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116,837 | <p>The mobile application is able to store (securely) credit card details and users can pay small amount for some services with "one click" button (no confirmation).<br>
There is a chance users click it unintentionally (<a href="https://www.abc2news.com/business/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/beware-the-catch-with-amaz... | [
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"text": "<p>I think you're interaction pattern of \"Slide to Pay\" is a good idea to prevent one click mistakes.</p>\n\... | 2018/03/22 | [
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There is a chance users click it unintentionally ([like here](https://www.abc2news.com/business/consumer/dont-waste-your-money/beware-the-catch-with-amazo... | I think you're interaction pattern of "Slide to Pay" is a good idea to prevent one click mistakes.
I'm not sure if there is a patent that prevents you from using this interaction style for payments, but I do know of an app that uses the same interaction to get a user to confirm a money transfer. <https://www.slydepay.... |
117,252 | <p>I have a web app I'm building for my business which essentially tracks an employee's progress doing a pick in a warehouse.</p>
<p>The interface has a progress bar that's colored in, and it's full, and as the user picks the progress bar depletes, from 100% down to 0% -- once it reaches 0% the info no longer appears ... | [
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"text": "<p>You might want to go out to the warehouse and show the people there what the app currently looks like and what oth... | 2018/04/11 | [
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The interface has a progress bar that's colored in, and it's full, and as the user picks the progress bar depletes, from 100% down to 0% -- once it reaches 0% the info no longer appears on screen.... | TLDR: Never, unless you are not making any progress (losing progress)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
A progress-bar in UX has one simple feature, show progress to a user. Progress is a forward motion/movement. This is I especially true from a psychological point of view.
*From t... |
117,282 | <p>I have a table which sums up worked hours for each project.
When the ammount of hours is huge, has still sense use <strong>hh:mm</strong> format, or decimal format could be more clear?</p>
<p>Reading, for example <strong>7650:30</strong>, looks (in my personal impression) strange. </p>
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"text": "<p>You probably see this type of table in a Time Tracking app.\nIts purpose to track time, so you can understand h... | 2018/04/12 | [
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When the ammount of hours is huge, has still sense use **hh:mm** format, or decimal format could be more clear?
Reading, for example **7650:30**, looks (in my personal impression) strange.
```
+-----------+-------------+
| PROJECT | HOURS SPENT |
+-------... | You probably see this type of table in a Time Tracking app.
Its purpose to track time, so you can understand how much money you do/spend.
In this context hours are like any other resource like money or beer or whatever. You probably don’t need to display minutes at all and round the numbers up.
If you cant round numb... |
117,425 | <p>We have an energy dashboard in a STEM elementary school. One of the pages is a competition for the most efficient building which starts at 8:00 AM Monday and completes 2:45 Friday.</p>
<p>We are currently showing a race where the distance run by each building is calculated as described below. This allows all teams... | [
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"text": "<p>I think the best and simple solution is to put the lowest score (winner) at the top, and the rest below. Since... | 2018/04/18 | [
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We are currently showing a race where the distance run by each building is calculated as described below. This allows all teams to start a... | I think the best and simple solution is to put the lowest score (winner) at the top, and the rest below. Since people tend to think that who is at the top of the list is the better one. Like a leaderboard.
Also think and research about computers benchmarking. Some times they have graphics with a sub-title "Less is bet... |
117,447 | <p>I am design a social network site. One of the most important feature of site is chatting.</p>
<p>But I have no idea that should I give feature to delete messages including other end too. (Eg: If A send a message to B, should I allow A to delete just his own message or even with B message).</p>
<p>Let say two sampl... | [
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"text": "<p>The logic of deletion the other-end chat message is to allow a user to control the history of a conversation, and remo... | 2018/04/19 | [
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But I have no idea that should I give feature to delete messages including other end too. (Eg: If A send a message to B, should I allow A to delete just his own message or even with B message).
Let say two sample popular apps.
... | You should consider the ramifications behind allowing someone to delete a message in context and base your decision on that.
If you allow someone to delete a message and don’t provide all possible observers of the message log a way of knowing that the message log was altered, you are opening the log up to abuse.
Use... |
118,026 | <p>I have an application which generates a table of information. One of the columns may contain more than one business name but often only contains one business name. Semantically, the column contains a list in each row. Instinct tells me to maintain consistency by displaying the business names in a bulleted list. Howe... | [
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"text": "<p>Horizontal option:</p>\n\n<pre><code>|------------------|\n| Google |\n|------------------|\n| Apple, Micro... | 2018/05/09 | [
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```
|-------------------------|
|* UNIVERSAL LOANS |
|* NATIONAL FIRST CREDIT |
| FINANCIAL SERVICES CORP|
|-------------------------|
|* DEWEY, CHEETAM, & HOWE |
|-------------------------|
|* BOB'S GROCERY |
|-------------------------|
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W... |
118,070 | <p>I have a dropdown where a user can select a date they want they want to auto pay their bills every month. For example, if they choose the 12th, every 12th day of the month they will be charged for the balance on their account. How do I best inform users that if they choose the 11th and today is 11th that their accou... | [
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"text": "<p>Consider replacing the dropdown – which is simple to implement but less intuitive for date data – with a more na... | 2018/05/11 | [
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Try prototyping that solution.
Then, if it proves t... |
118,149 | <p>I have seen serval social media channels using Unicode to make part of their text bold or italicised on websites such as Twitter, where this sort of thing is usually not possible. </p>
<p>It crossed my mind that this could interfere with accessibility for screen reader users - especially since on Twitter, styled te... | [
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"text": "<p>JAWS and NVDA (PC screen readers) allow you to enable format changes to be announced, but it's not on by defaul... | 2018/05/15 | [
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It crossed my mind that this could interfere with accessibility for screen reader users - especially since on Twitter, styled text seems t... | If you want bold, use bold. Real bold. Not mathematical symbols. Those characters are intended for use in mathematics only. They are not, semantically, text at all.
```
U+1D5DB ‹› \N{MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF BOLD CAPITAL H}
U+1D5F2 ‹› \N{MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF BOLD SMALL E}
U+1D5F9 ‹› \N{MATHEMATICAL SANS-SERIF BOLD S... |
118,330 | <p>I work in a group that has decided to use Material Design (MD) to guide out UX design and I have to admit I am a complete convert. Material Design provides the base design language for our components and then we extend the components as and when we need to (documenting this in a design system and pattern library). I... | [
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"text": "<p>When i started here in my company as the first UI/UX-Designer i found the developers were using material ... | 2018/05/23 | [
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The biggest problem we faced with material design is that the components were really hard to adjust within the tech-stack of the ... |
118,720 | <p>Business banking space. I have a very long form, broken into multiple sections, across several pages, with Save, etc.</p>
<p>We only support Eng and Fre as languages. But the business could be anywhere, so we can't assume one phone format.</p>
<p>Some pages of the form have yes/no questions that drive whole sub-se... | [
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"text": "<p>Yes, that's an ok pattern. You mentioned you didn't want to mess with <strong>context</strong> for visually-im... | 2018/06/08 | [
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We only support Eng and Fre as languages. But the business could be anywhere, so we can't assume one phone format.
Some pages of the form have yes/no questions that drive whole sub-sections to appear.... | Yes, that's an ok pattern. You mentioned you didn't want to mess with **context** for visually-impaired users. That is true. However, you can change **content** and be ok.
With a checkbox that causes other stuff to appear, it's good to notify screen reader users that new information is now available. When a screen rea... |
118,732 | <p>How are spacial relations between components documented by the big design systems? They only seem to explain how the components look and behave in isolation, not in relation to each other.</p>
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For example, if I have an H1 followed by a paragraph, I would like the distance between them to be 40px. On a different page I hav... | This is a great question that highlights a gap in many articles and conversations about design documentation and pattern libraries. By and large, they’re visual designer-centric and focused on atom and molecule components in isolation. To be useful in practical application, design documentation should explain what to d... |
118,733 | <p>I've been struggling for the past couple weeks to design the perfect navigation (menu) system for my personal website which I am designing.</p>
<p>First, I need a system that is completely accessible as I am trying to reach compliance with the WCAG 2.0 level AA.</p>
<p>Second, as a graphic designer, I want my site t... | [
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First, I need a system that is completely accessible as I am trying to reach compliance with the WCAG 2.0 level AA.
