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A way for users to put information into a computer system.

A way for users to put information into a computer system. The methods of input may vary from a physical peripheral device such as keyboard and mouse to a tactile touch based input.

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Best way to accept user input of multiple numbers?

I am building a (very) small WPF app that needs to accept user input in the form of a series of numbers. The user will be entering anywhere from 1-30 numbers (all 6 digit numbers) and then clicking a 'Submit' type button. That is the whole app,…
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Design pattern suggestion for overriding a default calculated value

I'm looking for suggestions or links that can give me some ideas on ways I can provide an editable field to a user that is an override for a calculated value. That is, it's a field that the system generally calculates for you, but the user needs to…
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Windows directory picker: why need an extra button?

The standard directory pickers are as follows. They have a long input box with the current chosen directory, a '...' button next to it that opens a directory picker to chosen a new direcotry. Why is this '...' button required? Why not simply open…
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Why must a user enter cents at an ATM when it only dispenses whole dollars?

I live in the United States, and many of our ATMs only dispense money in $20 increments. This makes sense given the added infrastructure that would be required in the machines to dispense many different kinds of bills or coins, and that $20 is a…
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How to allow users to select "no dates" (zero value)?

I am working on a project where I report time on different project like this: I check the dates, and I select the project I want to report the time onto. It's all good, but what if I do not have any time report for one day? Right now I have it…
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What would be the best way to ask for user input for an irregular array?

Consider the following data: Operating System: Windows, Linux RAM: 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB Hard Drive Space: 500 GB, 1 TB Brand Name: Dell, Lenovo, HP, Gateway, Acer Each row has different number of values. What would be the ideal way to ask for…
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UI for Tier Pricing vs Flat Fee

I am working on a UI for a reservation system where a unit can either be rented on a flat fee OR per duration. For duration mode, the unit can be rented based on blocks of hours. In the case below, the cost to rent the unit for the first 4 hours is…
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Research to show how difficult is it to blindly enter a string?

Is there some scientific way to prove that say entering a masked 12 character password accurately is XXX times harder than entering an 8 character password? And that with symbol, punctuation, numbers etc requirements for keyboard entry.
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Phone input to call back after

I am creating a new website for my design/programming studio. A good option is add box at the bottom of site like "Please leave your phone number, we call back " ? Or maybe it is unnecessary element ?
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How to tell a user a menu is a page or not

I'm developing a CMS, which its hierarchical menu/navigation is a combination between pages and tree menu, just like code below:
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How to show recommended fields in the form

I'm working on a form where fields are marked as required, optional and recommended. Since the form elements(inputs) are totally controlled by CMS, we cant separate them into three category. Even the ordering is controlled by CMS so they would…
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Right align form labels position

Hi All, I would like to get inputs on form label aligment. I am keeping the input field width to 40PX and and Detail input field to 75PX. I wanted to understand should I keep right aligned labels aligned to top or it would be better if I keep it in…
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What layout to choose for input fields with units?

I'm currently in the wireframing stage of a project with a medical background. Nurses, Doctors and so on use the interface to enter captured patient data, mostly measured values in different units. My goal is to make the layout more efficient when…
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