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Should I have a disabled button or no button at all, if the user doesn't have sufficient privileges for the action?
I suggest displaying the button in its disabled state and adding a tooltip explaining why it is disabled and how users can get the permissions to use this action.
Not displaying the button:
Users ...
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Should I have a disabled button or no button at all, if the user doesn't have sufficient privileges for the action?
From your description, I think the answer is pretty clear. I get your concerns about some users' expectations but this button shouldn't be shown for a few reasons.
A disabled button will only ...
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Is it acceptable to place an action button on a tab bar?
You should separate the two actions. Use tabs just for selection and for adding a task you should stick the action to bottom of visible area. Your tasks can be viewed by scrolling within the tabs and ...
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What is the difference between the horizontal three dots menu and the vertical one?
Both are traditionally known for displaying More Options
You can think of them as Ellipsis that refer to un-finished menu and hence clicking on it shows you the entire menu, finishing it.
On Android,...
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Is it acceptable to place an action button on a tab bar?
Selection category and its action can be separate, as it likely to confuse most of the users. Having a clear separation between them will be more clear and it also standard practice for mobile. You ...
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Is it a strong anti-pattern to use a Floating Action Button in an iOS app?
New in iOS 11 you can find the Floating Action Button within the Notes App. If Apple uses them, you could definitely use them too.
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Is it a strong anti-pattern to use a Floating Action Button in an iOS app?
Edit (2022): Material Design has been a strong voice in application design for many years now, and many iOS users will have seen the FAB pattern. FABs are not a core experience to iOS and can still ...
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Flag or report?
System vs social
In general use:
Users report system problems.
Users flag community problems.
I'm not aware of any studies on the topic, so let's think about the terms semantically.
When I ...
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Should I have a disabled button or no button at all, if the user doesn't have sufficient privileges for the action?
One massive reason for disabling (with explanation) the button rather than hiding it which has not been mentioned explicitly is that an experienced user will at some point end up using an ...
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With link and button side by side, and the link is the more important action, how can I SHOW that it's the more important and frequent action?
You have a primary and secondary action. Details is the primary action, delete is the secondary action.
What you could do is move the delete function into the window that contains edit/information. ...
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Is it a strong anti-pattern to use a Floating Action Button in an iOS app?
If you compare GMAIL user interface itself on the Apple and Android mobiles, the UI is a bit different (user pics and checkboxes - on the left-hand side, etc.).
For the IOS, the GMAIL takes a ...
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Is it excessive to say "Are you sure you want to..."?
I would not ask the user if he's sure, i would assume he is and explain him his actions.
I like invisions approach, they even added checkboxes so they make 100% sure that if you delete you delete ...
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Should I have a disabled button or no button at all, if the user doesn't have sufficient privileges for the action?
The main driving force should be user expectation.
If the button is about a functionality that a user might expect to have, it should be there and the disabled state make it clear that it is not ...
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Is it preferable to have a plain "Save" button vs. "Save ___" (noun) button?
The answer is contextual (of course), but in general, you likely want to go with the simplest, most relevant text. In most cases, this means the well-understood 'Save' text is your best bet.
If your ...
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Selecting new status vs. Triggering status change?
Assuming that the reservation status always starts with being "Pending" - and is not a factor of user action, there are two distinct categories of system/user actions.
First category has both ...
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Does the user want a notification when an action is performed successfully?
It is best to give some sort of feedback. The Netflix DVD Queue doesn't pop anything up, but it gives clear visual feedback that something has happened and that you can undo it.
Gmail provides an ...
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In a table of contents in an Admin area, where should the VIEW link be placed
By removing the icon, you can separate viewing from modifying a record. You also reduce ambiguity from icon interpretation.
Since a common use of a list is to access a record and view its details, you ...
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Interface to choose how many results I want to see
Yes, remove the dialog box altogether. Users are conditioned to not read them.
Take them directly to the results page with proper pagination (loading a few results per page). If they need finer ...
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What is the difference between the horizontal three dots menu and the vertical one?
Both of them were used to show more options.
Material design uses vertical hamburger icon across platforms to show more options. Primarily used to show secondary options.
iOS use horizontal hamburger ...
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Circled plus as both Open and Add/Create?
Never have one icon for two different actions.
This will confuse the user.
Always use a label with the icon to make the icon and action clear.
A user’s understanding of an icon is based on ...
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Can a dialog have more than two actions in material design?
From the Material HIG:
Dialogs should not include more than two actions. A third action, such
as “Learn more,” navigates away from the dialog, potentially leaving
the task unfinished.
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How to prevent unsolicited user behavior on image radio button?
Try separating a multistep action (booking flow) from an immediate one (calling) with explicit actions.
In this case, one path leads to an immediate (desired?) interruption for the staff: You're ...
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What is the difference between the horizontal three dots menu and the vertical one?
Those characters are called horizontal ellipsis and vertical ellipsis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellipsis#Computer_representations
⋯ (Midline horizontal ellipsis, U+22EF):
http://www.fileformat....
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Is there a word for an action that really needs an affordance and doesn't have one?
Wikipedia defines:
False Affordance -- An affordance which in reality does nothing
Hidden Affordance -- An affordance that has possibilites for action but they are not perceived
I would add to the ...
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Does the user want a notification when an action is performed successfully?
Yes it is the best practice to show feedback messages on such actions... it means your system is having conversation with the user and the user is aware of what is happening, but don't annoy with too ...
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Select multiple items to ship: 'Ship all' still available?
Personally (and of course, "I am not your users"), I don't see much wrong with leaving "Ship All" enabled. If you're worried about people accidentally clicking "Ship All" after they've made a ...
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Undo is "done" or "undone"?
Could you visually differentiate the action from the status? For example, after clicking “Undo”, you could display a modal or message that includes the action title (e.g. “Undo Action Name” - which ...
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Is it acceptable to place an action button on a tab bar?
On mobile, enclosing a touch element within another touch element should be avoided if possible.
Differences in displays, touch sensors, and user anatomy can make it difficult for some users to ...
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Is it acceptable to place an action button on a tab bar?
I have two suggestions to consider so please read through and consider the arguments for each.
Floating Action Button
A floating action button button provides the primary action for the screen on ...
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