Show message on invalid authorization
What message should I show to users when there is a problem with his authentication?
I’m developing an application where there are authentications even when user is already logged (on each request/post to server), so for exa…
How to sort the ANSI encodings in conversion tool
I am making a programming text editor (IDE) that will support only UTF-8 files.
But want to provide some way to convert the old ANSI encoded files. So, I have conversion tool that gives the user a list with code pages and p…
What is the reason for showing extra controls that clearly don’t have a purpose? [on hold]
What is the reason for showing extra controls that clearly don’t have a purpose?
For example, the Spelling and Grammar options window in Microsoft Word for Mac:
See all those extra disabled drop-down menus? What is the re…
What to do about small ratios in graphs
I have a circular graph that plots energy usage as a ratio of the maximum. At 100% the graph forms a full circle.
The problem with this is that most of the time, a user’s energy is approximately 10% of the graph- and the …
Should you have a site container?
Gone are the days of making a site approximately 1000px in width. Now we have all sorts of screens to cater for. As this is the case, and current web design shows well designed sites that fit in nicely at 100% width, taking u…
Displaying the contents of a file of indeterminiate length
I am working on the UX for an application that takes in an excel file and displays results of its processing to the user.
In this application, to begin file processing, it needs to know where the header row is located. So t…
Displaying the contents of a file of indeterminiate length
I am working on the UX for an application that takes in an excel file and displays results of its processing to the user.
In this application, to begin file processing, it needs to know where the header row is located. So t…
Ux/ui design for different countries in the world
Cultures in the world have a different feel for ux/ui design, for example, europa look design as cold colors, latinAmerica look design as hot colors.
Should one design for different countries?
How do I make this toggle / form-label accessible
I have a large form witch contains some text input elements such as the one above. (Please don’t mind the language in the form).
When a user clicks / taps anywhere on the item (from the picture at left all the way to the …
When to ask invited users to register?
I work with a SaaS B2B company and I’m currently working on enhancing the onboarding experience for invited users to use the app. Note that we want to learn about the user from the beginning so we can personalize the onboardi…