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More crucially, when did we lose the ability to click and hold on the first checkbox and then drag down the list to set them all the same way! > 1982: Dragging
by aidos 1y ago
More crucially, when did we lose the ability to click and hold on the first checkbox and then drag down the list to set them all the same way!
> 1982: Dragging through a field
of check-boxes flips the state of the first and assigns the new state to all other boxes dragged through.
- exiguus 1y agoWhat comes close are multi-select patterns. Often drop-downs where you can use the ALT-Key or dragging to select one or more items. Basically the same as in your beloved file-explorer and the list view. To archive a select all, usually there is a "select all" checkbox.
- earthnail 1y agoOn iOS you can swipe with two fingers to select multiple rows. One of the more hidden features. Mentioning it to show that we didn’t lose it everywhere.
- yokljo 1y agoBlender does this. It's sick.
- jfengel 1y agoI don't know when I would use that. If that's something a user would do often I probably want some other design component. In part it's because I don't like check boxes. They don't have great feedback about what's going to happen. If I designed a UI where someone is likely to check a lot of boxes, I would feel I had done something very wrong. Sometimes it's unavoidable and so the framework might as well allow it. And as a user, designers often do things I wouldn't have. But I can say I don't miss having that feature.
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- mewpmewp2 1y agoMaybe when you have e.g. a list of items/pictures/datasets you want to select to perform some action with, e.g. download, export, or perform some bulk job on?
- jfengel 1y agoWith pictures I'd rather use select features: draw a box, shift click, etc. File choosers usually do something like that, rather than a separate check box component. You select the icon rather than a check box near the icon, so it's slightly clearer what it is you want operated on. Ideally you'd find other ways to narrow the list. A long list of items is a UX disaster waiting to happen. The more you can categorize your data beforehand, the better off you are. If you can make it all-or-nothing, you're less likely to mis-click.
- paradox460 1y agoI really wish more file choosers would adopt both. Checkboxes are good for making complex, discrete selections that persist through accidental clicks. I can't tell you the number of times I've made a discrete selection of several items, only to lose it because the click misregisters on background instead of the icon