Questions tagged [error-prevention]
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Button placement for a confirmation modal that discards previous work
I’m doubting between two button placement options for a confirmation modal and would appreciate feedback on which is more appropriate. See visual option below (I've changed all UI copy for this post). ...
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what is the best experience for URL inputs?
I am designing some input which users should enter some links, I want to know what is the best way for these kind of inputs for users to show them doesn't need to enter "https://" and we ...
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What should happen when a user tries to access a page number that doesn't exist in a paginated view
If a user tries to access a page number that doesn't exist when viewing the results on a table, what should happen? I'm referring to change the page in the url, example: www.website.com/products?page=...
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Limit selectable file-types or show error messages?
some users try to upload img/heic although only jpg, png or pdf are allowed. in the best case our backend should also support img/heic. However, our backend system will not support img/heic for a long ...
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Multiple upload states and error handling
I am currently working on a banking site. We are designing a section of the site where users can follow their applications, i.e. for a loan. They can sign and upload documents from there. There will ...
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How to handle users without permission to access an app
Background: I work in Fintech. There are customers whose loans can become "written off" (due to high overdue balance etc.)Some of these customers use the customer app to access cool features....
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Prevent users from changing entity data fundamentally
Entities in a database represent things from the real world (for example products in an e-commerce system). A user should be able to add a new entity edit the entity to correct a mistake in the DB ...
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How might iOS prevent unintentional email deletion?
This isn't a problem I'm solving, it's more of a theoretical UX question. Twice this week, I've checked my email on iOS and accidentally deleted important conversations (which I've had to hunt for and ...
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Admin interface - use of "Please be patient"
In a recent update to one of our Admin interfaces (1 user), we added the following warning at the top, to remind the user that once they press the button, it can take several minutes to complete, and ...
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No results for my search? Let user see no results or not allowing them to see the results that are not available?
I've been working in resolving an issue for the platform I work in but I'm a little stuck with solutions I was wondering if you guys could give me some advice on how to approach this. So, I'm working ...
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Error recovery implementation in a micro service architecture
We have a system that people can use to create new "Folders", a folder will have metadata about it (creation date, permissions, owner, etc.). The folder name is the unique key because there are ...
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Placement of multiple destructive actions
In the current project I am working on, I have came across the below scenario where I have to display 3 destructive actions. It's inside of a card view and those cards will appear as a result of a ...
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Email client: why is the "Send" button always next to the other buttons? [closed]
In the vast majority of email clients I've seen (Outlook, but also Web mails like outlook.com or GMail), the "Send" button is always next to danger zone where the user often clicks. The worst example ...
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Best practices for diplaying the Password Requirements
I am trying to decide which is the best way to display the password rules when a user is changing their password. There are approximately 4 important password criteria. Option 1: Place criteria in ...
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How to toggle truncating of long radio button labels?
In my application, I have a series of radio buttons. The associated labels can contain a number of fields and become quite long, so I'd like for the labels to be expaneded and collapsed. I've ...
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