Why did old websites make use of so many images as UI elements?
I’ve wondered this for a little while:
Why did old websites make use of so many images as UI elements? If you use the Wayback Machine to go back to some of the most popular websites in the past, you’ll see that a lot of the UI elements wer…
Is it acceptable to allow users to navigate through web fields using arrow keys?
The scenario: A 20+-year-old legacy desktop system is being uplifted to a SaaS/web platform. Each screen contains a large amount of input fields. Traditionally, users have built "muscle memory" moving between fields using arrow k…
What is the best approach to select multiple values from a list of values in ascending order?
I have a section in a webapp where the user can select from a series of values, which are displayed in ascending order (to perform an unspecified function). The user can select among any of these values. The screenshot below is an example …
Allowing and disallowing actions from list
I am developing an app for managing user permissions and roles etc.
I have one screen where you can explicitly allow or disallow user some action, but I cannot decide how to design that page.
My currently implemented idea is this
You have…
ATM Style Input Fields for Currency
I am looking for best practices around how to design a UI for currency fields. I have been looking into ATM-style fields. This is when if you type in your value, it fills in cents first until you’ve hit a full dollar amount. My question is…
How to show feedback messages in an editable data grid
I’m wondering if anyone has any advice on how best to display success/error messages when editing records in an inline data grid.
In my case, I’ve got an editable grid where records are saved (and validations are performed) as the cells ar…
How to show feedback messages in an editable data grid
I’m wondering if anyone has any advice on how best to display success/error messages when editing records in an inline data grid.
In my case, I’ve got an editable grid where records are saved (and validations are performed) as the cells ar…
Should I take care about HI-DPI and hi-resolution screens? And how?
basically I like to enhance my existing website. It is an end user portal with many dialogs and also popup windows.
I realized a few times that people with HI-DPI screens struggle with my website (eg Retina Display and other 4K screens). S…
User Interface for Deduplicating Records
I am looking for UX interface patterns that can be used to dedupe records.
Suppose, for example, one has a database of customers. Perhaps Ronald T. Wiggins and Ronald Wiggins are both in the database and have the same address. Users would …
Fuzzy search page for an online travel agency
I’m building the search page for an OTA (online travel agency). The brief has a few quirks that make this task difficult, so I need some help to identify some feasible ideas.
Most OTAs have a "standard" interface with a form aski…