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Is the following approach better for mobiles? Missing 'save' option in Google Keep
This has been around for quite some time now and I can think of one app that does this very well. Word Online accessible through OneDrive looks like the following. You get a saving notification and a ...
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Does having to introduce alternative behavior always indicate poor UX design?
I have also been faced with this particular decision and I must admit it really is a tough one.
Having a 'long-press history popup on the go-back button so the user can skip to exactly where they ...
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Features of a complex interface: learnability or discoverability?
Working on similar thing
The system ultimately needs to be used repeatedly in our service, so we are designing it with 'expert use' in mind.
We know this will make orientation and learnability worse,...
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What is the psychology behind website navigation?
The idea of keeping lists of items to a maximum of 7 is generally a good one, but perhaps not entirely accurate. According to Susan Weinschenk, the number is actually much smaller:
Have you ever ...
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Is the following approach better for mobiles? Missing 'save' option in Google Keep
This technique in itself is usable because ti allow you to remove one passage in the process of saving.
In a scale of intuitiveness that goes form unusable to intuitive i inserti this technique in the ...
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Sidebars: Icons & Label or Icon & Hover Tooltip
"I'm inclined to say that the benefit of showing text significantly outweighs the benefit of having a smaller sidebar".
You can never choose a solution that will be good for everyone.
The ...
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Blank states where multiple members can create content
You're correct about approach 1, users might be confused about a dismissible blank state, especially if they look over and see nearby team members adding content to the same system.
The nice thing ...
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Is it valid to administer a SUS questionnaire after a system training session?
As with any research or testing method, there are aspects that may influence results which you'd need to consider.
This is just an example of one of them, you could perhaps treat the specific answer ...
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Does having to introduce alternative behavior always indicate poor UX design?
I actually don't see how you concluded that it would result in a user experience that is worse.
What you described sounds a lot more like a novice vs. expert functionality to me:
Experts can ...
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Is the following approach better for mobiles? Missing 'save' option in Google Keep
I use moto x2.. I don't know it was pure android or moto's own.. But adding contact did not have save button n so neither cancel button.. The back button would automatically save the contact.
Now, ...
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Is the following approach better for mobiles? Missing 'save' option in Google Keep
Yes, this approach is better—but not just for mobile! In general, “save” needs to be eliminated entirely.
The Save command exists because computers were originally not powerful enough to save ...
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