User interface

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Why voice control is not the future

Voice control is getting better and better. Siri understands the words I say quite well, and one day it will be good enough at understanding the meaning of those words

Why and how to highlight hyperlinks on mouse hover

Hyperlinks should be highlighted on mouse hover. This provides feedback necessary for the user to feel that the element is clickable

Delete at least the empty things without confirmation

In “The Humane Interface”, Raskin explains that confirmations do not help prevent destructive actions, as people quickly form a habit of responding “Yes” to every “Are you sure?

The principle of one link

Web services send notification emails. The links in such emails serve a sole purpose of bringing users back to the services’ websites...

iOS 7, flat transparent toolbars and clarity

Let’s talk about iOS 7 — it clearly has not been covered enough lately

Group characters in password input fields

When you enter a password, Terminal does not show anything

Large click areas for small elements

All user interface designers should know and apply the Fiitts’s law. It says that the larger and the closer the target area is, the easier it is

Do not ask me for email I have just entered

You enter your email in a sign-in form and then realize you do not remember your password. You click “remind me my password” and get redirected to “Remind password” form

Timed modes

As you may know, modes are bad. Even worse are timed modes often used in the human interface of consumer electronics

The Home button problem of iOS

When presenting the first iPhone, Steve Jobs said that the Home button “takes you home from wherever you are”...

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