One argument FOR a checkbox would be real-estate (which isnt always a problem)
Oneargument AGAINST a checkbox would be, as mentioned above and below, is ambiquity On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Gary Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > #1 - What is the desire for using a checkbox instead? For a preference > where the options are Yes or No, the radio buttons with explicit yes and no > options seems to be a better interface than having only a checkbox for Yes, > where the user has to assume that unchecking means No. I suppose the label > could be switched to Use (or something similar) instead of Yes, which might > make more sense with a checkbox, but why the checkbox? > > #2 - Thanks for reading my mind Jacob. I am assuming that no one will want > to make the text spacing less than 100% ("normal"), where the slider handle > is flush left because that is the minimum value. > > Gary > > Jacob Farber wrote: > >> >> +1 for Justin's point #1 >> >> On #2 - from what I understand, the text spacing being flush to the left >> makes sense in that 100% would be "normal", and that anythnig less would >> pretty much make the text unreadable. >> >> Or am I misunderstanding it? >> >> Jacob >> >> On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Justin <[email protected]<mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Hi Gary, >> >> Thanks for posting the updated wireframes. >> >> Just a couple of suggestions/questions, that are both minor. >> >> 1) could we use a checkbox instead of two radio buttons for the >> Background Images option >> >> 2) This may just be because it is an illustration, but the Text >> spacing slider is all the way to the left and at 100%, while the >> minimum text size is at 12pt and almost to the left. I would >> assume that the left would be the low end and the right the top >> end. In the wireframe it appears as though the sliders have max >> and min on opposite sides. >> >> - Justin >> >> On 22-Jan-09, at 6:29 PM, Gary Thompson wrote: >> >> >> http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/User+Interface+Options+Wireframes >> >> Please pass on any feedback you have. >> >> Gary >> _______________________________________________________ >> fluid-work mailing list - [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> To unsubscribe, change settings or access archives, >> see http://fluidproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work >> >> >> _______________________________________________________ >> fluid-work mailing list - [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> To unsubscribe, change settings or access archives, >> see http://fluidproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Jacob Farber >> University of Toronto - ATRC >> Tel: (416) 946-3002 >> www.fluidproject.org <http://www.fluidproject.org> >> > _______________________________________________________ > fluid-work mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe, change settings or access archives, > see http://fluidproject.org/mailman/listinfo/fluid-work > -- Jacob Farber University of Toronto - ATRC Tel: (416) 946-3002 www.fluidproject.org
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