Questions tagged [checkboxes]
widgets that allow a single item to be selected or not. Usually shown by a square box, with a check mark in it if selected.
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Listbox with checkboxes — description aligment with title, or checkbox?
On a project, we show a list with checkboxes — and all options have some additional descriptions. So the question is should those descriptions be left aligned with the checkbox, or item title?
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Two options of how user selects mode. Which one is better? [closed]
Hello, guys! My colleagues and I had a very heated discussion over those options of how a user can tune settings in our web-application.
A little bit of context: we build a system for professionals ...
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Matrix table with checkbox selections
I am creating a matrix data table which will allow checkbox selections. Here is a mock up I have come up with:
This fulfils two purposes:
User is able to see instantly which options have been ...
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Is this "Only" checkbox option a default MUI component?
I saw this option when I was using Google Flights. It's pretty handy if there's a long list of options and you only want to select one.
Does anyone know if this is a default MUI component? I can't ...
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Should confirmation e-mail be the default?
I run a website where people can book appointments.
The e-mail address field is optional, and next to this is a checkbox to receive a confirmation e-mail.
The confirmation e-mail contains a code to ...
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On mobile, how far apart should related checkboxes be from each other?
I have a grid layout that looks like this:
__ Item1 __ Item2
__ Item3 __ Item4
The __ are checkboxes. How far from the other checkboxes should they be?
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How to clearly communicate a checklist with pass and fail boxes for each item but also the possibility that the item is not applicable?
So I have a checklist for inspections of some technical goods. Each of those goods has it's own criteria that can either be 'fulfilled', 'not fulfilled' or, if the item doesn't have the relevant ...
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UI for autosaving checkboxes and radiobuttons
I am re-designing an online platform and we've decided to introduce autosave for settings. I understand it's important to communicate the autosaving feature to the user. This seems to be typically ...
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Why do Google Photos use rounded checkboxes in their app? [closed]
I know people asked this question a decade ago. (Are round check boxes confusing or an accepted standard?)
So, after all these years, has this become a standard in terms of usability? Or is it purely ...
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When selecting USA checkbox would states be disabled?
The behavior is if you select a state it selects all the cities in that dropdown. But in this scenario if user selects USA shouldn't all the states be disabled/gray rather than selecting all the ...
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What is the best way to design nested multi-select checklist for touch devices with capability to preview?
We are designing a multi-select nested checklist for a touch kiosk application. In this checklist, we have multiple parents and these parents are selectable/checkable but when we tap on them, they get ...
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Tree - select all child nodes or select only few
I have a multi-level tree structure and the user would want to select only a particular parent node or all child nodes below it.
There can be multiple trees with multiple levels one below another
The ...
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Deselectable radio button or limited checkbox in search filters
I'm currently working on a change request for a search filter we have in our product overview. Our search form has some basic search filters e.g. price range, delivery time,... Our products can also ...
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How to visually represent 4 state checkbox
I'm trying to represent 4 states:
Not started
In progress
Submitted (uploaded)
Approved
Update: these are display only. Not clickable or changeable. (Program changes their state after other actions ...
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How should the switch (or checkbox) react to changing the slider value?
The Situation:
The user can drag the slider handle to change the opacity of a 3D object (teeth).
The minimum value is 0, and the maximum is 100.
The user can also turn the switch off, and it will set ...
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Permanently disabled checkbox?
Suppose I have a GPS assistant function that the user can turn on/off.
When enabled, the function has a few options related to it. The user can turn these on or off too, except for the Suggested route ...
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What is the best pattern on selecting options to display look book prices
This is an online app for our product salespeople. This app allows our product managers to create a custom pdf look book that can be emailed or printed out for specific customer. The selection ...
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Hierarchical checkboxes interaction during search
I have a tree of hierarchical categories, where users can choose which categories they like to filter.
We have implemented partially checked cases
We have an option for users to search the tree, so ...
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Checkbox dirty state
I would like to highlight any changes made to a long list of form checkboxes.
That way the user can review all the changes made (whether checked or unchecked) before saving.
Are there any examples for ...
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Multiple choice dropdown - when items are selected they are moved to the top of the dropdown
Does anyone know if moving selected choices to the top of the multiple-choice dropdown is a good design pattern? This would prevent users to scroll through a lot of content to preview active fields.
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Expected behavior of "Apply default option to all" checkbox
Let's say users are filling out a form; they can either manually select values, or use a checkbox to apply a set of default values. (We'll call it Option A for the purposes of this question.)
What ...
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Can I use both toggle switch and checkbox in one modal?
First of all, I am not a native speaker, I ask for your understanding even if the writing is weird. I'll explain it in as much detail as possible. If you need further explanation, please leave a ...
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Designing interface to accommodate physical devices with different number & layout of ports
The following device is a network switch.
This particular model contains 24 ports, arranged into 2 rows with 12 ports on each.
There exists hundreds of models of switches, each with different number &...
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radio button matrix in a checkbox tree
I would like my users to toggle opt-in or opt-out the nested items in my checkbox tree individually but also toggle them all opt-in or all opt-out at once. In my example, I use radio buttons. But the ...
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Which is the best control for a digital checklist?