Second, as a graphic designer, I want my site to have some deg... | This is a great question that highlights a gap in many articles and conversations about design documentation and pattern libraries. By and large, they’re visual designer-centric and focused on atom and molecule components in isolation. To be useful in practical application, design documentation should explain what to d... |
118,795 | <p>We want to highlight those table cells whose value has changed from initial value.
For Ex:</p>
<pre>
Table with initial values :
ITEM Alloc(%)
======= =======
Item1 10
------ -------
Item2 30
------ -------
Item3 60
------ -------
Table with changed value from 10 => 20 for item1 :
ITEM ... | [
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For Ex:
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Table with initial values :
ITEM Alloc(%)
======= =======
Item1 10
------ -------
Item2 30
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Item3 60
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Table with changed value from 10 => 20 for item1 :
ITEM Alloc(%)... | Changing the background color of the cell will definitely give some visual feedback regarding the change in value.
You can also provide some sort of history icon in that cell which can show us the changes that have happened to the cell.
[](https://i.... |
118,808 | <h3>The issue</h3>
<p>I'm working on a form which currently has three radio buttons. Originally, we chose radio buttons as we only wanted a user to be able to select one option.</p>
<pre><code>o Option 1 (Default selection)
o Option 2 (Has an accompanying textbox)
o Option 3
</code></pre>
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I'm working on a form which currently has three radio buttons. Originally, we chose radio buttons as we only wanted a user to be able to select one option.
```
o Option 1 (Default selection)
o Option 2 (Has an accompanying textbox)
o Option 3
```
We have now have been told that we need to make changes... | Radio buttons, when properly used, include a non-selection. So you'd have
```
• None
o Option 1
o Option 2
```
This is the equivalent of a dropdown that has, for its first option, something like "Select One."
If you want de-selectable widgets, then use checkboxes. The dev team at my workplace has built a custom ch... |
118,926 | <p>I have a list of country names (eg below)<br>
<a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gnpm8.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gnpm8.png" alt="enter image description here"></a> </p>
<p>I want the user to be able to either select a few countries <strong>or,</strong> select all countries ... | [
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[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Gnpm8.png)
I want the user to be able to either select a few countries **or,** select all countries except a few.
Now, this can be done using a select all button by selecting ... | First, you should try to avoid deciding how something should behave on-screen based on the technical constraint of what you send to the server. You can use JavaScript to reflect some modified version of the selection as hidden inputs for submission without it affecting the UI.
Having said that, I think this is a good ... |
119,823 | <p>What date format would you use to express a quarter, that is still recognized as a date format?</p>
<p>For example I have spreadsheet of rows with a date column with dates in YYYY-MM-DD format.</p>
<p>I want to transform the data, grouping by quarter, counting the rows in each quarter.</p>
<p>The output would be ... | [
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For example I have spreadsheet of rows with a date column with dates in YYYY-MM-DD format.
I want to transform the data, grouping by quarter, counting the rows in each quarter.
The output would be something like
```
Q4-2... | As already said, there's no standard. However, if there was one, it would look differently...
When using `YYYY-MM-DD` for dates, then you really should not use `QQ-YYYY` for quarters. The point for the ISO field ordering is that they're ordered according to their weight: Year is more important than month, and so on.
... |
119,952 | <p>I'm trying to fix up a site made with the <a href="https://www.adaptlearning.org/index.php/adapt-authoring-tool/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">adaptAuthoring</a> tool after an accessibility audit. One of the audit items is a complaint about the very large number of tabs needed to navigate the document.</p>
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[Adapt sells itself on (amongst other things) accessibi... | Adapt did the wrong thing for the right reason. The [blog](https://www.adaptlearning.org/index.php/2017/05/17/is-accessibility-required/) you referred to had some great information. Change the question from "Is accessibility required?" to "Is accessibility desirable?". Based on their blog, they have a good concept of w... |
120,270 | <p>I'm developing a page where the user can ask for firewall rules to be open. The user should be able to enter the IPs, IP's ranges, ports and port ranges that s/he wants to be opened.
s/he should be able to enter any number of groups of IPs and ports like this:</p>
<pre><code>10.200.10.10, 10.215.20.0/24 ... | [
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s/he should be able to enter any number of groups of IPs and ports like this:
```
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1. It made copy/pasting from anywhere else super easy in one shot (eg from a text editor or excel)
2. By naturally breaking each entry by the line breaks they visually s... |
120,522 | <p>I've got a web application where I want to be able to add qualifications to a user.</p>
<p>When I open the <em>Edit Employee</em> form there is an <em>Add</em> button and a <em>Delete</em> button. When clicking on the Add button, a Bootstrap modal opens, with another form in it, where you can choose the <em>Qualifi... | [
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When I open the *Edit Employee* form there is an *Add* button and a *Delete* button. When clicking on the Add button, a Bootstrap modal opens, with another form in it, where you can choose the *Qualification* as well as a *Date Of Issu... | You should save when the user knows they are saving the data.
In my experience, users think of forms as hierarchies with the saved data being at the top and the submit button linking to the next level up, so in your case:
```
Saved data -> Edit Employee -> Add Qualification
```
Added qualifications are sent to the ... |
120,657 | <p>I was tasked with improving the confusing breadcrumbs on a website I'm working on. They are evaluating if they want to keep or remove breadcrumbs. </p>
<p><strong>The problem:</strong>
Users can navigate to certain pages via a variety of methods. The hierarchy of the website isn't very clear or defined. </p>
<p>Fo... | [
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**The problem:**
Users can navigate to certain pages via a variety of methods. The hierarchy of the website isn't very clear or defined.
For example, users can search fo... | I have the same issue on my current company's product. I simply prefer to give breadcrumbs as where they originally created/belong to. Like your example,
```
Home > Courses > Cooking 101 > Chapter 1: The basics of boiling water
```
is the `main point for the entire product`, as I prefer constantly keeping the only s... |
120,985 | <p>We have found a component on a website* with a selection that works like this:</p>
<ul>
<li>There's a radio button <code>All</code>.</li>
<li>There are multiple checkboxes, one for each value.</li>
<li>It's possible to select one ore more of these checkboxes</li>
<li>It's possible to select all items – by selecting... | [
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* There's a radio button `All`.
* There are multiple checkboxes, one for each value.
* It's possible to select one ore more of these checkboxes
* It's possible to select all items – by selecting all checkboxes or by using the `All` option.... | Hmm, I'm finding your prototype quite confusing to use. I find it very confusing that, after selecting all the values, it automatically deselects them and selects the "All" button at the top. Also, the "All" button is not really a radio button as there's only one choice. Normally radio buttons have 2 buttons or more.
... |
121,088 | <p>What would be a way of making clear the distinction between 00:00 min:sec format and 00:00 hour:min format? Due to spacing constraints (driven by specific client specs regarding font sizes; this is an embedded HMI), I can neither use full format (00:00:00) nor is there space for a full min:sec / hour:min pseudo-unit... | [
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... | You can make something like :
```
11h32m
```
or
```
18m17s
```
Which is both short and pretty clear. |
121,103 | <p>A website I am responsible for: <a href="https://www.livingsalads.co.uk" rel="nofollow noreferrer">www.livingsalads.co.uk</a> has a double scrollbar on most browsers (chrome anyways). Which is obviously an issue as it looks bad and also browsers sometimes use the incorrect scrollbar that does not do anything. </p>
... | [
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One of the scrollbars actually scrolls and t... | You're basically getting a double scrollbar because your giving the body min-height of 100vh AND setting an overflow. It appears this was done to keep the menu in the correct position on mobile devices.
