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Regarding double-negative checkboxes: I really don't like these. Are there situations where they would make sense? (Possible answer: If you want the defaults
by Splines 11y ago
Regarding double-negative checkboxes: I really don't like these.
Are there situations where they would make sense?
(Possible answer: If you want the defaults of an application to be "everything is unchecked")
Reasoning about double-negative options adds friction, and when you can combine options together it gets doubly frustrating.
- Flenser 11y agoThe double negative issue makes me think that checkboxes are a UX antipattern. They should always be replaced with radio buttons or a "light switch" toggle with two named states that describe what is does.i.e. "Ignore Corrections / Honor Corrections" not "Yes / No". Then you can also order them and color them differently depending on which is the default or "safe" state, without having to have to use double negatives to make all the options default states look the sames.