[kde-guidelines] Phrasing of selection teasers

Heiko Tietze heiko.tietze at user-prompt.com
Sun Aug 25 07:00:17 UTC 2013


In some replys to my last blog post [1] it was recommended to rephrase the n-
of-m wording. What do you think about the following?

* Use radio buttons for 1 selection out of a few items.
* Use one or more check boxes for clear options or to select items out of a 
small number of options.
* Use a drop-down list for selection of 1 out of a small number of items.
* Use a combo box to select 1 out of a small number of items where users 
should be able to add items.
* Use a list view to select 1 singular item out of a potentially big list.
* Apply the dual list pattern for several selections out of a huge number of 
(multiple) items.

[1] http://user-prompt.com/kde-human-interface-guidelines-first-steps/


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