I was able to fix the issue by forcing an overflow:
```
html, body {
overflow: visible;
}
```
That fixed thin... |
121,110 | <p>A pin on a map is a very precise thing, that is the impression it gives. To show that a location is approximate, we can put a circle around it since the error range is in 2D, and that is easily understandable. </p>
<p>I'd like to know how to show an approximate location along a 1D route. Let's say we want to show a... | [
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I'd like to know how to show an approximate location along a 1D route. Let's say we want to show a taxi or d... | I think you gave the answer in the question: Why not mark the part of the road with color, thick line, dotted line etc. or a combination of those. Connect the label/info to it with a line or arrow.
```
+———-———+
| Label |
+———-———+
/
A—-——[=====]——————B
``` |
121,235 | <p>I got a surprising feedback from a large number of my user about something I would never consider an issue. If the number of votes on that particular feedback wasn't so large I would not consider it relevant, but now I am second guessing my intuition.</p>
<p>In my product there is a table/matrix that displays fligh... | [
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In my product there is a table/matrix that displays flights and the... | Actually the users feedback makes sense, since in order to figure out what yes/no means,they`ll have to go to the columns header and read again.
If the cells content is self explanatory they can scan through the row, without peeking to the row header. |
121,274 | <p>The End-User of our product has several peers, and they collectively work according to a ticketing system.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>A ticket gets submitted and goes a group pool of tickets, a shared
queue.</p></li>
<li><p>End-user also has their own pool of assigned tickets, their
individual queue.</p></li>
<li><p>The queue... | [
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* A ticket gets submitted and goes a group pool of tickets, a shared
queue.
* End-user also has their own pool of assigned tickets, their
individual queue.
* The queues are (essentially) a table of data with each... | For me, the key part of your question is:
>
> Sometimes the End Users get busy and forget what queue they're on, and clicking the 'view' button is frustrating to them because they expect to be able to work on it, but are faced with a 'read-only' view of the ticket.
>
>
>
Therefore, the main obstacle to overcome i... |
121,464 | <p>HTML natively has a date input: </p>
<pre><code><input type ="date"/>
</code></pre>
<p>(Codepen here: <a href="https://codepen.io/dwjohnston/pen/zmwRQV" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://codepen.io/dwjohnston/pen/zmwRQV</a>). </p>
<p>It comes with a date picker etc. </p>
<p>However, I've just noticed that... | [
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```
<input type ="date"/>
```
(Codepen here: <https://codepen.io/dwjohnston/pen/zmwRQV>).
It comes with a date picker etc.
However, I've just noticed that I don't usually see it. Usually websites either get you to enter your own slashes into a textbox, or select from three dropd... | This is one of the major reasons why tooltips are not a good solution most of the time.
My stock argument is that one shouldn't ever have to use tooltips. Either the information is important enough to show right on screen, or it's not important, meaning you don't even need to hide it in a tooltip.
You *could* use s... |
121,499 | <p>Lets say I have the following data:</p>
<pre><code> Category positive neutral negative total
0 Category 1 1.000000 0.000000 0.0 2
1 Category 2 1.000000 0.000000 0.0 1
2 Category 3 0.222222 0.277778 0.5 18
</code></pre>
<p>The data represents the proportion of each ... | [
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```
Category positive neutral negative total
0 Category 1 1.000000 0.000000 0.0 2
1 Category 2 1.000000 0.000000 0.0 1
2 Category 3 0.222222 0.277778 0.5 18
```
The data represents the proportion of each category that are positive... | A Bar or Column chart is the best option here. You can easily compare values when they are adjacent. In order to get around the problem you mentioned of "creating an unbalanced graph" you can add labels such that the value is evident:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4HC9A.... |
121,557 | <p>I am developing a web application and wondering if it is important to have URLs which are explicit and informative for the user or not.</p>
<p>Or should I just focus on the good design of the web pages themselves as the whole attention of the user goes there?</p>
<p><strong>EDIT:</strong></p>
<p>I am not asking a... | [
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Or should I just focus on the good design of the web pages themselves as the whole attention of the user goes there?
**EDIT:**
I am not asking about the base URL (like: `https://www... | Given the two options, I would go for the second...
However! What I would consider to be the best option is a third alternative. Something that combines information and instructions:
```
https://www.example.com/europe/sweden/ostergotland/linkoping/
```
This format gives the user a hint of what to write and expect. ... |
121,582 | <p>I'm building a tool that runs on a text-based console. It's an application-specific proxy server, relaying data (generally, queries) from a small handful of clients to a hardware device, and the data from that device (generally, query responses) back to the clients.</p>
<p>As a sort of realtime status indication, ... | [
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As a sort of realtime status indication, I'm showing... | Basically it's a much smaller surface area to grip, and many shoes don't follow the surface well. The actual material is often reasonably grippy. It can even be grippier than the surrounding area, at least if not too worn. But moulded concrete (as some of them are) can also be less grippy than asphalt. Combined with th... |
121,755 | <p>What should be the best response from a calculator or computer algebra system when it can't evaluate given expression ? Some examples:</p>
<pre><code>LibreCalc : =÷ → Err:501
Ubuntu Calculator : ÷ → Malformed expression
Wolfram Alpha : ÷ → Wolfram|Alpha doesn't understand your query
Maxima ... | [
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```
LibreCalc : =÷ → Err:501
Ubuntu Calculator : ÷ → Malformed expression
Wolfram Alpha : ÷ → Wolfram|Alpha doesn't understand your query
Maxima : maxima --... | A calculator is a tool intended to be *useful for humans*. If the human entered an expression that the calculator couldn't process, they deserve to have a response that indicates what went wrong. This will hopefully give them the information they need to **help them fix their input** and get a more useful response.
Ju... |
121,885 | <p>Take the following mockup as our example case:</p>
<blockquote>
<h3>Page Title</h3>
<p>Page Instructions</p>
<p>Field 1*: [ text input ]</p>
<p>Field 2 : [ text input ]</p>
<p>Field 3*: [ text input ]</p>
<p>[Reset] [Submit]</p>
</blockquote>
<p>We have noticed that when a screen reader (u... | [
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>
> ### Page Title
>
>
> Page Instructions
>
>
> Field 1\*: [ text input ]
>
>
> Field 2 : [ text input ]
>
>
> Field 3\*: [ text input ]
>
>
> [Reset] [Submit]
>
>
>
We have noticed that when a screen reader (using default settings) first reads through the... | If the html is coded properly, then you should be ok, but it's hard to tell given the limited information. Some questions I had are:
* Which screen reader, browser, and OS are you using?
* Is the page reading upon loading or are you using a screen reader key (such as `ins`+`downarrow`) to read the entire page?
* Are t... |
121,898 | <p>I’m designing a set of emails meant to warn the user to take action before an irreversible change will take place, and, for those users who didn’t take the action in time, to let them know that the irreversible change has taken place. It’s the first time I’m designing emails and was wondering whether there are any t... | [
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* Which screen reader, browser, and OS are you using?
* Is the page reading upon loading or are you using a screen reader key (such as `ins`+`downarrow`) to read the entire page?
* Are t... |
122,157 | <p>In the event of an API error in our web app, we display some informational text as follows:</p>
<pre><code> [error icon]
Something went wrong
<Instructions here>
</code></pre>
<p>For the instructions, we are considering "Try refreshing your browser" or "Try reloading this page."</p>
<p>There is som... | [
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```
[error icon]
Something went wrong
<Instructions here>
```
For the instructions, we are considering "Try refreshing your browser" or "Try reloading this page."
There is some debate about which would be more easi... | ### Reload Page
* Some users don't even know what the "browser" is. They just "go to the internet". But everyone, hopefully, knows what a web "page" is, so "reload page" makes sense.
* "Refresh Browser" could be understood as "close browser and start it again", which is a problem if you have a bunch of open tabs, need... |
122,318 | <p>I'm running my first real usability test.
I am doing this for an internal, enterprise application that will eventually be offered as a SasS. </p>
<p>I've recruited a small user group which literally account for 100% of our national users. (It will be an international product for a very niche industry.)</p>
<p>I've... | [
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I am doing this for an internal, enterprise application that will eventually be offered as a SasS.
