Questions tagged [ergonomics]
the study of interactions between users and products or processes
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The need for a toggle to enable a user to insert delay between keypress and action in video players and/or how to get such a delay on my own machine
It used to be the case (or at least it certainly seemed to be the case) that there was a 'considerate' delay between keypress and action when clicking GUI buttons (play/pause et c.), or using hotkeys, ...
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How big should be the nail groove on a snap fit lid?
I am not aware if this site is strictly only for software UX design and not for physical products. Please excuse me if it's not.
On most snap fit enclosures there is usually a groove or indent into ...
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What is an Industry Best Practice Approach for Website in order to Allow More than One String to be Typed into the Username Box?
We have an old school website that requires end-users to type in their username and password.
All usernames were procedurally generated from an end-user's first and last name.
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Solving the mouse tremor problem: using a touchpad as a mouse?
I am posting this question here because I wanted to post it on the Super User stack exchange, but has some overlap with user experience. If more appropriate there, please migrate my post.
When PC ...
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Why did Ergonomics and Physical UX "fall out of the map" in the UX field?
As most UX professionals know, UX essentially began with Ergonomics and Human Factors, and from there it evolved by incorporating additional disciplines, particularly those related to the digital ...
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Heuristic Evaluation of an Electric Vehicle [duplicate]
I am looking for a methodology for Heuristic validation/testing of electric vehicle driver touch points. Not specific to digital features (cluster, touch radio display, etc.) but also physical ...
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Spring force for physical push buttons
Are there any design guides or existing studies that provide recommendations for the spring force (e.g. initial force [lb, kg] and force increase [lb/in, kg/mm]) of a physical momentary push button ...
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Which screen PPI / scaling is recommended for a computer display?
Assuming a font size of 9 pt (pretty widespread minimum font size), what PPI / scaling is recommended for reading it from a typical computer display? Is the 96 PPI standard close to optimal, or is it ...
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What is a good multipress timeout value for pressing a hardware button?
I am looking for a value to specify as a maximum time between presses for it to count as a multi-press when pressing an hardware button on e.g. a mobile phone. An example would be to execute an action ...
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What are the alternative solutions for easy One Handed navigation?
The super-sized smartphones of this era make the user stretch their thumbs to reach touch targets on the top. The one-handed mode does not really solve one-handed reachability as it shrinks the screen ...
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Anthropometrics of digital design - well known examples or case studies?
An interesting area of study in human factor and ergonomic design is anthropometry, which looks at the size and proportion of the human body.
While this has a very specific application in a wide-...
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Ellipse-shape arrangement of menu items
I have stumbled upon web pages with an ellipse-shape arrangement of menu items and I can remember feeling them somehow more comfortable over the standard orthogonal arrangement:
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Is it easier to move the mouse from right to left or vice versa?
In an ergonomic sense, is it easier to move the mouse from left to right or right to left?
The reason I'm asking is to find out which side to place two modals, the contents of modal A will be dragged ...
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Is there a recommended size for embedded maps or videos?
Basically what the title says.
I know that anyone can do what they want, and I also know that the embedded content can be integrated in a responsive way, thus maintaining its original proportion. ...
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Which font is the best for reading text (not code)? I mean font that has the best readability [closed]
Which font or type of font is considered the best for reading the regular text (not programming code)? Which font or type of font has the best readability?
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