3
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1answer
9 views
What name would be intuitive for this output option?
I'm currently writing a command-line application which takes multiple arguments. Among those arguments are input and output filenames, modifiers and an option to choose the output. If the option is ...
0
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2answers
9 views
Best way to fit text in a limited amount space
I have a series of columns that have a header like so:
What is the best option when it comes to readability and getting the information needed on the screen? I am currently resizing long headers in ...
0
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0answers
3 views
What are the innovative areas in Usability Evaluation method for Mobile Apps
I wish to do some innovative research work in the area of Usability Evaluation methods and attributes for Mobile Apps. Which areas do you think that I can do research on that do not required approval ...
0
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0answers
6 views
Is there a mutually UX-Friendly solution to allow both the OS and the Application to swipe from the edge of the screen for navigation?
I watched Apple's iPhone 6S Expo on YouTube with my iPhone61, and noticed the new functionality to navigate between apps by swiping from the side of the screen, and as I tried this, I noticed ...
0
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1answer
7 views
How do I downgrade product tiers with set limits? 50 → 20 users
I'm currently designing a webapp that has three product tiers. Within the app you can create an organization and a specified number of people, documents and parts can belong to it depending on the ...
0
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0answers
9 views
Canvas setup for VR UI Design (non-game) [on hold]
Blank canvas mocks a designer, and in the VR that effect is even more prominent.
Wondering is there a 'start here' guide for the VR UI design, that addresses some of the real world design task ...
1
vote
1answer
14 views
Recruiting participants: question to screen web designers/developers
To understand the level of expertise of participants for a usability test, I always ask something like "What’s your experience with computers or tablets? Mark all that apply." The choices are:
I ...
-4
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0answers
27 views
What some large websites, in terms of traffic, that make use of Infinite Scroll? [on hold]
I would like to implement Infinite Scroll ( much like Google Image Search ) on a search results page. However, the feedback I'm receiving is that it's not used on major websites, such as major ...
0
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1answer
36 views
Pane vs Modal vs ?: Across all screen sizes
Pane vs Modal vs ?: Across all screen sizes
I am currently working on a web application that needs to be responsive, accessible, and provide a solid UX across all device screen sizes. We currently ...
0
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1answer
34 views
Is currency symbol enough to figure out the culture
I want to figure out a culture by passing just the currency symbol, however, I'm not sure if that is a good method?
I was also wondering if the currency formatting is dictated by culture or by the ...
1
vote
2answers
39 views
How to friendly alert user of a specific browser issue?
In my app, an user fill a password confirmation form and submit, and the page is refreshed with JS.
Because of an unresolved bug of Safari (https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23735), issued in ...
0
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0answers
20 views
UX tradeshow demo [on hold]
We are putting together a trade stand for a conference that's purely for internal staff (we're part of a large company that employs 400+ people) to show off some of the work that we do and make ...
0
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0answers
13 views
Best font style for contrasted background on mobile site [on hold]
I need some help on this. Which font (currently the text will be the title page) or style could look fine with this background image, i need the text could be readable and keep the interface clean as ...
0
votes
1answer
20 views
Ideal default content area width for a site with tons of forms
I'm doing work on a staffing related website that uses lots of forms. The forms are pretty integral to every aspect of the site--from entering work history to filling out job applications.
This has ...
4
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1answer
46 views
Lowercase 'a' hooked vs non-hooked (rounded)
Does anyone have any information regarding whats better for usability and legibility: a lowercase 'a' with the bell hook, or a rounded (α) one.
This is particularly for mobile devices in body text. ...
0
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0answers
28 views
How should sites be designed, if google-weblight and similar site compression techniques were to become a norm?
Site compression through something like google-weblight has pros and cons. On one hand it loads pages 4 times faster, on the other it changes the look of the site, thus altering the UX.
Also, my ...
1
vote
4answers
103 views
Branding and Red color
I making a web service prototype and design, this service designed for internal use (something like CRM). Main branding color of our company is Red (like #d50000). But red is almost always used for ...
0
votes
1answer
31 views
Pretend a structure to write guides?
I am creating a website, where users are able to create guides for a video game. Since there is/could be a strict structure for the writing of the guide, I am not really sure if I actually should ...
0
votes
1answer
16 views
How does one go about implementing a “guest view” for a navigation drawer in Material Design?
Could not find this in Google's guidelines. If one were to develop an app that allows guests to browse (say a simple RSS Feed), would you use the same navigation drawer as if the user were logged in ...
0
votes
1answer
28 views
when to add different skins and themes to a desktop application [on hold]
What characteristics a software (for Desktop) should have to consider different themes and skins for it?
Suppose you are asked to come up with list of features that software ABC should support. Now ...
0
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2answers
29 views
Best way to redirect with a different url an user from an old version to a new version of a Website
I have a web app based on an older web app which is going to be deprecated soon (databases no longer updated).
What is the best way to redirect the user from the old web app to the new one ? I don't ...
0
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1answer
28 views
How to display Form/Survey results
I made an attempt to display form results in a readable and user friendly format. I think there are certainly better ways to do this but right now have no idea how to proceed. The form results are ...
1
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3answers
31 views
How do I determine if I should go through a change that would affect the users both positively and negatively?
I had a request from one of our staff to change the forms to not require the email address because a single person (out of probably 1000 applicants) cannot submit the form because, apparently, that ...
0
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2answers
77 views
Is it safe to assume that everyone has an email address now?
I had a request from one of our staff to change the forms to not require the email address because a single person (out of probably 1000 applicants) cannot submit the form because, apparently, that ...
0
votes
1answer
20 views
Inline field validation stopping form from saving [on hold]
In our app we are doing inline field validations when a field loses the focus. This is fine when a user moves from field A to field B but is causing a problem when saving...