I've recruited a small user group which literally account for 100% of our national users. (It will be an international product for a very niche industry.)
I've done a task anal... | Below are some answers to different parts of your question w/ some tips:
1. A script is important because the way you ask can often be misleading or create bias. As a result, it's a
good idea to run a pilot test, see what you get back, and refine
your script as needed.
2. A script for this kind of test should start wi... |
122,717 | <p>Is there a standardized way to express discounts or credits in an order summary? </p>
<p>Example... </p>
<pre><code>Sub total: $20
Discount: -$10
Total: $10
</code></pre>
<p>I've seen discounts expressed as <code>-$10</code>, <code>$-10</code>, <code>($10)</code>, and <code>+$10</code>. </p>
<p>Are any of t... | [
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Example...
```
Sub total: $20
Discount: -$10
Total: $10
```
I've seen discounts expressed as `-$10`, `$-10`, `($10)`, and `+$10`.
Are any of these expressions more "correct" than the other? Is there a common or standardized wa... | >
> tl;dr
> =====
>
>
> "-$10" is about as clear as it gets.
>
>
>
---
Talk like your users
--------------------
Ask yourself how most people write out a subtraction problem?
The discount in your example is "subtract ten dollars".
Write it like any normal person would: `$20 -$10 = $10`
`($10)` is for ac... |
122,895 | <p>I have the following note taking app - <a href="https://wenote.jstock.co" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://wenote.jstock.co</a></p>
<p>I have some question, regarding user expectation regarding drag and move.</p>
<p>Say, you have the following card position.</p>
<pre><code>[1] [2]
[3] [4]
</code></pre>
<p>when ... | [
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I have some question, regarding user expectation regarding drag and move.
Say, you have the following card position.
```
[1] [2]
[3] [4]
```
when you move **card 1** to **card 4** position
[ where users can indicate what he or she had to drink from the bar/fridge. This so an 'admin' can see how much each person had to drink and ask them to pay the drinks every 2 months.</p>
<p>The analog way this is done now, involves a big piece of pa... | [
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The analog way this is done now, involves a big piece of paper, laid ... | My implementation would be (assuming my though on 3 is correct):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jElDX.png) |
123,060 | <p>Usually, when I start to create a list of things in a web application, I start by displaying a table</p>
<pre><code>╭───╥────────────┬─────────────╮
│ ║ Name │ Email │
╞═══╬════════════╪═════════════╡
│ 1 ║ First │ a@b.ux │
│ 2 ║ Lorem │ ipsum │
└───╨────────────┴─────────────┘
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```
╭───╥────────────┬─────────────╮
│ ║ Name │ Email │
╞═══╬════════════╪═════════════╡
│ 1 ║ First │ a@b.ux │
│ 2 ║ Lorem │ ipsum │
└───╨────────────┴─────────────┘
```
Then the w... | I've had a similar issue where a table ended up with as many as 40 different columns, all of the deemed useful.
We tried several different solutions accepting that some of the content would not be on the stage. The best solution in this instance was to freeze the first column with the id or column name that would pro... |
123,195 | <p>Which is preferred?</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Toggleable Expansion</strong> (Figure A) - 2nd level only visible if initiated by user (e.g. accordion or expand/collapse)</li>
<li><strong>Scrollable</strong> (Figure B) - 2nd-level always visible, scrolls if overflows</li>
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* **Toggleable Expansion** (Figure A) - 2nd level only visible if initiated by user (e.g. accordion or expand/collapse)
* **Scrollable** (Figure B) - 2nd-level always visible, scrolls if overflows
Assuming "depends" is a given, what are cases which one would be preferred over the other. Are there ... | So essentially the question at hand is whether to use accordion menus in your side nav, I think. The answer depends on how your menus are used. This NN article is excellently helpful in helping to answer when to use accordions to organize complex content and when to show all sub sections.
<https://www.nngroup.com/art... |
123,349 | <p>I'm looking for an interface that will do the following task. I have a table with a list of locations and settings for each location by user.</p>
<p>So, if I pick a user "John Doe", I'm presented with the following grid:</p>
<pre><code>Location | Add | Read | Delete | Receive notifications
New York [ ] [x] ... | [
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So, if I pick a user "John Doe", I'm presented with the following grid:
```
Location | Add | Read | Delete | Receive notifications
New York [ ] [x] [ ] [x]
... | How about **retrofit**? E.g., "the address-bar has been retrofitted with a progress-bar".
A [dictionary defines the term](https://www.wordnik.com/words/retrofit) as follows:
* v. To provide (a jet, automobile, computer, or factory, for example) with parts, devices, or equipment not in existence or available at the ti... |
123,423 | <p>I have this Side Navbar with children. I am not sure that the way I am illustrating the children is the best way of doing this. </p>
<p>Questions - Is this the best way for me to illustrate navbar item's children? Is there more I can do to improve presentation?</p>
<pre><code>primary: "#33404D",
secondary: "#4656... | [
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Questions - Is this the best way for me to illustrate navbar item's children? Is there more I can do to improve presentation?
```
primary: "#33404D",
secondary: "#465666",
accent: "#FFAB00"... | I don't think you'll find any "best practice" for this particular module. But here are some visual cues for the user to better understand the level changes.
* The change in arrow direction with an animated pull-down of the child entities. (It draws the user's attention)
* Use of fading colors is generally used to show... |
123,894 | <p>I'm working on the redesign of an existing website. The website currently has a main navbar consisting of 8 items. The content structure (the 8 main links/categories) should be preserved in the new design; however, two of the items should be made much more prominent than the others. </p>
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Most of the solutions that I could... | There are a few cautions: 1. Feature discoverability, 2. Icon interpretation in the absence of labels, and 3. Confusion over which state the toggle (or stateful button) represents.
===========================================================================================================================================... |
124,010 | <p>I have a simple settings dialog</p>
<pre><code>Some setting: [ ]
[Update] [Cancel]
</code></pre>
<p>When the user clicks on "Update", the app will send a request to the server to update the user's settings.</p>
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```
Some setting: [ ]
[Update] [Cancel]
```
When the user clicks on "Update", the app will send a request to the server to update the user's settings.
Should the dialog close before or after this request is acknowledged? I can think of three different behaviors here, and I'm not... | I feel that it depends. To be as unobtrusive as possible, if the settings that you are referring to, does not impact the immediate usage/experience for the user, we could just use **option 3** - Immediately close the dialog + spinner on the settings
However, if the experience of the user depends on the settings that h... |
124,060 | <p>I have conducted an online survey where 1500 users participated. They have their opinions and comments about particular problems. I am trying to consolidate all their opinions & pulling out patterns from their comments.
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It is not easy to read through all 1500 comments and create pattern quickly for a single person.
Is... | There are many methods, and choosing one depends upon what type of research you are doing. Specifically how precise and valid does your findings have to be.
In qualititave research [grounded theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grounded_theory) and [thematic analysis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thematic_analysis)... |
124,103 | <p>I run a site for visitors from Germany who would like to visit the USA.
Because of the GDPR more and more websites in the US block access from the EU like the LA Times, <a href="https://www.ihop.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">IHOP</a> or <a href="https://www.carrabbas.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Carrabbas</a>. ... | [
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Because of the GDPR more and more websites in the US block access from the EU like the LA Times, [IHOP](https://www.ihop.com/) or [Carrabbas](https://www.carrabbas.com/). The access within the US, so if visitors are on site is of course possible, s... | Here is my solution:
1. I added the Info after the link with abbr so it can be touch/over:
```
<a class="ext1 extus" href="https://www.dunkindonuts.com/" target="_blank"
rel="noopener noreferrer">Dunkin' Donuts</a> <abbr class="extus"
title="Zugriff nur in den USA"> USA</abbr>
```
2. In geneal touch are not work... |
124,732 | <p>We have a page of filtered results, and in the sidebar the user can choose which values to filter by.</p>
<p>We usually use check boxes, so a user can tick an item to <code>select</code> to filter by a value or it or leave it unchecked to <code>ignore</code> it.</p>
<p>We need to <em>add</em> to this functionality a... | [
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We usually use check boxes, so a user can tick an item to `select` to filter by a value or it or leave it unchecked to `ignore` it.
