Making it clear which items in a long list are selected
I’m trying to design a portion of a web interface that allows users to tag items and view all items with a tag or set of tags on them – think gmail, if gmail allowed you to easily select multiple tags to view all messages with all of those…
Is custom manufacturer order confusing for users ?
I have an eshop that has in the menu a list of manufacturers available on the website. The default order for them is alphabetical, but due to marketing reasons the owner asked that several manufacturer should be first in the …
Software creating user interface prototypes on Linux
I’m looking for user interface prototyping software. I like Axure, but it is not available on Linux, so I’m looking something similar with it. What open source project do you use for basic UI prototyping? What are pros and co…
As a programmer, how do I move into User Experience Design? [closed]
I’ve been a developer for over 6 years, mainly working in the web context, and generally distributed applications, services, and also front-facing apps. I got into programming originally through Interactive Design studies back in universit…
Best Text for "Select All"/"Unselect All" Buttons with CheckLists
What would “better” text for buttons that select all items in a checklist:
“Check All” / “Uncheck All”
“Select All” / “Unselect All”
or perhaps other text
When to use icons vs. icons with text vs. just text links?
Are there any rules on when to use icons vs. icons with text vs. just text links in a web application?
For example:
vs.
save
vs.
save
Extra question: Is save -or- save preferable?
In a grid, how to display long column headers
When displaying data in a grid (each row contains a record, each column a different record field), vertical space need is easily solved with scrolling or paging.
We are usually sooner missing horizontal space as the number o…
What is a good way to display infinite nested comments?
Is there a way to do infinite nested comment threads in a way that doesn’t look horrible? I realize that one could simply restrict the levels of nesting, but perhaps there’s a better way of indicating some comments are replie…
Should a toggle button show its current state or the state to which it will change?
I have a quick question about buttons that toggle between two states. (Think Play/Pause, or Shuffle/Regular Play.) As the title says, should the toggle show it’s current state or the state to which it will transition?
I think people are u…
To tooltip or not to tooltip?
For what widgets would you want to have a tooltip? I can see the case for icons in toolbars without text. What about for buttons with labels? Hopefully the label clearly communicates what the buttons does, but what if you w…