Questions tagged [radio-buttons]
Use it for questions regarding the radio button input element
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Why do radio buttons precede the labels?
Radio buttons always seem to precede the label and not the other way around.
Is there any reason for this?
Don't user first read the label before selecting a radio button?
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Deviating from the check-mark convention
I would like to create a slightly different convention for single select and multi-select toggle choices. I hate the stereotypical look of default radio buttons and check marks in boxes, so I came up ...
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Is there anything wrong with disabling radio buttons, and how would you justify it?
I have a dynamic form consisting of a number of choices, where the user makes a choice at each point using a radio button (toggle implementation of radio button behaviour)
Depending on the choice the ...
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What are the best practices for showing required Boolean field on a form?
I have a required field on a form that is Boolean. Two radios (one labeled "off" and the other labeled "on") seems heavy and old fashion. A single checkbox is lighter but doesn't make much sense since ...
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Independent selection but can also be alternative
I have binary properties, say A, B, C, D, that a user can independently switch. This is usually done using checkboxes as so:
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Using radio buttons responsively
I am working on a project with form design - giving users a choice of 7 options. With prototyping (in Axure), I have found that users using mobile phones seem to have some difficulty selecting radio ...
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Radio button group confusing to user?
I have a page where the user is asked to choose one of two options so more information can be provided. I used a radio button group (bootstrap) which has no default option selected (see mock below). ...
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Radio buttons menu with radio button submenu
I have three different radio buttons, each one of them contains a submenu with three further options.
User can only choose one option in the submenu. So it seems that i have a radio button menu ...
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Arrow keys on radio buttons: disable or not?
When a radio button is focused, arrow keys move the selection to the next (Down) or previous (Up) radio button in the group. This behavior is old and widespread, so lots of people have had plenty of ...
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Radio Button: Yes/No or No/Yes
In some cases, as No is the default option for a radio button, should it be placed first instead of Yes?
In my opinion, default option should be prioritized to place on left. What's your opinion?
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force a user to fill out a check box so they don't skip the question
I have a form which asks:
Are you, or is anyone in your household employed in the following areas?
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Media
etc.
This would of course be check boxes, but my client is ...
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Checkbox or Radio, specific use case
I have a very specific use case and it has led me to question the checkbox vs radio button convention...
Radio buttons are used when there is a list of two or more options that are mutually exclusive ...
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Default radio button option always first?
Given a set of radio buttons, should the default option always be the first? (Leftmost if they're in a horizontal list or topmost if they're in a vertical list)
Is there ever a case when this is ...
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Best Practices on toggle switches and defaults in forms?
In many cases, when creating an A/B choice for a user, there is a clear option that should be the default; if not, the debates can rage... and if the choices are not clearly boolean (Yes or No), it ...
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Radio button and Progressive disclosure good practice
i have a form which is to be displayed on selection of a radio button. Will placing this form in between the radio buttons confuse the user? If yes, what would be a good practice to follow?
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Best approach to presenting collapsible/expandable panels with radio button headers
The user will be presented with multiple options (as radio buttons), and he/she must select one option before proceeding to the next step. The individual sections will be expandable/collapsible for ...
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Which is better: radio-buttons or error message?
The Android Virtual Device Manager uses checkboxes instead of radio buttons for "Snapshot" and "Use Host GPU". However, they are mutually exclusive. Why would they use checkboxes instead of radio ...
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Optional question with one selection from multiple options
I have a form where I have many questions that:
Can be left unanswered
Have short list of options that should be all visible
Only one of the options can be selected at a time
The current solution is ...
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Is there any reason to use buttonsets over radio buttons / dropdown pickers?
In more websites I see, when there are small number of choices, people using button sets
instead of a list of regular radio buttons.
and dropdown pickers.
Is there any reason for this trend? Is ...
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Radio button the best choice?
In this design, a user can have the following views:
One child from parent 1 and no child from parent 2
No child from parent 1 and one child from parent 2
One child from parent 1 and one child from ...
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Price/hourly rate filter radio - input correlation
I was faced the following problem. We have a search engine in our web application that makes it possible to filter results by selecting a single filter from each set, with four-five sets given - let's ...
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Radio Buttons - To Default or Not To Default...that is the question [duplicate]
We are displaying a list of items, each with a set of options (or single option in some cases). The options are displayed using radio buttons because only one may be selected. A selection is required -...
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Radios on mobile apps - yes or no?
Is it a good idea to use radios on mobile apps? If not, how would you improve the below design?
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iOS Pattern for a List with a Sub-setting on Some Items
I have an iPad app interface that feels a little weird to me and I'm wondering if anybody has seen a good solution to this situation. (I've changed the content so that I can post it here---my app is ...
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What is the best way to gather optional data using radio button groups and drop-downs?
I'm ultimately asking a theoretical question: what is the best experience, in general, for gathering optional responses using controls with mandatory input?
Consider specifically radio button groups. ...
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Multiple choice forms with radio: Should the choices be arranged horizontally, vertically, or in a square?
My work involves designing the interface for quizzes taken by college students. When designing for quizzes, what would be the easiest arrangement to read for my users: horizontal, "square", or ...
