What symbol can be used to denote "contains"
Our UI has a table of data, with the first row containing input fields in each column for searching based off the data in that column. We want to add a dropdown that determines how that search text is used. We want to be able to do the fol…
Different ways of entry points in a form or one way?
So I am trying to digitalise a business form for my client.
I will quickly explain the workflow:
User fills a form which has:
shipping address
payer address
billing address.
2.They create a new form for each shipping address they ha…
Should a web-based UI rely on the browser back button?
The back button is a great “get out of a flow’s dead end” option that browsers provide. Should a UI rely on the back button as the only method to allow a user to get to the previous page or should the UI provide an additional, site-specifi…
How many incorrect attempts should be allowed before invalidating a password?
I am trying to prevent brute force attacks on a user’s account by invalidating a password when too many attempts are made in the same minute, hour, day or something similar. The credentials in this scenario are for company employees on the…
Which is the better UX for a user to see their password at the login screen?
These are the two options I’m considering.
Having a tickbox for a ‘show password’ option, which would let the user see their password. A ‘caps lock’ icon would be in the password text area which allows the user to see that the caps lock …
How to detect bad UI design [closed]
I am a software developer who also does UI design. My question is, is it for me possible to detect UI issues during development. The big problem I know from other developers, they don’t see bad UI design, cause they can use it. Same for me…
Horizontal scrolling widget for mobile webpage?
I’m looking for a widget that is similar to what the iphone uses as a datepicker (found here), only horizontal.
Does anyone know what this would formally be called? I’ve been looking all over and can’t seem to find it, though I’m sure som…
What percentage of Internet keyboard users are hunt-and-peck typers?
Some people can type without needing to look at the keys. Other people need to look at the keys before pressing a key.
I’m curious if there is any published research on the percentage of users that need to hunt for the keys vs. the percen…
What is the correct tab-indexing for a log-in form with a "forgot password" link?
I have a login form shown below, and I am trying to figure out the correct tabbing for it for the best accessibility and user-experience. This seems like a very common design, but I haven’t found a good solutions that says how to tab-order…
Working groups, 2 different approaches
I am building a working group module for a CRM. The goal of the module is allowing user to share anything under a specific domain.
With working group module users can create:
A sales team
A project team
An organization (e.g. people who ru…