Color selection according to status
I’m designing a system where a list item can have one of 5 different status options:
ACTIVE
LIVE
PENDING
LEGACY
INACTIVE
I want to specify a different color for every status.
For ACTIVE, PENDING and INACTIVE i decided on…
Signing up with Google + Terms of Use checkbox
I’m stumped: How do you nicely solve the requirement of explicitly checking the “I accept the Terms of Use” checkbox when using single-click sign up with Google / Facebook / Twitter?
Before we had “by signing up you accept …
Is it possible to download a full website and its links withing a certain path? [on hold]
For example, in jegged.com there’s a few game guides, each with their own path, for example
http://jegged.com/Games/Final-Fantasy-X/
Is it possible to download all of the pages within that directory, and acess them offline?…
Should a landing page look different to other pages on a website?
There’s been a discussion in my office that landing pages should look exactly like other pages on the site:
Users will be less confused if pages look the same.
But landing pages fulfill a specific purpose and should restri…
How to represent quantity in an X / Y axis grid without taking too much space?
We have a graph that displays the symptoms (y axis) and the ages of people who have them (x axis). The bigger the circle, means more people of the same age range share the same symptoms.
Example of data that can be plotted …
On a knowledgebase homepage, how much information is too much?
I am involved with putting together a knowledge base website where users of a suite of software products can go to learn how to use certain features and to help troubleshoot problems that may arise.
Ultimately the main goal …
Do negative words impact UX?
I’m interested to know if using negative words impacts the UX.
Let’s say you have a headline for your website. Should you consider “We can help you” instead of “We solve problems” because the word “problems” is a negative on…
How do I handle errors in a children’s application?
I’m developing a children’s learning app for preschoolers where the basic idea is that the parent hands the device to the child, and is free to then leave the room. I anticipate, of course, that the app will run as expected; …
How do I handle errors in a children’s application?
I’m developing a children’s learning app for preschoolers where the basic idea is that the parent hands the device to the child, and is free to then leave the room. I anticipate, of course, that the app will run as expected; …
Textual search/ query
Writing a textual based SQL like search for documents. Close to a Westlaw syntax.
This search has a syntax error:
select field1, field2,, field3 from documents
Should I tell them the “,,” is wrong and make them fix it …