Switch and Checkbox items

[Shantanu Tushar Jha]

On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 9:11 PM, Aaron J. Seigo <aseigo at kde.org> wrote:

> hi ...
>
> so we have both Switch and Checkbox items in the QML. we have discussed
> previously and decided to keep using Checkbox on desktop (for consistency
> with
> the rest of the desktop UI if nothing else), though we favour Switch on
> touch.
>
> i'm already noticing incosistencies creeping in, however, with Switches
> appearing on desktop bound software where checkboxes would normally be
> used.
>
> there are a few different options to head this off at the pass:
>
> * decide that Switch is prefered in the desktop shell and repleace all
> usage
> of Checkbox with Switch in all Plasma components.
>
> Pros: it's easy to make such a decision.
>
> Cons: it means a fair amount of (boring, but easy) work; it means the UI of
> the desktop shell will be different from the rest of the desktop.
>
>
> * implement Switch in the desktop components as a checkbox.
>
> Pros: this is very easy to do (API compatible; just need to move
> Switch.qml to
> touch components and make a new Switch.qml in the default desktop
> components
> that simply creates a Checkbox); people can use Switch if they want and
> things
> remain consistent
>
> Cons: it means you can never have a Switch element on a desktop app, even
> if
> you really want to (and use Checkboxes elsewhere in your UI). however,
> this is
> perhaps a weak con, as it implies there is a valid use case for switches on
> the desktop. as we've lived without them until now ... perhaps there
> aren't.
>
>
> * simply put "don't use Switch on desktop" into our HIG and then require
> that
> all UIs that use Switch move that QML to the appropriate platformcomponents
> subdir and use Checkbox instead in the main UI
>
> Pros: you can still use Switch on the desktop and get an actual switch
>
> Cons: Much more work for developers; relies on people caring about and
> implementing HIG-compliant UIs; if we change our mind in the future, all
> that
> work needs to be re-done
>
>
> I currently favour the second solution (making Switch a Checkbox on
> desktop),
> but would like to hear your thoughts so we can make the best decision
> possible
> together.
>

+1 for the second solution. "as we've lived without them until now" is
exactly what I was thinking of when reading your email.


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