Web Form Controls UX
Discussions debate the usability, accessibility, and merits of native vs. custom web UI elements like checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdowns, and toggle switches, often advocating for simple checkboxes over novel alternatives.
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What on earth happened to good ol' checkboxes?
UX novelty for its own sake is annoying. Just use a checkbox.
According to who? It's a restyled checkbox.
Web developers should understand the UX value of UI elements they use. Useful comparison of dropdowns, radio buttons, multi-select, and toggle switches.
What's the issue with bog standard selects? Is it purely aesthetics, or are there accessibility problems?
Cool! Would be great to have a tile checkbox/radiobutton. It's very useful instead of dropdowns with a few options.
The advantage of dropdowns is their integration in the browser UI - which means stuff like VoiceOver works just fine.
The advantage of dropdowns is their integration in the browser UI - which means stuff like VoiceOver works just fine.
Why not just use a checkbox? Is anyone here a designer with a serious answer to this?
Not just looks, it solves certain big usability problems I have with regular selects or checkboxes for values. However the few non-native problems are indeed problematic. We got brainpower here, lets make it work!