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Isn't that mostly just a coincidental outcome of smartphone apps preferring the fancy switches while also having "auto-saving" options while less dynamic web fo
by alpaca128 3y ago
Isn't that mostly just a coincidental outcome of smartphone apps preferring the fancy switches while also having "auto-saving" options while less dynamic web forms were stuck with checkboxes as standard elements?
I've definitely seen checkboxes that took effect immediately as well, though rare.
- enlyth 3y agoIt's a useful distinction to have though, as a user I expect a toggle to take effect immediately, but with a checkbox I don't, it is usually used for a "dirty" state that has to be confirmed by a submit action There are situations were either behaviour is preferable to the other