We need to *add* to this functionality a way to `exclude` each value.
The app must ... | >
> but only helps to get around the accessibility rule that a submit button shouldn't be disabled
>
>
>
There is no such "rule". There is nothing implied in [WCAG](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/) that says a submit button cannot be disabled.
Personally, I think the simplest approach is to leave the SAVE enabled a... |
124,987 | <p>Let's suppose we have a table that shows a list of users and their basic contact information.</p>
<pre><code>First Last 1 | Phone 1 | Address 1
----------------------------------
First Last 2 | Phone 2 | Address 2
----------------------------------
First Last 3 | Phone 3 | Address 3
</code></pre>
<p>...and so on.<... | [
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```
First Last 1 | Phone 1 | Address 1
----------------------------------
First Last 2 | Phone 2 | Address 2
----------------------------------
First Last 3 | Phone 3 | Address 3
```
...and so on.
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**On Windows** you'd usually use Alt-combos with alphanumeric characters as ["access keys"](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/uxguide/inter-keyboard#access-keys)
>
> Access keys have the following characteristics:
>
>
> * They use the Alt key plus an ... |
125,129 | <p>My goal is to build a dashboard to position the users about several processes (orders) running on a shop floor.</p>
<p>The processes has several steps, named for illustration as <code>STEP1</code>, <code>STEP2</code>, <code>STEP3</code>, <code>STEPN</code>.</p>
<p>Each order has a proper workflow. Example: </p>
<... | [
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The processes has several steps, named for illustration as `STEP1`, `STEP2`, `STEP3`, `STEPN`.
Each order has a proper workflow. Example:
```
ORDER1: STEP1->STEP2->STEP10
ORDER2: STEP3->STEP6->STEP9
```
... | Allow 2 views: Sequential view for displaying orders by sequential steps, and a production floor view to show bottlenecks and throughput.
=========================================================================================================================================
Since you can't have a strict order across ... |
125,341 | <p>I am currently working on a website where I have a very prominent error box with the colour <code>#e20413</code> and text in <code>#FFF</code>. However this, text contains two links that are blue and therefore not very readable.</p>
<p>What colour would normally be used for the hyperlink in these situations?</p>
<... | [
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What colour would normally be used for the hyperlink in these situations?
Example of current situation:
```
.a... | **Just use white for the links too.**
```
alert a {
color: white;
}
```
The underline shows clearly that it is a link: <https://jsfiddle.net/2dmp9cbj/> |
125,346 | <p>I'll be holding a customer journey mapping workshop in a few weeks. I've identified the persona and key journey to focus on (Buying a dress). I think I should be looking at the Desktop journey and the mobile journey separately - holding 2 workshops. </p>
<p>Does that make sense to look at the 2 separately?</p>
<p... | [
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Thanks
C | **Just use white for the links too.**
```
alert a {
color: white;
}
```
The underline shows clearly that it is a link: <https://jsfiddle.net/2dmp9cbj/> |
125,352 | <p>Basically within our app users are able to save their preferred payment method. </p>
<p>I'm wondering if there is a best practice for displaying credit card info. So:</p>
<pre><code>All numbers displayed: 234 1234 1234 1234
First part masked: **** **** **** 1234
Omit first numbers, mask 4, show last 4: **** 1234
O... | [
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I'm wondering if there is a best practice for displaying credit card info. So:
```
All numbers displayed: 234 1234 1234 1234
First part masked: **** **** **** 1234
Omit first numbers, mask 4, show last 4: **** 1234
Omit all masks, show l... | Display name, CC type, and add "Ending in" before the last 4 digits
-------------------------------------------------------------------
I agree with the comments and other answers. However, when it comes to a design suggestion based on your question I would do this:
* Display the last 4 digits but with "**Ending in**... |
125,413 | <p><em>How might I mark up the following component in accordance with WCAG 2.1 guidelines, accessibility best practices, and with as much assistive technology compatibility as possible (I don't want to target just JAWS, NVDA, or VoiceOver)?</em></p>
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Or do screen reader (and other assistive technology) users even care about this par... | (expanding comment into answer:)
For mobile users you can use the [nonstandard `role="text"` on the parent element](https://axesslab.com/text-splitting/). It's hacky and only works on WebKit, but that is fine since in my recollection, only VoiceOver will (incorrectly) break a line in parts when it encounters an inli... |
125,634 | <p>I've tried searching but can't seem to find a straight answer regarding redundant links and WCAG compliance.</p>
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I have a product collection/category page with a list of products. Each product has a product image, name, price, and Learn More button. The product image and Learn More button both go to the same destination.
... | >
> Based off what I've read having adjacent links go to the same location is not compliant.
>
>
>
Strictly speaking, having redundant links is not a compliance failure. There is no WCAG success criteria dealing with redundant links. It's more of a UX decision whether to have them or not. If you can avoid them, gr... |
125,818 | <p>Our end-users are used to an old B2B application which contains really small inputs and information that is so close together that it is difficult to distinguish. As a result, users complain a lot about the readability and findability of items in our web application. (Example: first image is old situation)</p>
<p>T... | [
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Therefore w... | Whitespace, mostly referred to as negative space, is the portion of a page left unmarked, the portion that is left blank. Moreover, if the people who most need to increase font size are people 65+, which is the group least likely to be skilled enough to have adjusted settings. So first I think you need to understand wh... |
126,653 | <p>I'm trying to improve screen reader support on our webapp, but I'm struggling a bit with what the best practice is for our buttons. Our current pattern looks something like this</p>
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[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5lWNE.png)
If I focus on the button, should... | Your last option is best. Everything that is visible should be conveyed to a screen reader. There's no need to try to make it a sentence or make it "polite" by saying "please".
I know this forum is more about design not implementation, but your code should look something like this:
```
<span id="upload">
Upload per... |
126,728 | <p>Let's use configuring a router as an example. To have the basic setup there are required fields that are located in multiple sections/ forms.</p>
<p>What option provides the best UX:</p>
<ol>
<li>Display an additional form with the required info at the beginning, and let the user know about the complete configuratio... | [
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What option provides the best UX:
1. Display an additional form with the required info at the beginning, and let the user know about the complete configuration, or
2. Just let ... | Provide a quick-setup version upfront with a prominent notice and link to expand the form for additional functionality.
```
Configure Your Router:
Quick setup:
Username: _____________________
Password: _____________________
Network Type: _________________
< + Additional settings... > *(Include encryption, network, ... |
127,164 | <p>Consider profile information views for different user/item* groups. </p>
<p>These profile information views all contain and display similar data and the aim is to keep a consistent layout between different users/items to facilitate easy navigation and familiarization with the interface. </p>
<p>The problem we hav... | [
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These profile information views all contain and display similar data and the aim is to keep a consistent layout between different users/items to facilitate easy navigation and familiarization with the interface.
The problem we have is that, becaus... | I feel like using **icons** to differentiate between users/groups/items would be a good idea. Considering that this is specifically to tackle the issue on a profile page, a clear, well-defined icon would do the trick.
I also like subtle visual cues to differentiate between access levels. If you can create a **color pa... |
127,279 | <p>We have a time-series graph. The user can use a drop-down to select their years and these years are displayed on the chart. Currently, the dropdown is just a list of years for the past 30 years.</p>
<p>My superior is discussing ordering the dropdown, not by chronological order of years, but based on a value, such a... | [
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My superior is discussing ordering the dropdown, not by chronological order of years, but based on a value, such as the busi... | **It depends on your users, but probably a bad idea.**
If the list is sorted in ascending or descending order, a user will be able to figure out what's going on and they will know where to look for the year they are interested in and can skip right to it.
