Questions tagged [user-interface]
For questions about the user interface elements (inputs, checkboxes, etc.) that make up this site. For questions about the design of elements, use the [design] tag.
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Make it clearer that comments are temporary
I have been a user of Stack Overflow for 8 years, though admittedly I have been more of a lurker than a contributor.
But only recently did I come across the idea that comments under any post/answer ...
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Wrong language in the "leave answer" prompt
When I start writing an answer and then decide that I do not want to continue (either when there already is an answer, or if I see I cannot answer quickly), I use "go back" (browser button), ...
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Trying to join a community shows an error message: “You cannot register at this time”
note to moderator: the solutions in the questions marked as duplicate didn't work
Today I was trying to join to the History of Science and Mathematics community but I got the following error message ...
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Minor difference in the display of flag history between sites
On Stack Overflow, the text for flags in the flag history page has its first letter capitalized (for example, spam):
However, on other sites, the text is not capitalized:
What is the reason for the ...
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Custom filters no longer get an indicator if there is activity in them
As of The maintenance on the April 1st, 2025 (COMPLETED) Stack Overflow migration maintenance Tuesday, April 1, 2025 from 13:30 UTC to 21:30 UTC (9:30am to 5:30pm ET) it seems the custom filters no ...
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Choosing next badge upon completion is a noop [duplicate]
NOTE: It was brought to my attention that there is an existing bug report for this same issue (which I've since placed a bounty on). Unfortunately the original report is 7 months old and neither has ...
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Explicitly suggest searching for answers, not just asking a new question, at the bottom of the page
There appears to be a new feature adding two boxes below the question/answers on a question page. One box suggests to "Find the answer to your question by asking" while the other provides ...
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Cards below questions with ask button and tag links
Today on TeX.SE I noticed two cards below a question that I did not see before, one to ask a question yourself and one that offers tag links:
Transcript of first card:
Start asking to get answers
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Opening the inline editor on an answer while it's open on the question results in the page unexpectedly scrolling to the top
Clicking on edit on two posts on the same page sometimes results in the second click to edit the first post:
Tested with Chrome Version 133.0.6943.99 (Official Build) (64-bit) + Windows 11 24H2 Pro ...
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Code blocks have no maximum width in expandable previews on Votes and All Actions profile tabs
I was looking at my upvotes in the Votes tab of the Activity section of my profile, and when I expanded the preview of a post with a large code block, there is a rendering issue where the code blocks ...
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What display size, viewport, or platform does the the "Suggested edits" interface target?
The interface shows a diff between two versions of the post by way of creating two frames, each with its own horizontal scroll bar.
On my desktop monitor, that two-frame comparison is constrained to ...
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Add convenience link to My questions [closed]
On e.g.,
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions
there could be a convenience link added to "My questions".
That would save the user having to poke around, eventually arriving at e.g.,
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Don't let suspended users draft answers
Suspended users can currently see and type in answer boxes despite being unable to actually post answers. Their suspension only kicks in once they try to click the "Post Your Answer" button, ...
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Why are there three ways to reach the dupe menu? [duplicate]
There are three different ways to flag/vote to close a question as a duplicate in the UI:
Flag -> A duplicate
Flag -> Needs improvement -> Duplicate
Close -> Duplicate
Admittedly, the ...
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Please make the links in "Related" and "Hot Network Questions" only touchable when clicked on the text
In the "Related" questions and "Hot Network Questions" under a question post even if you accidentally click on the white background you will go to that question page.
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