On Sun, 30 Oct 2005, Joachim Noreiko wrote: > Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:31:59 +0000 (GMT) > From: Joachim Noreiko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dominique Würtz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Usability] Negating checkbox labels > > > --- Alan Horkan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > We already have such a guideline. > > > > > "Avoid using negating labels for checkboxes." > > > > > > which would lead to ==> [X] Show splash screen on > > startup (and invert > > > the default check state) > > I don't see it on the page about checkboxes
There is general advice elsewhere about using positive labels (Show rather than Hide, other things like that). If I recall correctly it is relatively early in the guidelines. > If it's mentioned elsewhere in the HIG, could it also > be mentioned in this section? Probably but the maintainers might not want to repeat things too much and instead try and find other ways to present the information so please do file a request in bugzilla against the HIG and ask the maintainers. Calum might be able to answer directly on Tuesday (local bank holiday this Monday) but I do not know what the HIG maintainers might want. - Alan _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
