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In 2008, Joel Spolsky wrote: A long time ago, it became fashionable, even recommended, to disable menu items when they could not be used. Don't do this. Users see the disabled menu item t...

Don't hide or disable menu items? - User Experience Stack Exchange The 2026 Annual Developer Survey is live— take the Survey today! . Stack Internal Knowledge at work Bring the best of human thought and AI automation together at your work. Explore Stack Internal Don't hide or disable menu items? Ask Question Asked 14 years, 9 months ago Modified 11 years, 9 months ago Viewed 19k times 81 In 2008, Joel Spolsky wrote : A long time ago, it became fashionable, even recommended, to disable menu items when they could not be used. Don't do this. Users see the disabled menu item that they want

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