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What is the impact of spelling mistakes for users?

answered Jun 15, 2011 at 12:16

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When is an exception message too big?

answered Mar 9, 2016 at 13:29

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The logic behind having an OK button and Apply button

answered Oct 18, 2012 at 12:15

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Is Shift+Click for item selection a historical mistake?

answered Oct 30, 2013 at 12:28

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Solutions for dealing with really bad user entering wrong data?

answered Nov 4, 2010 at 8:53

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Address entry as a single textarea

answered Nov 4, 2014 at 14:27

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When to use previous/next vs. back/forward? (and what about back/next?)

answered Feb 5, 2011 at 11:34

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How do you indicate progress to users in a multi-step form?

answered Feb 10, 2011 at 12:20

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When creating a GUI wizard, should all pages/tabs be of the same size?

answered Jan 13, 2011 at 10:28

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Should video be used on home pages for company brochure sites?

answered May 6, 2011 at 15:49

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Building a marketplace - which one is better a unified registration or two separate ones?

answered Jun 22, 2011 at 14:20

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How should I mark "Mandatory" and "Optional" fields in a form?

answered Jan 30, 2011 at 10:06

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Autosave UI pattern

answered Dec 2, 2010 at 11:43

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How does a "random page" option help an application to succeed?

answered Nov 9, 2010 at 7:11

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Does it make sense to allow users to re-order / choose UI elements?

answered Feb 22, 2011 at 9:55

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How to build a budgeting interface (sum of items must equal 100)?

answered Feb 25, 2011 at 8:52

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How many letters should be typed in "guessing" ajax search before first suggestion?

answered Mar 8, 2011 at 10:00

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Which one is better in our case if MDI is considered bad?

answered Sep 23, 2013 at 11:03

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Why is tree representation of data becoming unpopular?

answered May 31, 2013 at 8:55

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Is it ok to force uppercase for the first letters of names?

answered Aug 30, 2013 at 7:35

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Which is more motivating to continue a process until completion: a percentage, or the number of steps?

answered Mar 16, 2011 at 10:31

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Tri-state checkbox: Which state should be selected after clicking?

answered Mar 7, 2011 at 13:59

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Visualization / Chart for resource workload planning

answered Mar 8, 2011 at 19:34

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Which of the following layouts is better in terms of design and usability (Online date renting site)?

answered Mar 9, 2011 at 9:03

8 votes

Paying test subjects for user testing/beta testing

answered Nov 19, 2010 at 7:43

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Most Logical Sudoku Interface?

answered Jan 17, 2011 at 11:29

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When would you prefer a custom/skinned user interface in a desktop application?

answered Nov 26, 2010 at 13:21

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How to present presets relating to a date range picker

answered Feb 16, 2011 at 20:40

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How do you conquer the challenge of designing for large screen real-estate?

answered Feb 14, 2011 at 16:33

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How do you convince your employer that sketching is important?

answered Sep 19, 2012 at 9:04

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147 Answers

What is the impact of spelling mistakes for users?

When is an exception message too big?

The logic behind having an OK button and Apply button

Is Shift+Click for item selection a historical mistake?

Solutions for dealing with really bad user entering wrong data?

Address entry as a single textarea

When to use previous/next vs. back/forward? (and what about back/next?)

How do you indicate progress to users in a multi-step form?

When creating a GUI wizard, should all pages/tabs be of the same size?

Should video be used on home pages for company brochure sites?

Building a marketplace - which one is better a unified registration or two separate ones?

How should I mark "Mandatory" and "Optional" fields in a form?

Autosave UI pattern

How does a "random page" option help an application to succeed?

Does it make sense to allow users to re-order / choose UI elements?

How to build a budgeting interface (sum of items must equal 100)?

How many letters should be typed in "guessing" ajax search before first suggestion?

Which one is better in our case if MDI is considered bad?

Why is tree representation of data becoming unpopular?

Is it ok to force uppercase for the first letters of names?

Which is more motivating to continue a process until completion: a percentage, or the number of steps?

Tri-state checkbox: Which state should be selected after clicking?

Visualization / Chart for resource workload planning

Which of the following layouts is better in terms of design and usability (Online date renting site)?

Paying test subjects for user testing/beta testing

Most Logical Sudoku Interface?

When would you prefer a custom/skinned user interface in a desktop application?

How to present presets relating to a date range picker

How do you conquer the challenge of designing for large screen real-estate?

How do you convince your employer that sketching is important?