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Do negative words impact UX?
This depends. The word 'problems' might be negative, but in the context of 'solve problems' it indicates progress and benefit. negative words at user pain points will probably effect ux.
e.g For a ...
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Semantic Elements and Text Formatting in HTML5
HTML5 consists of structural and presentational elements. Structural elements give meaning to the contents (using semantics) but can also be used as containers for css and javascript (div, span). Pure ...
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Best practices for figurative, non semantic iconography
Animals are one of the best sets of unique and easily recognizable icons out there. There's high variety, and plenty of room for style.
It's definitely important to note how many you might need - ...
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How to display units of measurement as words
I think '5ft 9in' is fine. I think its a perfectly accepted abefviation of feet/inches.
The other way would be to use CM if you don't already do so, this metric tends to be more common on fashion ...
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(WCAG) Should I use HTML tables for displaying singular data sets?
"headings in the left column, values to the right"
Something like this?
<table>
<tr>
<th scope="row">row header 1</th>
<td>some value 1<...
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Semantic Elements and Text Formatting in HTML5
Quite simply, because those elements are considered to be of secondary importance. The user is presumed to be interested in the content first and foremost, not the caveats.
The same logic in ...
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Is the title in SVG supposed to describe the icon or the value it represents?
You should not use <title> here. The title should be used to describe the image, if that makes sense for someone that can't see the image. In this case, it is obvious that the icon itself doesn'...
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How to talk about UX with using that label?
An alternative term could be User Centered Design. To paraphrase this article from A List Apart: alistapart.com/column/looking-beyond-user-centered-design
UX refers to the "what" and User Centered ...
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Do negative words impact UX?
This question is one that requires a proper cultural ethnographic study.
Different words and sentences mean different things to different people of different backgrounds.
Your question depends on ...
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How can we define the html layout as per UX? what is semantic html as per UX?
The user experience has very little to do with code - all your users will have an experience using your solution (so do you want them to have a good experience or a poor experience?)
Semantic html ...
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Should Consistency or Semantics be valued more in terms of language?
You need to choose, and in your case I will use Add. It's not recommended to use different words.
Meaning of create: bring (something) into existence.
Meaning of add: join (something) to something ...
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Should U+2236 RATIO be used as a time separator instead of U+003A COLON?
Date/time formatting follows a series of conventions that are globally stated and standardized. You can find the specific time formatting for every locale in the CLDR (Unicode Common Locale Data ...
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What do you call tooltips that stay on hover?
Material-UI call them interactive tooltips:
https://material-ui.com/components/tooltips/#interactive
(I would post it as a comment, but I don't have enough points)
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What do you call tooltips that stay on hover?
Bootstrap calls them Popovers:
https://getbootstrap.com/docs/4.0/components/popovers/
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How to solve UX vs screen reader accessibility problem?
You avoid "click here" because not every user will be using a mouse (especially now so many people use touchscreens and "tap") and just use the anchor with sensible text that can stand alone when ...
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Validation Tribulation - Multiple Simultaneous Meanings for the Word 'Cancel'
I've just come across this article and it's reminded me of your situation, enjoy.
https://medium.com/@uxmovement/when-cancel-buttons-should-not-say-cancel-d6af16115a02
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Is the title in SVG supposed to describe the icon or the value it represents?
If there is no value in describing the image then there is no value in using title. You do not need to title (or alt) every image just because it's there. (Note that alt is a required attribute so alt=...
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Is the title in SVG supposed to describe the icon or the value it represents?
The <title> should be used as if it were an alt tag, describing the item for screen reader users as if it was just a .png or similar.
I answered a similar question on Stack Overflow explaining ...
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Semantic Elements and Text Formatting in HTML5
Because the standard gave the element semantics that would retroactively justify this presentation.
Here’s a sad truth: <small> is not actually a semantic element, not really. It merely pretends ...
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Do non tech folks know the difference between search and keyword filter?
I don't believe most users know the difference in terminology, and I've seen these terms used interchangeably in big-tech companies as well (as in using 'filter' for server side search).
However, what ...
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HTML Elements to use with Image and Text used as a link
Figure and figcaption
<figure>
<a href="hyperlink>
<img src="image">
<figcaption>Text</figcaption>
</a>
</figure>
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Should anchors acting as buttons use the pointer cursor?
It's a link... so... yes.
W3C User Interface guidelines describes the the pointer: “The cursor is a pointer that indicates a link”.
By using the pointer icon you indicate to the user that they will ...
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How to solve UX vs screen reader accessibility problem?
"Click Here" buttons are usually located in a block of the design; it is common to have a listing of articles with "Click Here" CTA on each one. In this case the whole element should be a link and not ...
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How to solve UX vs screen reader accessibility problem?
This isn't really a UX vs screen reader problem. Ambiguous link phrases aren't just an accessibility barrier but also basic usability and readability issues. Descriptive links benefit everyone.
There ...
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How to solve UX vs screen reader accessibility problem?
As said in http://ux.stackexchange.com/a/127688/32746, worry about showing the "click" word to people who tap:
<a href="">Know more information about the trips</a>
Visually impaired will ...
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Validation Tribulation - Multiple Simultaneous Meanings for the Word 'Cancel'
"Continue Packing"
I am a big believer in button copy being able to stand alone even if users do not read the dialog. Dialogs are usually a nuisance, so even if the user only reads the buttons, the ...
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Validation Tribulation - Multiple Simultaneous Meanings for the Word 'Cancel'
Looking at the wording you have used in the dialog, I would consider using "Leave" and "Return to Document Packer" to replace Cancel. But the latter feels too long for a button label.
Looking at the ...
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Validation Tribulation - Multiple Simultaneous Meanings for the Word 'Cancel'
Is there any possibility of using a "close" icon in the modal window?
Maybe you've answered your own question when you say the user can "dispose" of the packing work, use that. Or something like "...
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UX Semantic Naming In Other Applications
I would think it'd be most useful if Dave didn't have a say at all and the trails were named after significant features you'd see on the trail.
For example, Hardy Road Tr., Lake Overlook Tr., or ...
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Do negative words impact UX?
It could depend the current step in their customer journey, influencing the words that they are looking for, associated to their current issue and the emotion that goes with it.
The word problem ...
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