typical-solutions

Web-site for typical GUI-solutions to common usability problems?

A discussion happened today where a grid containing data, which ultimately had data attached to it, think master-detail type grids, and a question followed, so I thought I'd ask the question here in the hopes someone has an answer or some pointers. If you have a problem where you're wondering how should I do this so that the user will f...

What is the standard way to handle users opening incorrect file types?

I hope my Q was clear ... I am curious about the typical way to code for someone clicking File|Open, and selecting a file that is inappropriate for the program--like someone using a word processing program and trying to open a binary file. In my case, my files have multiple streams streamed together. I'm unsure how to have the code val...