On Mon, Dec 28, 2009 at 4:57 AM, johnny wooder <[email protected]>wrote:
> I have some general usability questions in regards to checkboxes:
>
> 1) Should "checking" a checkbox present the user w/ feature
> options/settings the checkbox turns on/off (ex: would show a
> pop-window w/ options)?
>
No, checking a checkbox should not make a popup window immediately open.
However, checking a box could open up an inline div below the checkbox where
more options are now available.
> 2) Should the label of a checkbox link to feature settings that the
> checkbox turns on/off (ex: would show a pop-window w/ options)?
>
No, I don't think making the label into a control would be clear. However,
you could add a second link or button ("edit options" say) next to or below
the checkbox to open the popup.
Overall, I would do the modified version of 1 (inline options that appear
when the box is checked) if most users will want to adjust the options. I
would do modified 2 (control next to the checkbox to open a popup or an
inline div) if only a few users will adjust the options.
-Jan
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