Re: UI design problem - exclusive checkboxes

"Koms Bomb" <komsbomb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I get the idea.
I'll consider combo box or five radio buttons.
Maybe combo box is better because the container panel is too small.


To help you make the decision, ask yourself as many relevant questions as
possible e.g.:

1. How difficult / easy is it to make the container panel larger?

2. Will your users know the possible choices before they see them?

3. Would a combo box, when expanded, obscure relevant information needed to
make the correct choice?

4. Will your users be using the software every minute of the day or once in
a lifetime?

5. How difficult are either solutions to use with the keyboard rather than
the mouse?

etc.

When you have a list of the possible questions, assign some priority weight
to them, and then rate them from 1 to 5 for each solution. Check the total
score (priority * rating) and compare the results. You probably won't need
to do this last step - by the time you have gone through this process the
preferred approach will either be obvious or it won't matter :-)

--
Chris Burrows
CFB Software
http://www.cfbsoftware.com





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