"martin.k" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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>
> >Check boxes aren't appropriate for choosing from among three options. For
> >that, you should use push-buttons, which are the PalmOS equivalent of
radio
> >buttons.
>
> quote the palmOS bible :: "checkboxes and push buttons may be
> assigned to mutually exclusive control groups. within a control
> group, only one chekcbox or pushbutton may be selected at a time."
>
> now are you saying it CAN.T be done, or it SHOULDN.T be done..!?
Shouldn't. But that is really a preference. For a mc quiz, either
would be ok depending upon the look you want. In some ways
checkboxes would be better, as it would appear to mimic a paper
form.
>
> and... can i change those labels dynamically..!? one time i heard
> "yeah, sure" if only i create them to hold the longest string
> possible... then again someone told me, it shouldn.t be done...
>
It may be better to use non-editable text fields rather than labels.
Easier to manage the contents.
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