User Interface _ the application interface designated for the end users
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Best design for data entry UI
I am working on a software project that is intended to replace the data entry done in Excel spreadsheets. We have a grid control that displays the data but it is edited in a form with tabs for different sections (over 60 columns in the spreadsheet).…
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Is there such a thing as "completeness" theory for UI layout managers?
Given the often wide variety of layout managers available on any particular UI platform, I was wondering if there is something akin to a "theory of layout completeness" that can be used to describe them. Can we reason about all the possible layouts…
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How much should I worry about the edge cases?
How much should one worry about the "edge cases" in an application, especially when creating the UI?
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What is the purpose of "re-type your email" field?
Many web sites when you registering an account present you with a form where you put in your details such as name and other profile data. One of the fields without a change is email address. It seems that there are quite a lot of web sites that…
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Who should own observable data in a hierarchical architecture?
I mostly write mobile apps so this is definitely coming from that perspective, but I think it applies for most UI development.
Suppose I have a UI with the following pattern:
I want to have some user interaction in one part of the UI, and another…
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