Why does backspace go back a page? This behavior is so frustrating!
When using a browser, like Firefox, I appreciate that I can easily navigate my tab history with Alt+← (for back) and Alt+→ (for forward.) That makes perfectly good sense to me, and I’ve used that keyboard shortcut for the longest time.
I …
Why is the mouse cursor slightly tilted and not straight?
Is this a legacy thing or does a tilted cursor serves a purpose? I can tell that, the angle provides a totally vertical left edge which helps when highlighting text but what else apart from that?
EDIT: When cursor is swapped by the little…
CAPTCHA on mobile: what are the alternatives?
From a UX perspective, CAPTCHA’s are bad, bad, bad.
But let’s say we have this as a requirement. And it’s for a hybrid app (compiled app, but built upon an HTML5 platform).
I’m trying to find out:
is bot traffic from an iPhone (or And…
Why is the Windows taskbar default at the bottom?
In Windows operating systems the taskbars default position is at the bottom. Why is that so? Especially it is strange to me because all windows application have their main menu bar at the top. To me it makes more sense to have the main ope…
How do I indicate that fields are mandatory in Windows Desktop UI?
I need a method of indicating that certain fields are required within my forms on a Windows Desktop UI.
I have read and searched the Windows Design Guidelines, but can not find a standard that Windows suggests to use. Is the…
How to make a button look disabled
Hopefully this isn’t too specific for here. I have the following button image that I use on my site
Here’s an example with text:
This is rendered using the following CSS:
input.borderlessButton {
background: url(“../Images/butto…
Mark or don’t mark required fields if all are required?
If all fields in a form are required should they be marked somehow (eg. with an asterisk)?
I see this done a lot and find it redundant?
There could be a difference in big forms and small forms, but in big ones I would add a note at the t…
Why do washing machines have windows?
I’m curious why every front-loaded washing machine I’ve seen so far comes with a window, while other household machines, like dishwashers, don’t.
From a design or UI/UX perspective, why would one want a user to be able to see their cloth…
User interface for multi-dimensional data presented as lists
I have an application that lists all the modules loaded in a performance test in a baseline and a current testrun. Each run in turn has many iterations. A user can view the difference of what was loaded in the baseline versus current acros…
What are the UI/UX guidelines for data heavy modern style Windows apps?
I’m working on an application that uses the Windows “modern” design language (née Metro). The app involves a lot of data entry and manipulation. Think of something like you might do with MS Access – master detail, forms, queries/filters, e…