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…
What is more accurate "Click in the checkbox" or "Click on the checkbox"
I have a checkbox on one of the pages i am designing.
My original suggestion was to have this text “Click on the checkbox….”.
However the technical writer is saying it should be “Click in the checkbox”
What do you think is more accurat…
Is using a sentence as a search filter better to engage the user compared to showing featured items?
In a marketplace, what do you think will be better: Making a sentence that the user completes by picking from several options that lead to results base on his request, or just showing featured items (most sold, most popular, etc.)?
For ex…
Has user testing found that the "three horizontal bars" for main menu on mobile is commonly understood?
“Three horizontal lines” aka “hamburger icon” seems to be becoming a convention for the “main menu” button, especially on mobile sites:
Has anyone done any user testing of this convention, or got any A/B testing results? (i.e. is there …
Should I disable google maps scroll wheel zoom?
In most applications of google maps the scroll wheel will zoom the map instead of scrolling it. Personally I find this confusing, and after years of using google maps, both on the google maps web site and embedded google map…
What font is best for full screen closed captions?
I’d like to upload some closed caption audiobooks to YouTube where the video is simply the subtitles for the text being read. [Here’s an example].
What design would best suit this purpose?
I’m pretty set on a simple design: single fo…