If the list is sorted by any other attribute that isn't visi... |
127,906 | <p>I'm currently working on an application where users complete a flow of tasks, divided over multiple pages.</p>
<p>For this application, I'm considering using a progress tracking/stepper UI element. However, I'm not convinced of the actual added value of such an element. Does it help the user? Does it increase comple... | [
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For this application, I'm considering using a progress tracking/stepper UI element. However, I'm not convinced of the actual added value of such an element. Does it help the user? Does it increase completion rate... | There are a number of general principles that support the use of a progress tracker:
1- Visibility of system status - One of the 10 usability heuristics of Don Norman.
By using a progress tracker, you inform the user on the number of steps in a complex process and where they're up to.
2- Completion or [closure](http... |
129,130 | <p>When entering currency amounts into an input field, I've seen two methods:</p>
<p><strong>Keyed Decimal:</strong> The keypad includes the decimal character and the user enters the decimal along with the numbers. The Chase mobile app uses this approach.</p>
<pre><code>Key Display
5 $5
4 $54
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**Keyed Decimal:** The keypad includes the decimal character and the user enters the decimal along with the numbers. The Chase mobile app uses this approach.
```
Key Display
5 $5
4 $54
. $54.
6 $54.6
3 $54.63
```
**... | Fixed Decimal Benefits
----------------------
**Reduced Input Errors**
Requiring no decimal reduces syntax error handling. The input is limited to 0-9 numeric characters and delete/backspace. So you help avoid cases like “54.2.89” (multi-decimal) or mistype of decimals.
**Requires No Decimal (or Comma)**
Sticking to ... |
129,518 | <p>I have 6 categories out of which 5 categories have 3 parameters and 1 category has 1 parameters.</p>
<p>I am showing those categories against unique ids, as mentioned below.</p>
<p>Suppose there is one unique id <code>TII-123</code>, it will show on UI like this:</p>
<pre><code>category parameters ... | [
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I am showing those categories against unique ids, as mentioned below.
Suppose there is one unique id `TII-123`, it will show on UI like this:
```
category parameters value unique id
C1 ... | I am unclear about how and why the unique id fields have the same values.
But regardless, the following way of representation solves your case.[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/y5a5Y.png)
>
> We can use chips for the values in the columns.
>
>
> |
129,636 | <p>I am creating a very basic screen in a desktop app that shows a customer service representative a customer's order history. As of now, there are 4 criteria by which you can search:</p>
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<li>By order No.</li>
<li>By product No/product description</li>
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1. By order No.
2. By product No/product description
3. By date
4. By Order type (e.g., cancelled orders, dispatched orders, fully paid or... | You can always add a **Copy Text Icon** next to the selected cell or when hovering it:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kV6j3.png) |
129,665 | <p>Okay so I have a bit of an odd table to achieve and I'm unsure on the the best UI/UX approach to go with. </p>
<p>I have a small table of files, usually at most there would be about 10 files, one of the files must be toggled as a primary file to be used for the category it belongs to. It's possible to toggle old fi... | [
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I have a small table of files, usually at most there would be about 10 files, one of the files must be toggled as a primary file to be used for the category it belongs to. It's possible to toggle old files as act... | Most of the grammar check websites provide context around the whole webpage that helps to understand what is the "Check" button about. Because of the context of your web page is different, the label on the button should be more descriptive as well.
Based on my research, suggestions would be the following:
* Check my ... |
129,695 | <p>I’m working on a text-based UI (no graphics other than text) which lists food items ordered one after the other. These food items are connected one another with an arrow symbol. For example:</p>
<p>“Food A --> Food B --> Food C --> Food D” and so on. The list takes the number of lines necessary to display all the c... | [
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“Food A --> Food B --> Food C --> Food D” and so on. The list takes the number of lines necessary to display all the content.
T... | No typographical knowledge but...
Any possibility of repeating the arrow?
```
Food A --> Food B --> Food C -->
--> Food D
```
That way at a glance you know Food C is not the end of the chain and Food D is not the start of a new chain |
129,701 | <p>I'm working on UI for an event listing website. I have a dilemma. I want to include filters, without making the user think they have to use the search bar.</p>
<p>I curently have something like this </p>
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<li><p>Event listing when search is not being used:
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I curently have something like this
1. Event listing when search is not being used:
[](https:... | No typographical knowledge but...
Any possibility of repeating the arrow?
```
Food A --> Food B --> Food C -->
--> Food D
```
That way at a glance you know Food C is not the end of the chain and Food D is not the start of a new chain |
130,284 | <p>What I mean is, you rarely see companies put some form of banner out there on their homepage saying:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>"Hey, we're developing some new stuff and would like our customer's opinions on it. Take a quick test!"</p>
</blockquote>
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>
> "Hey, we're developing some new stuff and would like our customer's opinions on it. Take a quick test!"
>
>
>
Usually, they do those tests behind closed veils and with specifically filtered testers (e.g. in re... | I have seen "banners" (it could be any kind of message) like you say many times. However, due to UX evolution, this is less and less common.
First of all, if you have a prototype and want to test with users, you will probably fall in one of 2 research methods: **[Beta Testing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_te... |
130,295 | <p>I'm in the process of refining a colour palette and while doing some research I'm seeing a lot of palettes, such as this one from Atlassian, add numbers to their colours ranging from 50 to 900:</p>
<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/n1V13.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/n1V13.p... | [
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[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/n1V13.png)
How exactly are ... | The nomenclature is described in more detail on the [**Atlasian Design: Colors**](https://www.atlassian.design/server/foundations/colors/) page. Like in the Material Design pages mentioned in other answers, the numeric part (e.g. `500` or `800`) is indicative of the saturation level of the colour (and *inversely* indic... |
130,406 | <p>I need to show some boring tables (some dates, some number and some text; no images) with a lot of boring details. Imagine your bank statement.</p>
<p>On mobile, I'll have to use multiple lines for each entry. Fortunately, this means that the entry is big enough to work as a button.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I'd need ... | [
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On mobile, I'll have to use multiple lines for each entry. Fortunately, this means that the entry is big enough to work as a button.
Unfortunately, I'd need two or three butt... | **This could work, but it will likely need additional affordances.**
Be default, this does not have any discoverability: users won't know that three different actions are possible and may become confused they can't consistently trigger the desired result.
That said, if you used icons or labels to indicate available... |
130,485 | <p>We have a web portal with a main menu and submenu. The items in the submenu link to an overview page of more articles.</p>
<p>There are 6 submenu items. 5 link to an overview page which let the user choose an article and then go directly to the detail page. 1 of them links to a calculation tool. Right now there is ... | [
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There are 6 submenu items. 5 link to an overview page which let the user choose an article and then go directly to the detail page. 1 of them links to a calculation tool. Right now there is only 1 too... | Remember that all software has the same purpose **to make life easier for people**...
>
> In software design, **friction** is basically anything that makes your users think, wonder or question. Reducing friction is key to making life easier for people.
>
>
>
*see: [Don't Make Me Think](https://en.wikipedia.org/w... |
130,807 | <p>Let's say I have a 'variables' form, the user is supposed to <code>add a new variable</code> or <code>save an existing variable</code>.</p>
<p>I have made a feedback component which includes an icon, title, and a message.</p>
<p>when the user submits the form (clicked save), I have composed the following feedback ... | [
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I have made a feedback component which includes an icon, title, and a message.
when the user submits the form (clicked save), I have composed the following feedback on success after adding a new variable:... | This is an interesting problem, firstly I'm assuming there is some cultural / regional norm to consider? For example in the UK it would be fairly unusual to try to flush general trash. Although you're right that there are certainly people who do this, baby wipes / sanitary products etc.
As with a lot of design this se... |
130,999 | <p>I have an application where users need to configure certain machine settings. One of these settings is an integer percentage value, from 1-100. Unfortunately, for historical reasons, we're not actually able to support all values from 1-100, so the range of options actually has all sorts of weird "holes" in it, so ... | [
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"text": "<p>Elementary factor seems to be fixing the error.</p>\n\n<p>You need some intelligent code that will loop after th... | 2020/01/13 | [
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Perhaps keep a regular number field, but when the user finishes their input, nudge the number to the closest valid o... |
131,051 | <p>We want to design our website so that all elements are spaced 24px apart (paragraphs, form groups, header & content, etc.) and "related" elements (label & form field) are spaced 8px apart. We are doing this with <a href="https://caniuse.com/#feat=flexbox-gap" rel="nofollow noreferrer">flex gap</a> which work... | [
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"text": "<p>I think it's all about well designed, curated and developed <strong>design system</strong>.</p>\n\n<p>line-heig... | 2020/01/15 | [
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line-height is correlated with typography.
