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Should users choose the "from" or the "to" when selecting past dates in the date picker?
Why not make it both?
The first date you click (A) will light up. If you then move your mouse to another date (B), date B and all the days in between will light up.
If date B is earlier than date A, B ...
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Unusual time picker
Honestly, if it's not clear why they are doing it, it's probably not a good design choice. Ideally in digital products most things should be self-evident and intuitive. Your best bet for figuring this ...
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Should users choose the "from" or the "to" when selecting past dates in the date picker?
I think the most common pattern is for date pickers to have the first click be the "from" date. This will probably be the most intuitive pattern for users who have used datepickers on other ...
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What are the reasons to choose different types of time picker (for range)?
To start with, if all time slots are 30-minute intervals, you don't need to display the end time. Instead, just list the start time options (e.g., 9:00, 9:30, 10:00) and indicate the duration ...
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Calendar displaying 2 months but user has to select only 1 day
It depends. They way you've designed it does not appear confusing at all; it is very clear which date is selected, and because of the visual continuity between the two months, it looks clear that this ...
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Calendar displaying 2 months but user has to select only 1 day
Actually it is a good user experience, it will show 30 to 60 days on one screen, if it was a one month calendar, 60% of time users would have to navigate to next month to choose the date. In case of ...
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Calendar displaying 2 months but user has to select only 1 day
My first instinct is that it wouldn't be confusing to users, however there must be a reason OpenTable and Yelp, arguably the two most popular restaurant reservation platforms, both have single-month ...
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Calendar displaying 2 months but user has to select only 1 day
Calendars with the option to select a range of days usually have the days free of frames to emphasize the user can define a linear sequence (click and drag). By breaking down this very clean layout, ...
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Which date separator would you say is best for numeric dates? Slashes (/), hyphens (-) or dots (.)?
Most platforms provide support for regional date/time/number formats.
Date formats vary based on the language and cultural norms.
A user on a system can usually choose alternative representation based ...
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