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A comment on Ask HN: Why are toggle switches replacing checkboxes? Isn't on/off less obvious?. Parent comment

Re:Ask HN: Why are toggle switches replacing checkboxes? Isn... by dotancohen on Thursday January 19, 2023 @12:14PM (#34442797)
The problem is that in English "on" and "off" are both adverbs and adjectives.

A designer that I once worked with came up with a terrific toggle switch, really the only one that works as well as the simple checkbox in my opinion:

https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1318/should-a-toggle-...

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Re:Ask HN: Why are toggle switches replacing checkboxes? Isn... by mrguyorama on Thursday January 19, 2023 @12:45PM (#34443194)
But but but but skeumorphism is unfashionable and apple said it wasn't good anymore!!!!

You are supposed to design your UI as if it was made in ten minutes by a lazy high schooler making a powerpoint with all the defaults and just bulleted text on a blank background.

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