[kde-guidelines] Styleguide: Check boxes

[Aurélien Gâteau]

On Tuesday 04 June 2013 20:39:09 Thomas Pfeiffer wrote:
> > |* Don't use a check box for more than 10 options, use a (drop-down) list.
> > 
> > I'm not shure about this. Do we need to distinguish between single
> > checkboxes and a list of cb (with a scrollbar). And why shouldn't a large
> > list with a few selections be allowed as checklistbox? My alternative
> > advice:
> > * "For more than 5 associated options use a check box list." -> An example
> > could be days of week
> > * "Consider to apply a dual-list pattern if more than only a few
> > selections
> > have to be made."
> 
> A drop-down list in fact does not seem to make sense here it all, since it's
> just 1 of n selection whereas checkboxes are m out of n, so it can only be
> either checkboxes or dual-list.
> 
> What exactly do you mean by a checkbox list? I can't really picture it right
> now...

I understand it as a list with checkable items. Something like the attached 
screenshot, except with the checkbox and label in the same column.

Aurélien
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