Designing a form with conditionally required text input

Jan 2016 ⋅

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On forms, is inline placeholder text better than a label outside each field?

Jul 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #labels #forms #input

User interface for either/or text input

Mar 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interface #css #html5

Clear input button within a search box - why nobody but Apple uses it?

Apr 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #design-patterns #search

Select numerical value with +/- buttons or manually entering?

Apr 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #controls #buttons #input

Search input on mobile device

Oct 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #user-behavior #mobile-web #mobile #search

Has anyone had any experience with inputs similar to apple's calendar create quick event?

Oct 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #business-application #data-entry #input #apple

How do you make it very obvious that the user should click on a text input that has an onclick event?

Aug 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #website-design #usability #html

How to display a connected boxes with inputs and outputs in a smartphone?

Mar 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #info-visualisation #simplicity #structure #mobile #data

new type of hours input

Feb 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #smartphone #input

Web-Based SQL Query Builder

Sep 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #usability #filtering #web-app #input

Ideas for folder / file selector input

Nov 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #file-input #selection

Table with multiple submission links for flip switch input

Nov 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #mobile-application #checkboxes #tables #forms

Submit textbox input without button

Mar 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #website-design #selection #input

Should the input for a new item of a wishlist be at the top or the bottom of that list?

Jul 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #animation #tables #typing #input #lists

Should tabbing focus on datagridview

Feb 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-expectation #gui-design #usability #winforms

Should input be accepted after confimation (or other actions)

May 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #response-time #workflow #actions #input #forms

Does the size of an input influence its value?

Feb 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-behavior #input-fields #forms

Date picker - Restricting future dates = bad ux?

Jan 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input #forms #dates #web

Using a Wizard for initial input and later edit

Mar 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #wizard #input #forms

Better alternative for readonly information in input box

Jan 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #readability #intuition

Suggestions for a clean interface for two related,linked lists

May 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input #lists #forms

Taking input from user on the homepage

Nov 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #expert-review #forms

How to display long text in a short input box?

Dec 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #mobile #text

Form with input boxes packed together

Jul 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #fields #forms #names

Complex Automated Wizard using filenames User Interaction Problem

Jul 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #wizard #input #forms

Auto-set focus in an input field?

Nov 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-focus #forms

What's the official name of concept of input boxes with tags?

Feb 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #javascript #controls #web

Multiple Phone Number Inputs on Forms - Best way to reduce manual entry?

Aug 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input #forms

Layout for on-screen hexadecimal keyboard

Jun 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #keyboard-layout #input

Does the height of an input field affect UX?

Jan 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #textbox #chat

Dealing with Area Codes in Phone Number fields

Feb 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input #forms

How to mark cells in a spreadsheet that are meant to be edited?

Sep 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-behavior #data-tables #affordance #design #input

Group input fields in form

Apr 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #validation #gui-design #forms

How to tell a user how many characters remaining for a form input

Sep 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input #text

Should software accept ambiguous nonconforming mathematical formulas as input?

Aug 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #validation

Should I vary input field lengths in a single page checkout form?

Oct 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #checkout

App interface for changing relational percentages

Feb 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #input

Showing sub check boxes on a form?

Apr 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #checkboxes #forms #input

Allowing the user to add input fields

Apr 2016 ⋅

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IP address with port input

Sep 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #gui-design #input #forms

When are hidden usability improvements helpful vs. confusing/frustrating?

Apr 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #mobile #input

Should you optimize mobile experiences based on individual handedness?

Mar 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #touch-screen #navigation #usability #mobile #input

Should department filter be located to the left or the right of the search text input in e-commerce sites

Feb 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #filtering #search

Sliders without inputs - terrible idea?

Jan 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #sliders #forms

Do users understand when a title is a button

Apr 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #gui-design #filter #input #sort

How to warn a user they are approaching the character limit for a text input field with a soft maximum

Apr 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #visual-cues #warnings #forms

Integer input field: special case for unbounded / unlimited

Oct 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #numbers #input

Compact checkbox inputs

May 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #checkboxes

Should dates be displayed with a time entry?

Nov 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #gui-design #usability #input

Where should keyboard focus be after activating a button that brings up a non-modal dialog?