Designing an application that has a checklist for workers to fill out before starting routine Maintenance work. this includes a list of 10-15 safety checks. this will be used on an android tablet on ...
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Multi-select tree in which parent also is a child
I am working on a multi-select tree in which the user should be able to select all children of a parent. Normally you would be using the parent checkbox to do so, but in this case it should also be ...
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Mutually exclusive Switches
The software I am designing for has 3 functions, which can be turned on or off with Switches. However, due to how the software works, the following rules apply:
At least one function must be enabled ...
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Settings check box functionality
I'm working on adding a small piece of functionality to a part of an app that contains 4 settings check boxes. I'd like to make some small tweaks to improve the UX of these checkboxes. There isn't ...
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Have checkbox in addition to "Select All" redundant?
Is having an additional checkbox to select all redundent and add unneeded complexity? The user frequently (maybe 40% of the time) selects numbers 1-33 as option so I would like to add a checkbox that ...
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Language selector and default language on filter bar [closed]
A user is able to choose supported languages from a language list on our platform. The user is required to set one default language (the system defaults to English). The language dropdown is available ...
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What's a better way to enable a feature – checkbox or dropdown?
Imagine a form where you can enable a feature. After enabling, you have some additional options related to the feature.
(A) Would you design a checkbox for enabling/disabling the feature + a dropdown ...
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Select a lot of items (checkboxes)
I'm working on a game where users can have a lot of items (50-100k). The items are stored in a database, they are all unique because they have metadata (achieved time etc.).
We would like to allow the ...
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How to indicate a checkbox/toggle is "always on"
I have a group of toggles (styled checkboxes) in my interface to activate/deactivate the visibility of input fields in a form in he front-end. Two of those inputs are required for the form to work so ...
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Is it okay to use a dropdown chevron in a checkbox?
We have a feature where the user can select some checkboxes. They are all selected by default.
We are planning some UI/UX changes that will allow the user to cherry-pick, between these selections, a ...
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Alternative to checkbox for status changes in a list
In this project, invitations are sent to users in different ways to invite them to vote. They can accept to come or not. And give a mandate to someone else to vote in their name.
This list should give ...
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Best input to select 2 of 4 options
I have a project requirement where our users need to be able to make 1 or 2 selections out of 4 possible options.
Along the lines of:
What is your favourite food? (Pick up to 2)
Pizza
Chocolate
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Table which contains checkboxes and radio buttons - labels issue
Table, which enables users to configure items within. User can select "active" items (checkboxes) and among them he/she needs to select just one "best one" item (radio button).
I ...
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Three state check box (three real states, not indeterminate). A good idea?
I am making a budget tracking app that takes in your transaction history. In order to classify transactions, you can create Filters (eg Filter "fast food" = ContainsText("Mcdonalds"...
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How to make checkbox selection less of an eyesore?
I'm working on a component (see image) that shows the results of a keyword search.
Each result displays:
the title/link to an article,
a snippet from the article,
a checkbox reading "This ...
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Progressive Disclosure: Checkboxes vs Switches
I'm designing a web app that has forms where the user can turn features on and off with switches. When certain features are turned on, the form displays additional fields/controls that provide ...
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Should checkbox label with passive adjective include word "is"?
My use case is that I have a checkbox that relates to object (card) and visually it is on that card. My question is: Is it better to form a label for the checkbox like "Hidden" or like "...
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How to indicate an unfinished task with a check box or similar without implying you can check it off yourself?
I have an onboarding checklist, where the user has to complete a number of tasks. The most natural visual seems to be to use a list with an empty check box for uncompleted tasks, with checks added for ...
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Semicheck or Indeterminate Checkbox Behaviour
We are implementing a semicheckbox in a filter group, but, We don't know which is the standard behaviour after clicking the mother filter.
Should we uncheck or check the children?
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Recommended best practice for add/remove from a list during onboarding
Trying to understand what the best practices are for setup/onboarding use case like this. We're asking the user to customize their feed of newsletters in this instance; user can remove item from those ...
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Checkbox alternative?
I have a problem to design a form. I know that :
Radio buttons are used when there is a list of two or more options that are mutually exclusive and the user must select exactly one choice. In other ...
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How to make users choose at least one option in a list but allow additional selections
We know that radio button groups are used to limit user input to just one selection in a list of items, and that checkboxes are used to let users select from 0 to a set number of options from a list ...
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One checkbox or two radio buttons? Is there a case where both are acceptable?
I read an interesting article talking about the philosophy behind the use of checkboxes versus radio buttons. Of course, in most cases you would argue that the decision is pretty obvious because radio ...
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Pre-selected checkbox to subscribe newsletter on sign-up
It's 2020 and I wonder: is it fine to have under the Sign-Up form on a website a pre-selected checkbox so the user subscribes to the newsletter to receive updates?
The thing is:
Newsletters still ...
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How to decide which state is on and which is off in a checkbox
There's a program that draws various types of horizontal lines that anchor to other horizontal objects that are usually a little bit tilted.
Some of the lines, by default, are completely horizontal, ...
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Submit button placement on a form with long columns
This question is related to the Sticky submit button at the top and bottom of the form?, and Submit button on top of the long form but I consider has other nuances.
I have a form that is made only ...
