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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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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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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Back in the days when I was in school apple was constantly brought up for their consistent and intuitive user interface. Except for the drag-disc/floppy-to-thrashcan-for-eject.
Those days are long gone - there’s no tech heads left in charge there now, only accountants :(
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This post resonates so much with me. Fuck "unique style", adhere to conventions and don't surprise the user by "being clever".
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I didn’t really need another reason to hate Apple, but thanks for providing one.
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I never thought about these changes but it's interesting how there isn't a centralized convention for web stylization(unless there is I don't really do that)
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There's the OS and browser default, and plenty of UI frameworks. The change isn't a trend, it's more that bad UI designers are more likely to incorrectly override default now that applications are now expected to have unique styling.
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Android did it first
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