Is Ctrl+F4 (as opposed to Ctrl+W) obsolete for closing a dialog

I wondered about that today when I tried to close a tab in Visual Studio 2015 with Ctrl+W only to discover it doesn’t work. Remembering old MFC MDI apps have Ctrl+F4, I tried with that and it worked.
But this made me think -…
Date Time Picker Validation

In a form, the user is required to choose date and time in a picker, thereafter choose other fields and hit ‘Done’.
I have a datetime picker that displays a date and time by default. Moreover, the user is allowed to type and…
Date Time Picker Validation

In a form, the user is required to choose date and time in a picker, thereafter choose other fields and hit ‘Done’.
I have a datetime picker that displays a date and time by default. Moreover, the user is allowed to type and…
I made this button, but I don’t know what style of text to apply to it

I made a button that has a bit of depth, shown here:
I’d like to put text on it, but whatever style I try, it doesn’t look good on the button.
How do I put text on here? What style should I use? Are there any guidelines t…
overwrite design of select menu in ios web browsers

I am web designer. I recently design a select menu for my one of client. select menu have 4 different countries with flags. i use [Custom Select box][1]
for display the flag. but when i open my site in Apple iphone then selec…
Organising mockups – what file naming structure/convention do you use?

UXers in my team are currently in the process of reorganising mockup files and agreeing on a naming convention/structure to use from now on.
I’ve know designers who name their mockups “1.0-home.jpg” or “1.1-home-nav-expanded…
Conversion strategy – displaying button for not allowed action and redirecting on click

Normally it’s a bad idea to allow users to click, or even see, buttons for things he cannot do, but would it be ok as a conversion strategy? Imagine this simple scenario in a marketplace app:
The user cannot publish products…
Why do (traditional) vending machines have push-doors?

Most traditional vending machines that I’ve used have these “push” flaps/doors at the bottom (where the snacks/drinks are supposed to come out). Why are these there? Without push-doors, people would easily be able to see if t…
How do i create scroll-based interactions in Principle?

I’m trying to make an interactive mobile prototype that is basically a sticky bottom drawer that displays when the user scrolls up.
Here’s how the user story would go:
-user scrolls down to read a page
-user gets to a ce…
Product filters – how to explain to the user if they are inclusive or exclusive

I am setting up some product filters for my site. I was getting quite confused until I got my head around it all.
So lets take something simple, like a clothing site, with product filters. Now some of the filters might be br…