[Example this dribbble picture](https://dribbble.com/shots/4795090-Grid-Section-of-LS-design-system).
---
In .**scss preprocessors** it's possible to define variables
(developers, usually do mo... |
131,427 | <p>Big numbers in base 10 are displayed with a dot every 3 digits*, like:</p>
<pre><code>1.000.000.000.000.000
</code></pre>
<p>Base 2 numbers are different, probably is better to have no divisions: </p>
<pre><code>0000001010001011111101
</code></pre>
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1.000.000.000.000.000
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0000001010001011111101
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131,644 | <p>I am working on a tiny webservice on which a user can make his profile public.</p>
<p>By doing so a URI is generated that is changeable by the user. The system suggests a random generated streetname and house number for that URI.</p>
<p>For example: domain.com/user/Lincoln-Blvd-312</p>
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By doing so a URI is generated that is changeable by the user. The system suggests a random generated streetname and house number for that URI.
For example: domain.com/user/Lincoln-Blvd-312
Is this a good idea or would you prefer a more t... | Personally, I like the approach that Stack Exchange has taken with their URL: it is comprised of **both a unique ID, and the title of the post**, however the title is purely to help the user and does not affect URL resolution.
This provides a unique way to resolve the URL (by ID), while still giving the user a preview... |
131,836 | <p>If I have a list of countries (or anything really) with the most relevant ones at the top in a "Suggested" <code>optgroup</code>, and then underneath I list out all (other) countries, should I duplicate those "Suggested" ones in the "All countries" <code>optgroup</code>? </p>
<p><a href="https://developer.mozilla.o... | [
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The logical approach: Don't repeat because *why would you?*
-----------------------------------------------------------
This works well if you **define** the groups well. *Suggested*, for example, isn't very well-defined but *Europe* is. An avid/reg... |
132,371 | <p>Chrome's Lighthouse keeps on reporting "Form elements do not have associated labels", which <a href="https://web.dev/label/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">web.dev</a> gives more information on:</p>
<blockquote>
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>
> Labels ensure that form controls are announced properly by assistive technologies like screen readers. Assistive technology users rely on these labels to navigat... | Short Answer
------------
Use a label. HTML semantics are important for accessibility, SEO and User Experience.
Long Answer
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The first reason for needing labels is for screen readers.
These are tools that people with vision impairments use in order to access your website.
Screen Readers are basically ad... |
132,431 | <p>A lot of software, such as Notepad++, pgAdmin 4 and Bisq, which are all open source and free of charge, with no attempts to install malware/spying in the installer, make it needlessly annoying to update them.</p>
<p>Instead of just seeing a message such as:</p>
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Instead of just seeing a message such as:
```
There is a new version available: 1.2.3. You are currently runn... | The reason is simple: seameless updates are out of priority.
Say I'm a developer who contribute to opensource project. I have some spare time and here is decicion moment "what can I do in my spare time?" On one hand there are **unsolved bugs and problems users are facing every day** on the other **improving something ... |
132,576 | <p>To calculate contrast ratio the following formula is used (<a href="https://www.w3.org/TR/2008/REC-WCAG20-20081211/#contrast-ratiodef" rel="nofollow noreferrer">source</a>):</p>
<pre><code>(L1 + 0.05) / (L2 + 0.05)
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<p>where:</p>
<p>L1 is the relative luminance of the lighter of the colors, and</p>
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```
(L1 + 0.05) / (L2 + 0.05)
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> The Gamma correction and RGB constants are derived from the Standard Default Color Space for the Internet (sRGB), and the **0.05 offset is included to compensate for contrast ratios that occur when a value is at or near zero, and for ambient light effects**. - <http://juicystudio.com/article/luminositycontrastrati... |
132,725 | <p>Breadcrumbs allow users to keep track of locations within websites. They show the path used to achieve the resource. But if the resource could have different categories, has the sense to create multiple breadcrumbs or which is the correct one?</p>
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For example, if we need to organize writers, we can catalog them differentl... | It's not a good idea to break the convention of a single breadcrumb path. Because of how breadcrumbs are generally designed it's fair to assume that people expect them to make it possible to:
* see where they are
* see how they got there
* navigate back in the path
Multiple breadcrumb paths would probably make this v... |
132,759 | <p>The design is specifically to Desktop, on Mobile and Tablet I'm planning to have a drawer window with the list of categories and its sub-categories. The idea is to make the category visible in the eye of the customers and make it less-hustle to access. </p>
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"text": "<p>I would like to show two different approaches from known companies.</p>\n\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https://www.nike... | 2020/04/30 | [
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So in Desktop, I want it for the customer to become visible.
A s... | I would like to show two different approaches from known companies.
1. [Nike](https://www.nike.com/)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/McSBd.png)
In their landing page we can see the different categories in the top. Once the user hover on one of them we can see t... |
132,829 | <p>I have web application that shows lists of various data types ... employees, customers, inventory items, orders, and so on.</p>
<p>There's one simple search field for doing a "global" search (we may add a new advanced "field by field" search later).</p>
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There's one simple search field for doing a "global" search (we may add a new advanced "field by field" search later).
Question is, when a user enters multi-word text in the field should the def... | `AND`.
As a user, the more I type in, the more specific I'm expecting the results to get, and this is what happens with `AND`. With `OR`, your results would explode!
If my search for `popular Google Doodle games` gave me everything that was `popular`, everything `Google`, everything `Doodle` and every `game` out the... |
133,588 | <p><strong>TL;DR</strong><br>
<em>In my opinion, the parent element (that which when hovered spawns the dropdown menu) <strong>MUST</strong> be clickable. Other items in the global navigation bar that do not have have dropdown menus take you somewhere when you click them. This must stay consistent. <strong>The question... | [
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*In my opinion, the parent element (that which when hovered spawns the dropdown menu) **MUST** be clickable. Other items in the global navigation bar that do not have have dropdown menus take you somewhere when you click them. This must stay consistent. **The question at hand is: what's the best way to ens... | Interesting question. It's not unheard of to have the main item in the navigation be clickable. The only problem you face is that it does not appear to be interactive.
Why?
**Dropdown navigation encourages people to go straight to the deepest 'level'.**
The reason is quite simple. The navigation structure essentially... |
133,679 | <p>I have an online SaaS which users subscribe to. After a first trial period (one week), users can renew the service monthly. There's no deadline to pay for the service. As soon as the user pays the monthly fee, the expiration date is extended of exactly 1 month, irrespective of when the user pay. So for example, a us... | [
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[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Jgk8V.png) |
133,765 | <p>I am building a recipe website and I'm trying to improve the readability and scannability of the ingredient lists. I've tried a bunch of different options but I'm not sure what is best.</p>
<p>Here are some styles I've tried</p>
<p>No formatting:</p>
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Here are some styles I've tried
No formatting:
* 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cubed
* 1 cup sliced carrots
* ... | First of all, if you are just looking at a text list of ingredients then I would say that it probably isn't going to matter too much which option you go for.
Out of the 3 options I would personally prefer the "bold amounts" option. The reason being is that the quantity is the part of the recipe that a person is more l... |
134,551 | <h3>Question</h3>
<p>I am trying to comply with the WCAG accessibility rules for alt text attributes. The decision tree at the following link explains when alt text attributes are required and when they are not: <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Alt text decision... | [
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I am trying to comply with the WCAG accessibility rules for alt text attributes. The decision tree at the following link explains when alt text attributes are required and when they are not: [Alt text decision tree](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/decision-tree/). I am wondering whether an image o... | Even for someone who can't see it, it can be definitively informative that there is an image that contains the person in question. It is important to keep the text relevant to the context and to why the image is presented there. If the person is fishing, but the image was chosen only because it is the person in questio... |
134,626 | <p>I am working on a e-commerce project where I am redesigning the checkout flow.
