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Multiple Selections are enacted through combinations of key presses on a keyboard, with a precision pointing device (mouse or touchpad and cursor, stylus), or by hand on a touchscreen device. The simultaneous selection of a group of items (either a subset of elements in a list, or discontinuous regions in a text) is called a multiple selection.

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Multiple selecting widget options

Below are two options for a multiple selection widget. The drop down is very similar to Gmail when you add multiple recipients. The shuttle control is very common in a lot of enterprise software which is what I'm designing for. What do you guys…
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What is the best interface for multi selecting from a list?

I'm trying to design the best multi-select list. User needs to see in one column active items and inactive items in second one and needs to have a fast and clear option to on and off selected items. I know there are some topics regarding to this…
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How to show multiple states on a single button or knob

The software I am designing has properties panel and some selectable objects. When selecting a single object, its a straight forward design since the knobs and buttons will show the value of the selected item. But what about when a multi select has…
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Pattern for a Multiple Selection from a Large List of Ambiguity

If the list is small enough (e.g., less than ten items) or the user needs to see all available options in order to make correct choices, we can present the items in such a way that the user can review all the possible items and select the ones…
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Modifying many permissions of many users at once

I’m trying to set up a system where an admin can edit the permissions of many users in an app. There may be 1000 users in the app and there may be 10-20 permissions. Permissions would be things like: Can a user edit files Can a user delete…
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What's the best UI to use when asking a user for a negative selection (i.e. avoid X)?

Assume you're a dietitian asking what foods someone avoids (dietary restrictions), what's the best UI to use? Some examples I've toyed with: Source code at http://codepen.io/anon/pen/OpKKNd Is there a better way to display this UI or maybe ask it…
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Common pattern for selecting more than one item in one go

I was wondering if there is a pattern out there that that allows the user to select multiple items in one go. Like I have shown in the example below. The selections could be either single items, or multi items. The reason they are bound together is…
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The age-old "selection - and custom groups" UX probem

Say you have a list of let's say 30 "friends". Now there's a concept, "select some of them" to perform an action. No problem. You bring up a list with checks down the side, the user checks what they want, perhaps five of them. As the universe…
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What's the best way to select multiple people from a panel (in a web app)

Visualize a web app with a list of users (more specifically, circular user avatars without names) displayed at the left side (1/3rd of the screen), and a details section (remaining 2/3rds) at the right. Upon clicking a user's avatar, the avatar gets…
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Selecting multiple integer values

I have a field called link which is an integer and i choose it from a combo box. In my former case, every link has only one destination. So when sending a message, i only choose the link then click send button. Now the case is that each link…
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Multiselect for narrow display

I am designing a multiselect pattern (using on some fine js) with tight and narrow display in mind. The selectable items are displayed with facet counts. The number of items may range from a few, to thousands. I want the control to be simple and…
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multiple-level menu

I have an app where I need a multiple level menu. Think of this problem: I have 5 bags (orange, blue, pink, red and green) in car 1 I want to copy more than one to car 2 and 3. What do you think of this kind of menu? First, the user selects the…
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