatory to request user permission. for that, I'm ...
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Why inputs and text fields look different on desktop and mobile (IOS/Android)
I would like to hear from you why the view on mobile and web looks differently. And how inputs in IOS how to distinguish from string?
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Should a 404 error be kept in the browser history?
I am working on a script that I will most likely be using for all my future websites that prevents the page from refreshing/redirecting when navigating through it. It does this by Manipulating the ...
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