Matthew Nish-Lapidus wrote:
Can anybody think of a case where the current on/off state of a device
isn't immediately obvious?
A few years ago I had a computer that had a push button power switch, with
no indication on the switch as to the device state. It was quite tower
computer that sat on the
I've had that problem recently with alarm clocks. My old one with
the red LEDs died, so I had to go shopping for a new one. I couldn't
get one like the previous one, and I went through *three* that were
too bright to sleep facing the clock (which is the only side I can
regularly fall
Hmm may be following will do the trick..
-Volume - Yes a volume indicator. Also, no need to hae a separate led
indicating if the monitor is not. just volume control indication will
implicitly communicate the device is on.
- Channel Selection - this I think is not just an indicator problem,
Wow, those are all great answers.
So, now the question is, what type of state indicator/button would
help solve these issues? For the baby monitor, would it be helpful to
have an obvious volume level indicator?
I completely understand the camera example.. My little digital
point-and-shoot does
FWIW, a couple of observations based on my experience with baby
monitors. (4 kids and years of baby monitors tend to give one an
opinion on them... ;)
--Lights on the monitor: My wife and I usually have one on all night,
and those little volume and power lights are so bright we have had to
The problem with the camera switch, as I see it, is that both the switch and
the LED are communicating the state of the device. When the camera auto
powers off, these contradict each other.
I prefer a power button (or a sprung slider type switch) that does not
indicate state, with the LED as the
I have seen this state labeled with little graphics that tell you what each
state means. If it's a push in to turn on button, you see a picture of the
button pushed in, next to the words Turned On or just On, and a picture of
the button released (pushed out) next to the words Turned Off or
I tend to agree, although there are exceptions. For most devices that
have an on/off switch it's pretty obvious if the device is currently
on or off, so pressing the button will do the opposite of the current
state.
Can anybody think of a case where the current on/off state of a device
isn't
The market -- thus far -- has simply addressed these issues from an old
school lightswitch mentality: One state is *positive*, the other state is
*negative*.
It seems they've tried to implement what people know for colours:
Green is ON
Red (or neutral) is OFF.
What text do you think
Matthew Nish-Lapidus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Can anybody think of a case where the current on/off state of a device
isn't immediately obvious?
[tongue firmly in cheek]
My wife!
I just got a new job, so I'm in a strange frame of mind...and it's not true,
of course =]
- Bryan
Can anybody think of a case where the current on/off state of a device
isn't immediately obvious?
My car, at least when I'm in the driver's seat. How many of us have
turned the ignition key when the car was already running?
Dave Scharn
On 10/11/07, Matthew Nish-Lapidus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I tend to agree, although there are exceptions. For most devices that
have an on/off switch it's pretty obvious if the device is currently
on or off, so pressing the button will do the opposite of the current
state.
Can anybody
Can think of two right now:
1. Baby Monitors - It's more about whether volume is high enough and
if the channel selected is correct or not
2. Canon xti camera has two indicators for on/off state - position of
a physical switch and a led light, the problem happens because of
sleep function
Green LEDs in a jam
I do not like them in my mocks.
I do not like them on a box.
I do not like them with Binary Switches.
I do not like them with halloween witches.
I do not like them here or there.
I do not like them anywhere.
I do not like to use green LEDs in a jam.
I do not like them,
This has been a running discussion for a while now and I'd love to hear some
opinions on how this community would like to see the presentation of Binary
Switches.
I'm talking about those simple 'On/Off' toggles.
For such a seemingly simple control feature, it sure seems to dredge up a
fairly
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