Re: Check box to indicate more than 2 states
I think the standard convention is Check = ON, no Check = OFF, line in the middle = MIXED which is good for when you have multiple selections. On Apr 7, 2009, at 1:01 PM, Chris Williams wrote: How about check for enable/disable, and change the font (bold, italic, something) to indicate modified?? From: Mark Ritchie Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:51:00 -0400 To: Arun Cc: Subject: Re: Check box to indicate more than 2 states On 7-Apr-09, at 1:43 PM, Arun wrote: Is it possible to use the same control to show more that 2 states. Like Enable/Disable/Modified. Sounds to me like radio buttons might better convey your intentions to the user? M. __ Mark Ritchie Cocoa and WebObjects Developer Diamond Lake Consulting Inc. Toronto, Ontario, Canada ___ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/chris%40clwill.com This email sent to ch...@clwill.com ___ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/alex%40webis.net This email sent to a...@webis.net Alex Kac - President and Founder Web Information Solutions, Inc. "I am not young enough to know everything." --Oscar Wilde ___ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: Check box to indicate more than 2 states
How about check for enable/disable, and change the font (bold, italic, something) to indicate modified?? > From: Mark Ritchie > Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:51:00 -0400 > To: Arun > Cc: > Subject: Re: Check box to indicate more than 2 states > > On 7-Apr-09, at 1:43 PM, Arun wrote: >> Is it possible to use the same control to show more that 2 states. >> Like >> Enable/Disable/Modified. > > Sounds to me like radio buttons might better convey your intentions to > the user? > M. > __ > Mark Ritchie > Cocoa and WebObjects Developer > Diamond Lake Consulting Inc. > Toronto, Ontario, Canada > > > > ___ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/chris%40clwill.com > > This email sent to ch...@clwill.com ___ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: Check box to indicate more than 2 states
On 7-Apr-09, at 1:43 PM, Arun wrote: Is it possible to use the same control to show more that 2 states. Like Enable/Disable/Modified. Sounds to me like radio buttons might better convey your intentions to the user? M. __ Mark Ritchie Cocoa and WebObjects Developer Diamond Lake Consulting Inc. Toronto, Ontario, Canada ___ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: Check box to indicate more than 2 states
On Apr 7, 2009, at 11:43 AM, Arun wrote: Hi All, I am using check box control in my application to show Enable/Disable status. Is it possible to use the same control to show more that 2 states. Like Enable/Disable/Modified. Any idea? This would be the "mixed state" of NSButton. ___ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com
