InterfaceModule 10
The four states
Visual walkthrough
Drag through the life of one click
Can we move Thursday to 3pm?
Nothing has happened yet — the button says what it will do.
One clear verb beats “Submit”.
Idle, working, succeeded, failed. Most software that feels broken simply never said which one it was in.
Interactive demo
The four states of every action
Alex
Product team
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The rewrite gallery
What makes this work
01
Working
Disable the button, show progress
02
Succeeded
Name what was created
03
Failed
Say what to do next
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