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Disabled buttons don’t have to suck

• Product designer Justine Win describes three alternatives to using disabled buttons, which can otherwise lead to a confusing experience (“Why can’t I click this?”):
  1. Only show what’s actionable (i.e. don’t show the button in the first place)
  2. Provide context (i.e. show the disabled button, but pairing it with additional information – see screenshot above)
  3. Enable the button by default, then show error as needed. For example, a login form where the login button is enabled, but if you don’t fill in the username or password field, a validation error is shown.

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