Oct 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #keyboard-shortcuts #accessibility #input-focus #dialog

Best way to make many boolean selections

Feb 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #website-design #gui-design #select #input

dynamic form design

Jun 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #usability #jquery #input #forms

Forms: side-by-side or vertical for label and text-input?

Mar 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #labels #input #forms

I have a typeahead in my form. How do I get people to select its options?

Jan 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #input #forms

Using Dropdowns AND Radio Buttons to avoid confusion

May 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #radio-buttons #usability #dropdown #input

Should I use a modal prompt/dialog for user input?

Mar 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #modal-windows #input-fields #input

Date Range for Saturday-Saturday or Sunday-Sunday Vacations

Feb 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #input #dates

Best UI to allow expert users to enter an ip address? (IPv4)

Jan 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #gui-design #web-app #forms #input

Is it appropriate or wise to merge two similar search inputs together?

Oct 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #component #search #input #forms

Form for inputting operating hours of a business

Jan 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #e-commerce #input #forms #time

How to ask for full name and know which part is what? e.g. last name, middle names, first etc

Feb 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #culture #wording #input #forms

multiple focused/selected items

Apr 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #multi-selection #selection #focus

How is the HTML5 date input type presented on different Mobile browsers?

Jun 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #mobile-web #forms #dates #html5

How to show allowed characters in URL

Jun 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #alerts #input

Recording Dimensions of Boxes

Mar 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #industrial-design #design #input

How to represent an abstract data type in a form?

Apr 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #desktop-application #gui-design #forms #input

Is there a way to have a user only input multiples of 5,000?

Aug 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #usability #numbers

Changing button label based on input status

Aug 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #kiosk

How to present a view with large number of inputs

Jan 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #business-application #dashboard #forms #input #data

Convey to user that they can input absolute numbers or percentages

May 2015 ⋅

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Disappearing input field placeholder aesthetics for web apps

Sep 2012 ⋅

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Folder picker: Some users want to preview contents of the folder but others find this confusing

Apr 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #windows-os #input #forms

How to avoid 12:00 AM midnight/noon confusion in a time input field?

Dec 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #time

What do you call this input element where a focus will automatically be transferred to next text field

Mar 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #terminology #input

Input controls within the bounds of a tappable tile

Apr 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #mobile-application #input-fields #touch-screen #mobile #input

Notify the user that all form fields are required

Jun 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #validation #alerts #input #forms

How to show this long input with prepend in Mobile which allows user to choose url name?

Sep 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #responsive-design #mobile-first #mobile #forms #input

Does the file input type provide a reasonable call to action?

Nov 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #guidelines #file-input #usability

Complex data input form on mobile device

Sep 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #mobile #forms

Proper Keyboard focus order for dynamic menus

Jun 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #keyboard-shortcuts #accessibility #navigation

Best way to display 3 different keyboards in a single flow even if the input is variable in each screen

Apr 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #mobile-application #keyboard-layout #keyboard #web-app #keypad

Submit form on enter without focus

Aug 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #search #forms

Are there any established patterns for a grid populating based on an input?

Aug 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #search-results #tables #search

Least obstructive text input boxes within text

Sep 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #layout #input

Default Android input field styling

Apr 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #android #mobile #input

Splitting credit card number fields into four different inputs

Sep 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #credit-cards #payment #forms

What is the best interaction pattern for entering a range on a mobile phone?

Mar 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #mobile #input #forms

Ask users to input or just show the field

Feb 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #language #input

Responsive Date & Time Picker

Sep 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #datetimepicker #responsive #input

Change Password Button Alignment - Left / Aligned to input cell / Right? Why?

Feb 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #alignment #buttons #forms

Which pixel on or near the cursor does the user intend to click?

Jun 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #user-behavior #cursor #input #click

Better usability if form inputs have a background highlight?

Dec 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #highlight #input #forms #long

What is the preferred iOS input for a year entry field?

Apr 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #mobile #iphone #forms #web

Date picker subtleties: Input year by using numeric keys

Feb 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #calendar #input #dates

Managing User roles as admin

May 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #visual-cues #forms #input

Replace radio-input with buttons? (web forms)

Oct 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #website-design #radio-buttons #usability #buttons #forms

Manual entry for missing items in datatable

Mar 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #autocomplete #input

Focus the form and block anything else?

