A checkbox I can't uncheck is a surprise. [snip]
But there is a difference whether the checkbox is enabled or not. A disabled
checkbox is inactive, so it is perfectly normal that it can't be unchecked.
However, the same is not true if that checkbox is enabled. Once it is enabled,
one should be able to toggle its state.
Absolutely - this is a simple matter of having a choice which only applies if other conditions are in a particular state. The alternative would be to hide the checkbox completely unless the state called for it, but this isn't quite as 'open' an approach to UI design - and isn't necessarily as kind and helpful to the user.
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But if I recall the original of this long-running thread, someone wanted to use a checkbox to indicate a state of connection or something and thus the checkbox did not allow to toggle the state. I agree with early responders that in this situation, a checkbox is a wrong object to use. A graphical or textual status display should be used instead.
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