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"For example, users should not have to retype an entire name-address form if they enter an invalid zip code but rather should be guided to repair only the fault
by joshuaheard 3y ago
"For example, users should not have to retype an entire name-address form if they enter an invalid zip code but rather should be guided to repair only the faulty part."
This is my biggest pet peeve, and I still see it. It should also be true for multi-page forms if you are going back and forth between form pages.
"Erroneous actions should leave the interface state unchanged, or the interface should give instructions about restoring the state."
Designers seeking to save space on small screens like phones and watches are increasingly relying on icons. However, many icons are unfamiliar or hard to decipher. Sometimes, the only way to figure it out is to click on it. Every such icon should have a way to go back to the original state if a mistake is made.
- ShadowBanThis01 3y agoAnnoying as shit. If I'm trying to log into something with an E-mail address (already a fail, but that's another topic) and password, and I click "forgot password," don't take me to a form where I have to re-enter the goddamned E-mail address I JUST ENTERED.
- nox101 3y agoOr every customer service phone line where the automated system asks for your info (account# or phone#) and then the customer service rep asks again >:(
- rrr_oh_man 3y agoThat is only to keep you busy and engaged
- esafak 3y agoI just engaged the close button.
- bluGill 3y agoIn some cases this is a verification and reques, for more information. when doctors reask what the nurse just asked. most of the time it isn't. the doctor already knows what you told the nurse. (where the doctor doesn't that is bad)
- ShadowBanThis01 3y agoI actually bring this up when they ask me again. "Didn't I just enter that?"
- akavi 3y agoOr its twin cousin: forcing me to login after updating my password.
- Cockbrand 3y agoI assume that this is to help the user memorize their new password. I know we on HN all use password managers, but most people out there don’t.
- pugworthy 3y agoRight. And if I type in "Corvallis", ask me "Oregon or Montana?" If I type in "97330" just skip the rest.