Why do light switch buttons have up/down direction when it’s really a toggle function?
If you do a quick image search on your favorite search engine on “light switch” you get a large number of images. Most of them have up and down direction, to represent state. Up for on in the US, and down for off. This varies…
How to structure Android app navigation with many levels?
The app I’m working on is a little like a set of sub-apps within one app, so the structure is basically as follows. Note that the subsections are a mix of tools and content (i.e. this isn’t an app full of content like Google …
Formatting Web Pages for Printing
I’ve been wondering for a while about the correct way that web pages should be formatted for printing:
In my view they should be WYSISWYG.
Otherwise you get the situation demonstrated on this page from the BBC’s webpage – that by pressing print you lose the interesting diagram:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17365934
And I also seem to see an increasing amount of paper wasting non formatting: as demonstrated by this page:
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/gettinghere.aspx
So the question is: How should web pages be formatted for printing ?
Is there a difference between "blocked" and "banned"?
I’ve been requested to make a UI that allows to block/ban users from logging in. In the wireframes I’ve been provided, they use the term “blocked”. But I feel like a better term for this would be “banned”.
I feel like blocked means “there…
Printable sketch templates for Android phones [on hold]
Can you recommend a printable sketch template (“idea sheet”/6up) for Android phones?
Preferably, the template should contain several real-size screens to sketch on.
Here’s what I’m using for iPhone, and would like to get s…
Printable sketch templates for Android phones [on hold]
Can you recommend a printable sketch template (“idea sheet”/6up) for Android phones?
Preferably, the template should contain several real-size screens to sketch on.
Here’s what I’m using for iPhone, and would like to get s…
How to announce launch of mobile version (Native apps + website) of a website
What is best way to inform to user of desktop website that now website have Mobile version of website and native apps for many platforms?
A permanent section on website to tell about it with icons.
or
A pop on homepage loa…
Should we be optimistic or pessimistic with UI updates on AJAX requests?
We are discussing in our team how best to handle UI updates after a user does something to cause an AJAX request to the server.
Here are options we are considering:
Instantly update the UI and add/update/remove the item th…
Should we be optimistic or pessimistic with UI updates on AJAX requests?
We are discussing in our team how best to handle UI updates after a user does something to cause an AJAX request to the server.
Here are options we are considering:
Instantly update the UI and add/update/remove the item that has been ch…
Dealing with Area Codes in Phone Number fields
Ok so I know a similar(ish) question has been asked before re: friendly format for Phone Numbers.
My question however focuses on a more specific part of this question, namely the ‘dropped’ first zero issue in the city code.
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