In Loving Memory of Square Checkbox
In Loving Memory of Square Checkbox
tonsky.me In Loving Memory of Square Checkbox
History of checkboxes and radio buttons in user interfaces
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I repeatedly wonder wher the toggle switch comes into play here. Is it more intuitive than a on/off checkbox? Often these things still only have one label (and not one for each state), so where’s the difference?
Any opinions here?
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With the wrong color scheme its really hard to know if its' ON or OFF
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And some people are color blind
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The background (green in the image) is usually a darker shade than the knob. That’s how you can tell the moving thing apart from the depressed background even if you’re color blind.Edit: Just realized that that wasn’t the point… Thanks, downvoters!
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Whatever the colour scheme. Because you're not in the designer's mind. Unless they add redundant text, there's just no way to tell.
I fucking hate those things.
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No, fuck these. Especially when you have to actually click and drag them. Even more especially when it isn't obvious whether it is on or off. Check boxes inherently lack the issue of colour blind difficulties too.
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when you have to actually click and drag them
Huh? That exists? I didn’t think I’d have to specify that a toggle should work in a non what-the-fuck-are-you-actively-trying-to-repel-me way
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I suspect some gui frameworks work this way. I've seen it in a few places and when it happens, every single other thing I can't stand also happens.
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A checkbox is for a form that requires clicking a submit button to apply the change.
A toggle switch should apply the change automatically and immediately without a separate save or submit button.
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Chad checkbox vs virgin toggle switch
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