Is it better to show common latin characters than language specific characters?
Just got the results of a very quick test we did for a multilingual app (test performed on people from US and Canada), and to my surprise I found that the word Espanol worked better than Español. This reminded me of a time when we had a lot of problems with people reading the german character ß as the letter B so it had to be replaced by SS to be understood.
In the specific case of Español, it’s worth mentioning that changing the way it’s written changes how it’s pronounced. In order to accurately write the word as it should sound, it should be Espaniol or Espanyol rather than just Espanol. So, using Espanol effectively changes the way it’s pronounced for people who speaks Spanish
So I’d like to know if there’s any kind of study demonstrating it’s better to use international characters even to the cost of lesser understanding by people who speaks the language, or if it’s better to stick to the language the way it’s supposed to be, no matter how people who doesn’t speak the language reads it (just in case, I’m inclined to the latter, but data shows me I might be wrong)
Is there a word for an action that really needs an affordance and doesn’t have one?
This is kind of a conceptual thing I have wondered from time to time. What I am trying to describe is when a user can provide some sort of input to software that will result in some action being taken, but that ability is not…
How can we go about deciding an appropriate filesize upload limit?
Our web application includes a form where a user can upload supporting documentation. It is anticipated that many users will use the camera on their mobile to snap a photo of a receipt or certificate to upload.
The server i…
Hierachical bipartite graph for a large data set
I’m looking for a way to visualize the association between two data sets. One of these data sets is itself organized in a hierarchy. For example:
Set 1 – Students:
Anna
Belinda
Charles
Daniel
Ellen
Francis
Set 2 – Class…
Is it okay to show a modal or full screen notification in a website after success/error delivery form
I have some forms in my website, and want to show a fullscreen modal that is black and has a transparency.
And in the middle a notification with some kinda of green colored header with a check mark when form delivery is suc…
Website Review For Lazulipost.com
I have developed a website called Lazuli Post. The concept if the site is that a user can view can create content via links, similar to the way you can post a link to facebook. On top of this the website gives you a level of …
What file size is considered large over mobile network?
What file size is considered “large” when downloading over a mobile network. For example, if a user comes to check a bunch of PDF’s uploaded by an admin, at what time should (s)he be warned about the file size being large and…
UX for encouraging users to report data issues
Our product uses large amounts of third party data to sell products to our customers. Sometimes this data is really well structured, clean, and accurate. Other times, it’s not so much. Images can be missing, descriptions can …
Using pointer mouse cursor shape on controls
Microsoft
talks about affordance
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/dn742466.aspx
talks about navigational elements vs action elements
W3C
The cursor is a pointer that indicates a link.
https://…
UX advice on checkbox
I need your advices for design functionality.
Here the screenshot:
The checkboxes for each track field represent the different format but I want improve ux because here user can be lost.
Thanks,