Distinguishing aria-live speech from UI accessible names
We just ran our first user test of an accessible UI prototype with blind and partially-sighted testers. In spite of my efforts to follow the various recommendations and WCAG specifications, there were major issues.
By far the greatest of …
What do you call tooltips that stay on hover?
I am trying to create a style guide and have two types of tooltips and am having a hard time finding a semantic naming for them.
Type 1 – Stays if you hover over the tooltip, so that you can include links. This type is to include informat…
Users’ attention to minimized video
We do know autoplaying videos is bad.
When users arrive at a webpage, they don’t appreciate being surprised by video or audio content that begins playing without their consent. Video, and the accompanying audio, can confuse or distract…
Graph to Represent How Influences Impact Fixed Related Factors in a Measure
What is the best way to represent the following formula as a graph?
Overall Score =
70% × [
50% × Sub-factor A +
20% × Sub-factor B +
5% × Sub-factor C +
25% × Sub-factor D
] +
…
View/Edit mode used in data tables
I am working on data table for HR managers that implements in-line editing as well as drop-down menu with detailed options. In-line edit is a must as it will be re-used in dashboard for different pop-ups so we chose in-line edit instead of…
Guidelines for Material Card in Android
If I were to follow elevated card(first one) like here, where should I place the expand more arrow? Also, is it okay to do the same card with image on the left?
Cards displayed are different brands of the same product. So I feel a full ri…
Sifting Through Design Information Overload
Our line of work boasts guides to absolutely everything. For instance, gurus are there to tell us about every new CSS feature – including why it’s the next big thing…
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Is it Confusing if a Link from a Modal Goes to a Different Page?
I am reviewing a design suggestion where a modal window contains a link to another page, i.e. not the original background page.
This seems to me to be a non-standard pattern and I believe it will confuse the user.
Am I right? Is this…
8 Best WordPress Plugins for Providing Customer Support
A collection of the best support-related WordPress plugins to choose from. Everything from building a knowledgebase, FAQ, or ticketing systems.
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How to configure the same value in all cells in row
I have a table in which I want to set a value for an entire row. In excel and such, after you enter a value in one cell you can copy it (expand but “pulling” the cell edge) to other cells.
Do you have examples of other options for entering…