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Where should a delete action be inside a menu?
As a user, I would fall into the group of those who make a mistake and delete the item, but not only because of the location but also because of the lack of perceptual contrast between "Modify&...
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Where should a delete action be inside a menu?
To reduce user errors, I would put the delete action at the end of the action list.
Also, add a red colour to the irreversible action.
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Where should a delete action be inside a menu?
I'd say, make those options a little more difficult to reach and use: place them separately, use separators, maybe use confirmation dialogs, if it won't damage the flow. (I think CAPTCHA and password ...
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Where should a delete action be inside a menu?
If the primary button is labeled "Yes", then you could change it to something like "Delete '...'", which indicates an action that performs the next task. The color of the button is ...
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Where should a delete action be inside a menu?
I agree with the comment that an Undo capability would be a good addition.
The Delete menu item could have a sub-menu with Confirm delete. This would avoid the problems associated with the "...
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Where should a delete action be inside a menu?
We already have confirmation dialogs to which they said they wasn't concentrating and just clicked "Yes"
A button in the deletion confirmation dialog should better be labelled "Delete&...
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Where should a delete action be inside a menu?
Confirmation dialogs often get ignored because they are getting in the way of people's flow. You can help reduce this by using as little text as possible in the dialog (so the user can read it quickly)...
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Where should a delete action be inside a menu?
As a follow up on exp's answer, perhaps you could group actions by dangerousness. For example, all undoable actions in one menu, all irreversible actions in a separate menu. This one full of "...
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Is it good UX to wait for all images to be loaded before displaying them?
I don't think you can say whether it is 'good UX' or not unless you know the context in which the images are being displayed.
Obviously if there is no relationship between the images and they don't ...
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Where should a delete action be inside a menu?
Some good options that I've used in the past are:
Space out the Delete Option away from other elements if possible (Using a spacer bar is a good choice for this)
Color the option red. If you have a ...
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