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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Checkboxes and clickable area
From:       Eric Christopherson <rakko () charter ! net>
Date:       2003-02-15 6:05:02
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On Sat, Feb 15, 2003 at 02:24:32AM +0100, Carsten Pfeiffer wrote:
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> Hiya,
> 
> checkboxes have the habit of being toggled wherever you click on them. Not 
> just on the actual checkable box, but also on the label. 
> 
> Using layouts, checkboxes may become very large, the label is simply stretched 
> to the width dictated by the layout.
> 
> Imagine a checkbox:
> 
> [x] Check me
> |<--                             width                           -->|
> 
> There is no visual hint where the checkbox ends (you might think it ends, 
> where the text ends). But clicking anywhere next to the label activates the 
> checkbox!
> 
> I find this behavior rather irritating (I accidentally toggled checkboxes, 
> when I just wanted to give focus to a dialog) and submitted a bugreport to 
> TT. Unfortunately, that behavior is "Windows compatibility".
> 
> We could create a KCheckBox to fix that.
> 
> Opinions?

Definitely a good idea. I've always hated that about Windows (but actually
hadn't noticed it yet in KDE).

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