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Re:Please don't put checkmarks in checkboxes before I checke... by numlocked on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @04:12PM (#40056603)
Preference panes in nearly any application do this. Sensible defaults, with the option to change them.
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Re:Please don't put checkmarks in checkboxes before I checke... by mjmsmith on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @04:19PM (#40056666)
Right. The alternative is an unchecked box with a negated label ("Don't do sensible default"), which is harder to parse.
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