On Wed, 19 Jul 2000, Khanh Tran wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Is there any way to "dim out" an already disabled button? I want to
> enable/disable this button dynamically, I didn't want to remove it totally
> from the form for consistency reason. But a disabled button looks just like
> an enabled one, which could cause some confusion.
>
> TIA,
> Khanh.
The Palm style guide specifically tells you not to do this. What is
consistent from the programmer's POV is not necessarily consistent from
the User' POV.
A greyed out button causes confusion. If it's not available, it should
not be displayed. There's really no reason to have a greyed out button
there. As long as your UI is simple, consistency should not really be a
problem.
Don't confuse your users just because you're used to something working
like Windows. Windows has a bad UI too, and there's a reason WinCE is
failing (they tried to carry the UI over to a handheld). Don't make the
same mistake.
--
Brian Mathis
Direct Edge
http://www.directedge.com
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