That's a really good write-up. To summarize, the checkbox in question was designed such that it's lit up when checked and not when it isn't. I'm surprised they

That's a really good write-up. To summarize, the checkbox in question was designed such that it's lit up when checked and not when it isn't. I'm surprised they did this because it's terrible design. You see this all over the place. It confuses the user who thinks there should be a check there and can't tell if it's checked or not checked merely by glancing at it. I was happy to see this: > The Navy recently announced they are abandoning touchscreens in their fleet in favor of physical controls. The author defends touch controls and the decision being based on really old standards and one survey (apparently). I'm going to respectfully disagree. I'm no ship captain but I believe the propeller controls on a ship are traditionally like the levers on the right of this image [1]. This is from a multi-propeller cruise ship, I believe. Now if you had those controls, anyone could tell at a glance that the propellers weren't synchronized. Touchscreens allow for UI updates more easily. This leads to designers being lazy. "We can fix it in an update". It necessitates training on checkboxes. Stop. Just... stop. [1]: https://www.marineinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/engine-telegraph.png.webp https://www.marineinsight.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/eng...