[kde-guidelines] Styleguide: Radio button

[Thomas Pfeiffer]

On Tuesday 28 May 2013 18:02:48 David Edmundson wrote:
> On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 4:20 PM, Heiko Tietze
> 
> <heiko.tietze at user-prompt.com> wrote:
> > I suggest to discuss topics in separate threads (and perhaps refere to it
> > from the styleguide). To start with something simple.
> > 
> > * generic structure applied
> > * "Use radio buttons for 2 to 3 mutually exclusive options. If there are
> > more than three options, use a combo box or list instead." changed to "Use
> > radio buttons for a few mutually exclusive options. If there are more than
> > five options, use a combo box or list instead. In case of artificial
> > opposite options (apply vs. don't apply) consider to replace the radio
> > buttons by one checkbox."
> 
> As a non usability person (and therefore the consumer of these
> guidelines) I have no idea what "artificially opposite" means.
> 
> Could do with clarifying on the page for other equally stupid devs :)

...or maybe we can avoid the term by just writing "If there are only two 
options where one is the negation of the other (e.g. "apply" vs. "do not 
apply"), consider replacing the radio buttons by one checkbox."