Re: Re: Looking for an "on/off" toggle control

I agree with your links.  That said - all we had was a checkbox or the 
toggle switch and some how we made due.

Johnf

On 1/13/21 12:45 PM, Matt Newville wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 13, 2021 at 2:01 PM john fabiani <[email protected] 
> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
>
>     I normally don't use anything from windows 10 uwp - but I am
>     fairly sure
>     the Toggle switch is available.
>
>     Also "re-inventing"  - if you are not willing to write a custom
>     widget
>     then you will either have to wait until some future version that
>     has the
>     control built-in or make do with the checkbox.  You must be aware
>     that
>     for many many years the checkbox was all that was available on all
>     platforms.  It seem to work just fine.  The switch is a new UI
>     development as are many others.  I happen to like it - but many
>     others I
>     don't believe add anything other than change for changes sake.  That
>     said, I believe the current toggle switch conveys the action of being
>     "on or off" very well.
>
>
> References:
> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/uwp/design/controls-and-patterns/toggles
> https://developer.apple.com/design/human-interface-guidelines/macos/buttons/switches/
>
> Both companies suggest that toggle switches have a different purpose 
> from a checkbox, implying both immediate action (as opposed to the 
> selection of a preference) and propagation to other GUI elements, 
> turning on/off a whole category of options and displays for example.
>
> --Matt
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