Dave -
I think you're right for the most part, but isn't it possible
that the "uncheckable" checkbox is part of a greater whole? One
possibility:
I have a car rental service. In my select box for type of car
that I want, I can get an economy car with no standard options, but add
A/C, automatic, cruise control by checking the right box. If I change
it to a luxury car, then some of these options are included already -
a/c, cruise, etc. Javascript then greys out or makes uncheckable the
necessary boxes. But say the user thinks that he/she can make the car
cheaper by unchecking a/c because it's winter where the user is at - if
it unchecks, then the user is misled... if it doesn't, then there is no
confusion.
Unless the programmer tells us, we never know exactly why things
are wanted.
- Matt Small
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 10:39 AM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: RE: Checkbox
> Another option here is to include a pre-checked radio
> button with only one choice.
Well, yeah, that's an option. Still, this whole thing makes me think of
the
trick birthday candles that relight themselves. People have expectations
when they use HTML forms. Those expectations are built over time, based
on
the HTML forms they've already encountered. It's usually a good idea to
stay
within those expectations.
When I see any sort of HTML form widget, I expect to be able to
manipulate
it. Otherwise, why use an HTML form widget at all?
Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software
http://www.figleaf.com/
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