If I edit field A and ...
11
votes
5answers
772 views
Should I be more worried about creating a consitent UI among platforms or creating native expiriences? [duplicate]
I am starting to develop for all three major mobile platforms (Android, iOS, and Windows UWP), and have run into a UX issue a few times. Each platform has it's own design guide. Android has Material, ...
0
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0answers
11 views
Hero banner for mobile eCommerce VS surfacing actual products
Is there any evidence that displaying a hero banner for mobile eCommerce results in more conversion / engagement that surfacing actual products in place of said banner? I have a hunch the latter will ...
2
votes
1answer
34 views
User friendly way to describe maximum byte length?
Imagine you have a form on a webpage where some lengths can only be a certain number of characters long, and you want to show the user a friendly error message.
Best animal
[_crocodile__]
*ERROR: The ...
0
votes
0answers
18 views
Smartphone indicator light colors - conventional meaning?
This is something I noticed on my Android device. When you have a notification, there's a slowly pulsing notification light when your phone is sleeping.
e.g.
This light comes in different colors, ...
2
votes
1answer
23 views
Navigating and Examining Chart Data
I need to create 2 types of charts:
Represents change over time
Represents difference at a specific time
For chart 1 I have a simple basic line chart which seems to work pretty well, but I'm ...
3
votes
3answers
83 views
Is a notification counter needed?
I didn't find anything about this. I would like to know if there is any problem in using just a floating circle, warning the user about new notifications or should I display the number of ...
1
vote
0answers
36 views
Modular loading
I'm building a web app that have 1 main feature and 2 sub features. The data that is displayed in these modules are pulled from a server and takes 1-2 seconds to load. I've chosen to save a cache of ...
1
vote
2answers
33 views
Web chat button on every page or select pages?
While I would typically research this until blue in the face, Allas I cannot find any specific research dedicated to this topic:
Our company (Gas and Electricity provider) is deliberating whether to ...
13
votes
5answers
2k views
Should promotional codes automatically be deleted?
I've created an e-commerce system for a website I'm working on.
The administrator can add promo-codes, add categories, and add items within those categories.
When creating a promotional code the ...
1
vote
2answers
132 views
What would be the best way or methodology to find my users' web browser? [on hold]
I'm designing a new web project for a company. For the success this project, it will be very important to know the main web browsers that users use. What do you think would be the best research ...
0
votes
1answer
77 views
Where should the “developed/designed/ by …” information go in a website? [on hold]
I am a freelancer, and currently designing the website for a startup. I was wondering if there are any guidelines which talk about incorporation of the designer's information in the website.
On ...
0
votes
0answers
28 views
Displaying a lookup table in a complex grid
In my application I have a fullscreen form which has some edit fields with buttons on the right side.
The value of some edits has to be chosen from a huge table, after clicking a button (for example ...
0
votes
0answers
21 views
Received measurements as pixels for iPhone app [on hold]
I received specs from a company for my iPad app today with the guide mentioning what are the font style, color, size and also the fonts. This is a native app. I am surprised on why all my font sizes ...
1
vote
0answers
32 views
What info to include on a summary page of a web app that manages user accounts?
We are currently making a website that allows the IT department to manage various user accounts, plus their permissions. There are 100+ internal users and a couple thousand external users. Each user ...
0
votes
1answer
51 views
How to provide navigation on Responsive sites
I have a UX designed for "responsive" web application with most of its content arranged under 5 tabs. So the site navigation is very clear to the user where ever they are even on mobile. But now I ...
0
votes
0answers
47 views
How to make a Ms Excel UserForm look more professional [on hold]
In my company, we have a number of well-defined processes that are all tracked manually in spreadsheets. I'm designing a template Process-Tracker.
My idea is that, for each new [Thing to be ...
1
vote
1answer
42 views
Best way to approach user regarding phone number formatting?
I have a text messaging web application in which users can upload multiple phone numbers through Excel or CSV sheet. However, I need the phone numbers to be in specific format (i.e. E.164 - the ...
0
votes
3answers
56 views
What is the difference between 'ethical' and 'socially responsible' design
I have seen these terms used in the context of discussions about the responsibilities and obligations of designers to their own ethical and moral standards. I wonder if these terms are commonly used ...
2
votes
1answer
25 views
Is there a standard method for manipulating an element on a touchscreen?
I have a "Gantt-like" task management screen on desktop, where user can choose to extend the duration of a task by dragging on either edges to move either the start date or due date. Or drag at the ...
4
votes
3answers
232 views
Intuitive All On/Off GUI?
Currently, I have a program that has many different modules (Audi A1, Audi R8, etc.) with 4 different states (RESET, Monitor, Closing, and On). I created a GUI for the user to change the states of ...
2
votes
0answers
38 views
Is 24dp rule applicable for all type of icons in material design
According to https://www.google.com/design/spec/style/icons.html#icons-system-icons, icon size should be 24dp.
This size is pretty elegant looking, yet doesn't make icon recognition difficult, as ...
0
votes
1answer
37 views
Ideas for application layout using angularJS [on hold]
I am converting a classic asp application that displays the status of any number of applications, can be one, can be 10+. I am using angularJS for the front end and restful web service for back end.
...
9
votes
6answers
1k views
Is there a proper term for lists of removable tags?
I call them "tag blocks" but I don't think that's correct. The pattern is a block of textual information with the X to remove it. It can be seen in some places after adding a file to let you remove ...
0
votes
2answers
33 views
Interface to add content and multiple files
I have a modal to add Activities,so the user can add all content by typing it and/or select files to attach.
See below:
My problem is: Maybe the user just wanna type a very long description and the ...
0
votes
0answers
24 views
Action button in header? [on hold]
Why Facebook does not have 'Post' button in header, similar to 'Tweet' button on Twitter?
