Does it need to have checks? Why not have a box that is completely filled in for the first [all black], half filled in for the second [black/white], and empty for the third [all white]? This may also help differentiate the parent folders from the children by having the children be all checkboxes.
-Christine On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 1:15 PM, Oleh Kovalchuke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have seen it done with check box, which is selected with grayed check mark > (the checkbox itself wasn't gray). That "made me think", but not for too > long. > > -- > Oleh Kovalchuke > Interaction Design is design of time > http://www.tangospring.com/IxDtopicWhatIsInteractionDesign.htm > > > > > On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 9:30 AM, David Mathew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Are there any good conventions for displaying a "partially selected > > checkbox"? I have a tree of checkboxes and I'm trying to think of the > > clearest way to show the user an indication that a parent checkbox is in > > one > > of the following three states: > > > > 1. All of its items (child checkboxes) are selected/checked > > 2. Some but not all of its items are selected ("partially selected", ie > > some > > child checkboxes are checked and some are not) > > 3. None of its items are selected (no child checkboxes are checked) > > > > Cases 1 and 3 are easily shown with a checkmark or lack of a checkmark, > > but > > what about case 2? What is the best way to visually indicate the partial > > selection to the user? Should the indication be different in a web > > application as opposed to a windows application? (I'm currently working on > > a > > web application) > > ________________________________________________________________ > > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
