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Why? It feels better on the right, imo. It’s more natural, I see what it is, and then decide at the end to select or deselect. If it’s on the left, I now have t
by j33zusjuice 4y ago
Why? It feels better on the right, imo. It’s more natural, I see what it is, and then decide at the end to select or deselect. If it’s on the left, I now have to return to the beginning of the word. It’s not very natural.
- wiradikusuma 4y agoI think it looks nicer if you have few elements with varying width: [x] bla [ ] this is a very long label [ ] lorem ipsum
- layer8 4y agoYes, it’s the same reason why bullet lists have the bullet on the left side.
- stronglikedan 4y agoEven in Saudi Arabia?
- layer8 4y agoNo, I noted that in the other subthread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34440812 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34440812 For RTL languages, everything is simply mirrored though: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/globalization/localizability/mirroring-in-win32#handling-direction-sensitive-graphics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/globalization/localizabili... It doesn’t change the general argument.
- chaorace 4y agoMore broadly, this is a consequence of English being a LTR language. The eye scans from left to right when reading these languages, so one naturally wants to place important visual symbols (bullets, controls, etc.) firstmost where they'll offer maximum contextual impact for the proceeding information. The fixed-width nature of these elements is more of an afterthought that emerges because neat grids make information easier to parse and are generally considered to be visually pleasing. In RTL languages, the movement of the eye is mirrored, so the natural position of these elements also gets mirrored to the right-hand side. Of course, the fixed-width nature does not change because the instinct to craft neat grids exists regardless of directionality. Recently, however, we have begun to see certain touch-based interfaces adopt right-aligned controls specifically, even in LTR configurations. This evolved to compensate for the fact that most people are right-handed and generally cannot reach across the width of a modern touchscreen one-handed. It's effectively a concession to accessibility and is best implemented as a toggleable feature to avoid disadvantaging left-handed users.
- glitchc 4y agoLooks nicer but is less user-friendly.
- Tagbert 4y agoMore user friendly for parsing a list of different options.
- cyanydeez 4y agoEasier to line up check boxes on left
- zestyping 4y agoThe checkbox is closer to the text on the left. If it's on the right, there will be a gap that varies with the length of the longest item, making it harder to line up with its associated item.