Currently there is legal requirement for users to register to be able to checkout because of the type of products that are being sold.
This is creating friction and increasing drop outs during checkout.
As guest checkout is not possible, ... | [
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Currently there is legal requirement for users to register to be able to checkout because of the type of products that are being sold.
This is creating friction and increasing drop outs during checkout.
As guest checkout is not possible, I a... | If you have to get users to create an account when they check out then I would recommend:
* reducing the data needed to create an account to a minimum (email and password)
* being honest about it
So first screen you can set the scene
```
# You must create an account first
You have to create an account because of x ... |
134,636 | <p>I'm currently working on settings for a tool that sits on top of client websites (something similar to Intercom chat). The settings are presented as a list of "cards" similar to the example below.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/UzJGz.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur... | [
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[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UzJGz.png)
When making an update, we added an ... | If you have to get users to create an account when they check out then I would recommend:
* reducing the data needed to create an account to a minimum (email and password)
* being honest about it
So first screen you can set the scene
```
# You must create an account first
You have to create an account because of x ... |
135,306 | <p>I need to show multiple(8-10) type of repetitive events on a horizontal timeline in a multi-color coded fashion. But this approach seems to be harder for user to grasp and lead to high cognitive load. Is there any better way to fix this issue?</p>
<p><strong>Sample Image</strong>
<a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/W... | [
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**Sample Image**
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135,376 | <p>I'm making an accessible Dutch language website. As a rule variable names in code are in English because not all programmers are Dutch natives. Do any of the attributes of input fields have to be in Dutch to be usable by a Dutch screenreader and compliant with <a href="https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/quickref/?current... | [
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* Display a horizontal scroll indicator fixed to the top of the page: Maybe it is not obvious enough that there is more to see. A more prominent way of visualizing that might help
* Prompt the user with a dialog if they want to navigate away and haven't submitted yet.
* Display some ki... |
135,685 | <p>I have the following code</p>
<pre><code><table style="width: 100%;">
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<tbody>
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<td style="width: 50%; border:1px solid #ccc!important; border-color:#000!important;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><em>Previous editions are obsolete</em></span></s... | I studied Human-Computer-Interaction, which basically was what you describe as hybrid. Though, it was more in-depth and a very well mixed assortment of classes, like data structures in coding and SQL, but at the same time stuff like psychology, ergonomy, prototypes and user research.
I'm not sure how much more into th... |
135,795 | <p><em>Posting this here as there's no marketing SE, but it seems marketing is topical here given that <a href="https://ux.stackexchange.com/a/21776/116028">Marketing = UX</a>.</em></p>
<p>Say you have a product with six benefits, three of which indicate <em>lack of</em> negative qualities.</p>
<p>In marketing material... | [
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Say you have a product with six benefits, three of which indicate *lack of* negative qualities.
In marketing material, you arrange them into two columns, one... | ### Add some catchy column titles.
As it is right now, it looks like it's *not* free from animal testing, as the "No animal testing" item is not checked. Adding column headers will allow you to group them into "good things" and "no bad things" without relying on icons or color only while also helping the user scan the... |
136,216 | <p>We have created a poster with the most ordered products for our customers. This also shows QR and barcodes for each product which they can scan with their phone (and our app) to re-order the product with ease. The following user-flow happens:</p>
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1. User opens app on phone (scan function is in the start-screen).
2. User h... | **Approach for Future**:
**Create only a single QR code**
I would create a single QR code that redirects to a page that shows the most ordered products. Being a webpage, it would always be up-to-date since the idea of "most sold product" is usually very inconstant.
That being said, the QR code in your banner could b... |
136,316 | <p>On mobile phone when I install some app it shows few pages with basic settings, at the bottom are dots indicating progress, sometimes back/next button. How is this thing called? I want to find and try existing css solutions, but I can't find it because I don't know proper name.</p>
<p>First page</p>
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First page
```
+-----------------+
| ... | **Wizard**
At least that's what you call it on desktop.
Example: <https://gytis.co.uk/case-study/mobile-wizard-design-pattern-ux-case-study/> |
136,417 | <p>For desktop browsers the <code>title</code> attribute is an easy way to explain why a button is disabled:</p>
<pre><code><button disabled title="this is disabled because ...">disabled button</button>
</code></pre>
<p>But as far as I know, this does not work for mobile devices.</p>
<p>How could ... | [
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```
<button disabled title="this is disabled because ...">disabled button</button>
```
But as far as I know, this does not work for mobile devices.
How could this be solved for mobile devices? | Thank you for your answers. They helped me to find my solution.
Sorry for the German language :-)
It says
>
> Food can only be ordered until 8am
>
>
>
I just don't disable the `[+] [-]` buttons which can be used to order food.
I show a Lock symbol and a [Bootstrap5 Popover](https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.0/co... |
136,752 | <p>There's a carousel on the site I am on which does as most accessible carousels, visibly hidden items are also hidden from screen readers (in this case using aria-hidden). This seems to be the normal suggestion for all carousels which strikes me as weird.</p>
<p>First off the elements in the carousel are statically p... | [
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First off the elements in the carousel are statically present in... | No, carousel content shouldn't be hidden for screenreaders.
Carousels are an entirely visual solution to reducing the amount of visual-noise on a page while still being able to access that content. Visual noise is not a problem screen-reader users suffer from.
Provided the content is marked up sufficiently so that th... |
136,897 | <p>For example, if a page's sole purpose is to describe the contents of an image (e.g a photograph of a document is displayed on the page, and the page displays the contents of the document), is alt text still required? If not, I assume the image should be hidden from the accessibility tree?</p>
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This question and answer has had a lot of traffic for some reason and I have just l... |
138,337 | <p>Assume this HTML structure:</p>
<pre><code><h2>Our latest News and Events</h2>
<ul>
<li>news item 1</li>
<li>news item 2</li>
<li>news item 3</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>event item 1</li>
<li>event item 2</li>
</ul>
</c... | [
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] | Assume this HTML structure:
```
<h2>Our latest News and Events</h2>
<ul>
<li>news item 1</li>
<li>news item 2</li>
<li>news item 3</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>event item 1</li>
<li>event item 2</li>
</ul>
```
My question is whether the above structure is accessible and good enough, or whether I should merge the 2 ... | good question btw ;)
Grabbing your example:
```
<h2>Our latest News and Events</h2>
<ul>
<li>news item 1</li>
<li>news item 2</li>
<li>news item 3</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>event item 1</li>
<li>event item 2</li>
</ul>
```
I used to do something more like this with sub headings to guiding the user.
```
<h2>Late... |
138,384 | <p>There's a <a href="https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/123016/displaying-opening-hours">similar question</a> but it doesn't address the same issue so I have opened another.</p>
<p>I need to display opening hours to website visitors in a clear, easy to understand way. The business opening hours vary throughout the... | [
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I need to display opening hours to website visitors in a clear, easy to understand way. The business opening hours vary throughout the year and templates ... | First of all I will say that to me it already makes sense and I understand exactly what is meant by your examples. However, here are some suggestions anyway.
I will focus on the "Friday" for "Template 3" as everything else seems fine.
I think the best way to improve it would be to explicitly add "Sat" to the closed t... |
138,476 | <p>I have a web application that includes a file browser. I have a little database that associates a FontAwesome icon to a variety of content-types (i.e. images, word/lowriter files, excel/localc files, PDF, plain text, archives, etc.). I copy/paste here for completeness (it's TypeScript for use with React-FontAwesome)... | [
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"text": "<p>What do you mean by 'using scroll'?</p>\n<p>If it's a link, first thing is to make sure that you don't break the ... | 2021/04/21 | [
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... | Middle button (or other ways) of opening page in new tab
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Stick with the browser's/user's default when possible. The user can configure the browser to fit user's specific needs (that is also sometimes considered as part of *accessibility*). Do not reinvent the wh... |