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Usability Spotter #6- The Twitter login page password revelation issue
Summary On its login page, Twitter uses JavaScript to set focus on the user name text field so the user can sign in to the account with least effort possible. However, due to the incompleteness and the placement of the JavaScript, there is a possib...
Fixing the sIFR 3 text wrap issue
If you are facing the issue of sIFR text wrapping in Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, just like I did while trying to implement it on my new website meant for the user experience community: UX Quotes , then you should find this post useful. I am as...
A Review of the Balsamiq Mockups wireframing application
Summary Balsamiq Mockups is an reasonably priced application for creating wireframes that is easy to learn and use suitable for smaller projects. Creating interactive prototypes out of Balsamiq wireframes is now possible with the release of another a...
Usability spotter #5- HP laptop touch pads with scroll zones- absence of tactile cue
Summary The issue with HP laptops that have a touch pad with a scroll zone contained it (as shown in image A) is that they do not provide a tactile cue for the user to help interpret what section of the touch pad the finger is positioned at. In the a...
Axure widgets for the user interface pattern- Clear input field value on focus
Summary If you’ve been looking for them, here they are: Two Axure widgets (clear text on focus of text field & clear text on focus of text area) for the Input Prompt design pattern are available for download in Axure project file (.rp) and...
Jing- a video capture tool for time based UI bugs (or when screenshots won’t do)
Summary All UI bugs cannot be captured through images. Some UI issues are not only state based, but time based as well- where the bug might occur in transition of states or the time taken to change states (transitions and states are explained at the ...
Web Accessibility- our responsibility as Web Industry Professionals
Summary This is a straight forward message to those working in the web industry to understand that accessibility is our responsibility, and not something that should conveniently be ignored. Our responsibility as Web Industry Professionals It’...
Usability Spotter #4: A Usability issue- Google Chrome Tab selection through the mouse
Summary In the Google Chrome browser, once the default width of open tabs exceeds the width of the tab bar, tab width continually reduces with every further tab opened. This makes it tougher for the user to select an inactive tab using the mouse with...
Solution to query_posts(’orderby=rand’) not working in WordPress
I had been wondering for a few months; why was it that I was able to display random posts in my Downloads widget on my local server but not on the live site? I was using <?php query_posts('orderby=rand'); ?> to do the job. The downloads widget on...
jQuery Masked Input Plugin- Increase usability, input masks for text fields
Summary The jQuery masked input plugin lets you improve the form filling experience by providing an elegant solution to inputting data for fields such as date and telephone number, etc. Use a single text box with built in formatting cues and achieve...
Bar Camp Delhi 6 at MDI Institute, Gurgaon- 28 Feb, 1 March
What Bar Camp Delhi 6 will be held during When 28 February to 1 March 2009 from 9 am to 5 pm Where Management Development Institute Mehrauli Road, Sukhrali Gurgaon - 122007 Contact Tel: +91.124.2349831-36, 4013050-59 I will hopefully be giving a ...
Solution to the Camtasia Studio flickering cursor issue
Summary To prevent the cursor from flickering during recording, open Camtasia Recorder, go to Tools > Options and deselect the ‘Capture layered windows’ checkbox. Camtasia Studio as a tool for Usability Testing and User Interviews Camtas...
How does Adobe benefit from the free user feedback at DearAdobe.com?
Summary Adobe can use some free user feedback at Dearadobe.com without spending a penny. They might have to trudge through some ambiguous feedback, but none the less: 1) It’s a great place in addition to their own communities to get interesting...
Issue with exporting multiple page click-through HTML prototype in Adobe Fireworks?
Solution Summary: Simply deselect the ‘‘Current page only’ check box in the Export dialog window to export all pages of your Fireworks built click-through prototype. The Issue- Only single page of fireworks file exporting as HTML If you a...
Usability Spotter #3: Impact Mozilla- Incorrect button placement & Voter dropouts
Summary Impact Mozilla’s present goal (now that they have finished shortlisting 10 finalists) is to get as many users as possible to vote and select the best marketing plan that will help them increase Firefox retention rates. Unfortunately, th...
Cone Trees on AllTop User Interface- home to top UI news
Cone Trees is now featured along with other fabulous websites on user interface design at AllTop’s User Interface category. If you still haven’t heard of AllTop, it’s Guy Kawasaki’s new venture- an ‘online magazine rack...
