Is there a "nice" way to show navigation icons so they don’t clutter the UI?
I’ve got a small desktop application that scans music folders and randomly chooses an album to play. The first version is WinForms and has “previous” and “next” buttons either side of the album art that are activated when the…
Should the OK/Cancel buttons be aligned right or centered?
Where should I put the OK/Cancel buttons on my dialogs? At the bottom centered or aligned right? I’ve seen both and I personally don’t care, but I want to create a consistent look across my application. Are there any guidelin…
Are radial contextual menus better than vertical list menus?
I’ve read suggestions that contextual menu items be arranged in a circle around the mouse cursor when the menu is activated, since Fitz’s Law suggests that each target would be easier to hit.
However, I’ve never seen this in…
Are radial contextual menus better than vertical list menus?
I’ve read suggestions that contextual menu items be arranged in a circle around the mouse cursor when the menu is activated, since Fitz’s Law suggests that each target would be easier to hit.
However, I’ve never seen this in…
Pagination – a thing of the past? [closed]
This article on pagination left me with mixed feelings.
Is pagination always a usability
issue?
Should more sites utilise the
‘endless page’?
Who’s got it right? Twitter? Bing
images? Someone else?
Is pagination a thing …
Pagination – a thing of the past? [closed]
This article on pagination left me with mixed feelings.
Is pagination always a usability
issue?
Should more sites utilise the
‘endless page’?
Who’s got it right? Twitter? Bing
images? Someone else?
Is pagination a thing …
How long should a page take to load?
Back in 1997 Jacob Nielsen was suggesting:
Currently, the minimum goal for response times should therefore be to get pages to users in no more than ten seconds
Obviously expectations have sped up a fair bit since then….
How long should a page take to load?
Back in 1997 Jacob Nielsen was suggesting:
Currently, the minimum goal for response times should therefore be to get pages to users in no more than ten seconds
Obviously expectations have sped up a fair bit since then….
Showing completion but not validation
I’m working on a wizard-esque form that will have multiple steps. I’d like to show that you’ve finished a step.
The catch is that we don’t want to give the end-user the impression that the step is also valid yet, as the validation isn’t happening until the last step. It may be valid, it may not be, but the step is completed for now.
I have this now:
default view:
(1) step 1...
(2) step 2...
(3) step 3...
As you complete a step, I wanted to change it to a visual state to indicate that you’ve completed that step. Right now I use checkmarks:
(✓) step 1 (completed)...
(2) step 2...
(3) step 3...
The concern is whether or not the checkmark is perhaps signalling ‘valid’ more than ‘step completed’. Opinions? Maybe it doesn’t matter? Any ideas on different/better icons/visuals?
If after Step 3 any step is invalid, we have the user start over. So it really doesn’t matter from step-to-step which is invalid.
Does highlighting the potential for discounts negatively impact on non-eligible customers?
I’m interested to know peoples opinions on this. Does clearly showing a voucher/coupon/discount code field within a quote or payment process negatively impact on the customer experience for people who don’t qualify (e.g. don’…