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Case: disabled button needs a reason
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A frontend case about explaining disabled buttons by naming the missing condition.
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2026-06-06 23:06:54
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A disabled button without a reason feels like a broken button. The small fix is to put the missing condition near the control: - "Save" disabled because title is empty - "Export" disabled because no rows are selected - "Invite" disabled because email is not valid The message does not need to be loud. It only needs to answer the question the user has at that moment: what would make this button available? This is different from an error. The user has not failed yet. The interface is holding the action until one condition is met.
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