Jan 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #website-design #user-behavior #modal-dialog

How can I improve the UI of groups of nested inputs?

Jan 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #web-app #input #forms

When designing a form, should I favor consistency over optimal usability for each input?

Feb 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #consistency #forms

How to enable users to insert an infinity number

Aug 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #website-design #input-fields #input #css #web

Selection in a dropdown with two different input formats

Nov 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #dropdown

What is the best way to design a date/time picker that requires an input for minutes and seconds?

May 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #datetimepicker #forms

Slider with 3 handlers vs Input fields

Aug 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #sliders

Dynamic grid-like input with user defined columns - width issues

Oct 2015 ⋅

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Best practice for monetary input separators validation internationally?

Oct 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #formatting #input

Which form widget for (seemingly) linear input without default value?

Jun 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #question-answer #controls #webforms #forms #html5

What does a user expect tapping album artwork to do?

Dec 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #controls #input

Reverting selected dates in the date-picker?

Jan 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #datetimepicker #calendar #input

Can I reformat personal names obtained from a single form field?

Apr 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #forms #names #input

Input of sequential data

May 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #gui-design #input

Why does Firefox remove the close tab button when you have more than n tabs open unless you focus on

Mar 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #design-patterns #browser #firefox #tabs

What is the recommended way to display a form field in an error state that is also on focus?

Jun 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-research #best-practice #errors #forms

How wide should input fields be?

Nov 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #forms

Entered text is selected on input focus in a search box. Is this usable?

Aug 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #requirements #search

Asking for multiple postal addresses

May 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input #forms

Multiple vs single field capture for phone number form input

Oct 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #responsive #forms #input

How to show the relationship between two input fields with different units

Aug 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #info-visualisation #forms

Top labels alignment on forms: Align with text (typographically) or with input borders (geometrically

Jul 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #alignment #labels #forms

Appended and Prepended Checkbox: when can I use this?

Jan 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #website-design #checkboxes #controls #input #forms

Field that doesn't allow spaces - giving correct feedback

Sep 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #validation #input

When to combine comboboxes?

Apr 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #website-design #usability #combobox #input

Custom app theme colors - include text inputs?

Feb 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #color-scheme #input-fields #themes

UI for Tier Pricing vs Flat Fee

Dec 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input

an HTML select box that provides existing hardcoded values but also needs to be able to take custom input

Nov 2016 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #javascript #select #html #css #html5

What is the best approach to labelling text input fields on smartphone application forms?

Aug 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #applications #mobile #forms #ios

What options to give for multiple choice subjective feedback?

May 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #feedback #choices #surveys #input

Need feedback on the usability of this text input design

Jan 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields

User inputs into tables

Sep 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interaction-design #usability #layout #tables #input

How to use many sliders with lengthy textual descriptions

Mar 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #multi-selection #sliders #input

Ordering a short list of images with HTML input elements

Jan 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #ordering #sorting #order #sort #html

Inputs for difficult form

Aug 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #usability #forms

Toggling symmetrical input to asymmetrical

Feb 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #gui-design #usability

Best way to communicate tap anywhere to continue

May 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #interface #buttons #input

Alternative to large selection of check boxes on profile page

May 2014 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #user-expectation #layout #input

Alternative to scrolling the user's screen when they click on input so we can make room for tooltips?

Feb 2017 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #scrolling #tooltips

Canadian Postal Code Input field

Aug 2015 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input-fields #addresses #input #forms

How Best to Add Lots of Tabular Items To a Form Before Submissions

Feb 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #tables #input #forms

Should the input field accesskeys in my form be semantic or physically clustered?

Mar 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #website-design #accessibility #forms

Two dependent inputs in a form

Feb 2013 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #forms

How to best embed a search-as-you-type feature into an input field?

Sep 2011 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #gui-design #file-input #search

Merging firstname/last name into one field

Jan 2012 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #input #forms

Should form labels be placed inside of input boxes and slide out of the way?

Jul 2010 ⋅

⋅ ⋅ #labeling #forms