[kde-guidelines] Styleguide: Control labels

[Heiko Tietze]

On Friday 10 January 2014, 16:11:29 Thomas Pfeiffer wrote:
> On Thursday 09 January 2014 13:40:50 Heiko Tietze wrote:
> [snip]
> 
> > * Use positive phrasing. Don't phrase a label so that selecting means not
> > to perform an action.
> 
> I don't really understand this one. Could you give an example? Why would a
> checkbox or radio button man to perform or not to perform an action?
BAD: [x] Do not use feature XY 
GOOD: [ ] Use feature XY

Such a negation would be hard to understand, of course.

> > * Use the group label to explain the purpose of the group, not how to make
> > the selection. End each label with a colon.
> 
> Why should group box labels end with a colon?
Right. That should be "Do not use ending colon." 
(However, I'd be fine with both if used consistently.)