============================================================ checkbox Use "checkbox" to refer to a user interface control that allows the user to select or deselect a single option. Do not use checkbox to refer to toggle buttons, which behave similarly, but appear as buttons. When a checkbox appears in a menu, refer to it as a check menu item.
Unless it is necessary to state that the option is a checkbox, prefer the term "option". Usually, you can simply refer to a checkbox by its label. The user clicks a checkbox to select or deselect it. Do not use "check", "unselect", or "clear". Usually, you can simply instruct the user to select or deselect the checkbox. A checkbox is selected or unselected. Some checkboxes can be in a mixed state. The user can click the checkbox to switch between its selected, unselected, and mixed states. When referring to the mixed state in help and support text, explain to the user what it means and what effect it has. Sometimes checkboxes may appear in a list view in which the rows can also be selected. In this case, the term "select" may be ambiguous. To avoid confusion, explicitly use the terms checkbox and row when referring to selecting. ============================================================ I'm preferring the one-word form here. The current Style Guide prefers two words. The one-word form has gotten more and more common, and I think it's time we embraced it. The recommendations with respect to selection terminology are more or less congruent with our current recommendations, albeit a bit more explicit. -- Shaun _______________________________________________ gnome-doc-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-doc-list
