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Comment by IshKebab

No, the label should always say what the toggle or checkbox does when it is enabled. If you want to make it extra extra clear (because so many apps have muddied the water by doing it wrong) you should probably put additional small text nearby that changes. Like this:

  [ ] Foo
  *Foo is disabled*

  [X] Foo
  *Foo is enabled*
Also you should not have double-negative check boxes ("disable foo").

I'm not a UI designer but I think this is pretty obvious to anyone that has used bad checkboxes (like OP). (I don't think the problem is unique to slide toggles; I've definitely seen similarly bad checkboxes.)

parent IshKebab 3 years ago

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