System feedback
- These are patterns for communicating with the user after they complete an action.
- System feedback is generally an error state
- These patterns typically require a user to take action to remedy the situation or proceed with a task.
Alerts
- Alerts are for warning the user about a change in state.
- Unlike error messages, alerts can be bypassed.
Dialog
- Requiring the user to acknowledge an action helps alleviate uncertainty, and reduces the incidences of costly user errors.
- Focus users’ attention and allow them to acknowledge a problem and correct it quickly.
- Use as confirmation to verify an action before proceeding.
Errors
- Error messages tell the user that something went wrong when they were filling out a form.
- Error messages appear when a transaction is stalled, and they disappear once the error is fixed.
Info Modal
- Use info modals to get confirmation from the user.
Interstitial
- Use an interstitial to present the user with an intermediate step before their transaction proceeds.
Progress & Activity
- Use progress bars and activity indicators to inform the user of the status of a task.
- Progress bars are ideal for tasks that have a specific number of steps it takes to complete.
- Activity indicators are ideal for unquantifiable tasks, such as loading a page.
Snackbar & Toasts
- Use snackbars to provide the user with brief feedback about an operation.
- Snackbars and toasts are an Android pattern.
Version History
| Date/Time of Change | Who Made the Change | Change Details |
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| May. 08 2017 5:42pm | | Initial content entry |
