Re: Usability: Which (menu) button?

Words to the wise, Karsten Wutzke <kwutzke@xxxxxx> wrote:

Hello!

I have a few settings that are controlled via menu items.

For binary values (true/false or on/off):
Is it better to have regular menu items (JMenuItem) with changing text
or better use toggle menu items (JCheckBoxMenuItem) with constant text
where the check represents on/off state?

The standard metaphor is to use check boxes in this case.

For 1 out of n selections:
Basically the same question as above, just with JMenuItem/s vs.
JRadioButtonMenuItem's... (I have to check whether using regular
JMenuItems makes sense at all...)

For grouped items of which only one can be checked, use radio buttons.

What are the pros/cons here?

Changing text in general is not so good since you remember what menu
items do by position AND by value.
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