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Using radio buttons or drop down list when the number of options can vary greatly
I am designing a web application which consists of several modules, and for some of these modules the user must be able to select how many/which sources of data to display in the module.
I had ...
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Has iOS 7 changed the appearance of radio buttons?
I am doing the final tests of styles on a website we are launching, and trying it out on iOS 7 I noticed something - In our forms with radio buttons, they are showing like checkboxes - That is, the ...
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Html best input type for boolean values selection
In web development, html , what is the best input type to be used if users are only given two choices? basic true or false for example? active or inactive?
my choices are: two radio buttons, dropdown ...
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Choosing from multiple credit cards, radio button or dropdown?
On a checkout page we offer the ability to store credit card information. Once a customer has stored their card(s) we need to offer them the ability to choose which card they would like or add a new ...
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single radio button vs 2 radio buttons vs checkbox
I am having a user enter search terms to search a document.
The issue of how to have them determine if that term is case senstive when being used.
OPTION 1 - I was thinking to make it a dropdown ...
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creating a switch for two options
I have search box, and I want two options for users to search "NEW" or "USED". They will essentially be checkboxes, but I want to know the best way to make these look nice, like buttons (most likely ...
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Tag filters for grid layout?
I have an irregular "metro-style" grid of items of various types:
Blog posts, press releases, reports etc.
To the left, the user should be able to filter the grid by Topic and Content type.
The topic ...
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Expanding a tree with radio buttons
I have tree. Each tree node is a radio button. Nodes can be expanded/collapsed by clicking the disclosure icon which is a grey triangle. Some radio buttons are disabled.
If a radio button is disabled,...
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How would I indicate a required radio button to the user in Android?
I have a set of radio buttons in an Android application. How would I indicate to the user that a radio-button is required?
Is there a default Android way for it?
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Selecting the default value is ...
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UI Element for both a Primary and Secondary Selector
I'm currently working on a Content Management System where authors can post articles. Before publishing, they must select a primary category for their article. For example "Entertainment", "Politics",...
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Custom Styling radio-buttons and check-boxes [duplicate]
I am trying to customize my checkbox and radio buttons.This is what I have come up so far:
I want to know if this is clickable enough? Is there any rulebook to consider while designing user controls?...
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What should be the MANTRA for styling radio-buttons and checkboxes? [closed]
I am trying to style all the HTML elements by making a custom style sheet. Till now, i have succeeded in making only the radio-buttons and check-boxes.
here is the link for the demo.
I wanted to know ...
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Is it acceptable practice to use checkboxes as radio buttons?
Can someone point me in the direction to articles regarding checkboxes and radio buttons?
I'm in a discussion with an Art Director and he is convinced it makes more sense to use checkboxes because ...
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Alternatives for Radio Button List for 'large' select areas/touch?
I'm looking for some examples for ways to deal with having a user select an item from a list when that list:
may have large amounts of text (perhaps a term + a definition so a paragraph or two)
is ...
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Should the selection of a Radio button control the display of two different forms?
I am working on a reporting form for an electronic healthcare record application used by physicians to generate reports on usage. There are two different report types.
Only one type of report can be ...
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Using Dropdowns AND Radio Buttons to avoid confusion
For you reference I wanted to point out that this is a Video project.
I am designing a menu in which the user can choose 1 of 4 formats for SD (standard definition) and two options for HD (high ...
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Buttons instead of radio buttons or a dropdown
In a recent project of ours I am tasked with creating an interface that solves the same problem as radio buttons or a dropdown menu would, but using buttons instead.
It approximately looks like this:
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indicate a "mode" that is not changeable by the user
My deployment app has 2 modes: Local and Remote. The mode used depends on where the app is being launched. Once the app has been launched the user can't change the mode. However I still want to ...
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Is it a good/acceptable practice to combine checkboxes with radio buttons for one question?
I work on a form, in which there are questions allowing either multiple choices or selecting just one. An example:
Which of the sweeties do you like:
[ ] chocolate
[ ] lollipops
[ ] cookies
( ) none
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Should radio buttons be pre-selected?
I am working on a re-design for a eCommerce site and they have a section where they offer a free gift card if the user makes a purchase over $1000. The idea of the gift card is to get users to ...
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Why does the advanced twitter search options not using a radio button
https://twitter.com/search-advanced
has the following options
Any of the words
All of the words
Exact Phrase
But the user could make a mistake and enter values for all of them, why didn't they use a ...
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Three-dimensional matrix of tristate selections
I am building a configuration UI for a client's desktop application. This could be called metaconfiguration, i.e. it allows the client to determine which options are actually available in the eventual ...
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Does a list of checkboxes necessarily mean multiple choices?
I'm currently reviewing the usability of an e-commerce website. When the user searches a product, filter options are provided to refine his search.
The following list of checkboxes is available:
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To preselect or not preselect checkboxes
Lets say you want to customize and buy a new car online. You get to choose from a list of options for the interior. (Radio, Nav System, Leather or Cloth seats, powered windows, doors, locks, etc..)
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