[haiku-commits] Re: haiku: hrev47866 - in src: apps/webpositive kits/network/libnetapi
- From: John Scipione <jscipione@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "haiku-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <haiku-commits@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:15:00 -0400
On Wednesday, September 17, 2014, Humdinger <humdingerb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> On 16/09/2014, pulkomandy <pulkomandy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >> * Use a mark on the item to tell whether the bar is visible, rather
> >> than changing its label
> > Changing the label is possibly less confusing (as the HIG says, you know
> > what will happen when you click the item). However, it makes it more
> > difficult to document the UI which is why I went for this. But I'm not
> > strongly attached to that and I can revert that part.
>
> I've had a look around and found:
>
> Apps with checkmark and fixed item label:
> - Deskbar's "Show replicants"
> - ShowImage's "Show toolbar" and "Show caption in full screen mode"
> - MediaPlayer's "Hide interface"
> - CharacterMap's "Show private blocks"
> - ProcessController's "Live in Deskbar"
>
> Apps without checkmark, with changing item label:
> - Expander's "Show|Hide contents"
> - ActivityMonitor's "SHow|Hide legend"
>
>
> I think we have it right for the majority of them: fixed item label,
> toggled with a checkmark. It's easier to document and you don't have
> to mentally adjust to a changing label. The checkmark is a widely used
> symbol showing an active feature.
>
> If you all agree, I file a ticket to change Expander and
> ActivityMonitor (and what else might crop up).
>
I have to respectively disagree. The Apple HIG, the old one from the MacOS
7 days has a pretty solid explanation for why this is confusing to the user
backed by HCI data not just a hunch. If you can find a copy the relevant
section is chapter 4 entitled "Toggled Menu Items".
I'll just quote the paragraph that is relevant to is here but I encourage
you to go read the whole section, you should be able to find the book
online.
1.
Don’t use one menu item with a toggled checkmark to indicate the
presence or absence of a feature like a grid or a ruler. It’s unclear
whether the checkmark means that the feature is in effect or whether
choosing the command turns the feature on.
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