Just designed the most evil UI component: x box – the inverse of the check box

Re:Just designed the most evil UI component: x box – the inv... by ______- on Saturday May 29, 2021 @02:57PM (#27327427)

I always found that frustrating. In some Windows apps, there is a toggle switch with words like: 'Disable {this}' and the toggle is turned off by default. So which is it? Enable or disable? One trick I learned is that if there's a double negative in a user interface, then that means a positive. My computer science course that involved learning about logic gates helps me out in these situations.

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Re:Just designed the most evil UI component: x box – the inv... by cesarb on Saturday May 29, 2021 @06:14PM (#27328659)

Often found in Group Policy settings, as explained by Raymond Chen: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20110606-00/?p=10...

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Re:Just designed the most evil UI component: x box – the inv... by axaxs on Saturday May 29, 2021 @03:16PM (#27327550)

Yeah, toggle switches for some reason are always infuriating. I particularly hate the ones with text inside. It appears ticked, but says 'Disable'...wait is it disabled or telling me to click to disable. I much prefer radio buttons.

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Re:Just designed the most evil UI component: x box – the inv... by taeric on Saturday May 29, 2021 @03:27PM (#27327639)

There is a similar pattern in programming where some folks insist on Boolean variables.

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Re:Just designed the most evil UI component: x box – the inv... by craftinator on Sunday May 30, 2021 @03:56AM (#27331465)

Guessing this is a troll comment, true or false?

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Re:Just designed the most evil UI component: x box – the inv... by LinAGKar on Sunday May 30, 2021 @05:26AM (#27331883)

Maybe if it was a button, but not if it's a switch.

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Re:Just designed the most evil UI component: x box – the inv... by LinAGKar on Sunday May 30, 2021 @05:25AM (#27331875)

That one is clear and unambiguous though, there is just an extra layer. Disabling it is disabled.

It's worse when they change the text when you toggle it, so either "Disable x" is disabled or "Enable x" is enabled, both of which mean the same thing.

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