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FruitParent is the web version of application for tracking status of fruits for picking up on right time.
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UI: "My Trees" on/off behavior #12

Open durkie opened 8 years ago

durkie commented 8 years ago

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I think if you have to write "(Off)" or "(On)" in a label then your UI cues aren't working :smile:

ThePlushEater commented 8 years ago

I am not sure what you mean.. on off Are you talking about like this?

durkie commented 8 years ago

My point was that the UI is not telling the user what the button state is.

Take a look at the button with the "(On)" and "(Off)" labels removed: image image

Which one is on and which one is off? It's difficult to know.

Now look at this button from LabView: image image This UI is very clear about visually conveying which state is on and which state is off -- a label of "(On)" or "(Off)" would be unnecessary because you can tell the button state simply by looking at it.

So my point is: if you have to write labels that tell the user the button state then it's not an effective button. Not trying to make a big deal of it -- just that you may want to choose a different color scheme to better indicate which state is on and which is off.