Of HIG, Apple, and User-Centric Design

[Keith Martin]

>But if I recall the original of this long-running thread, someone 
>wanted to use a checkbox to indicate a state of connection or 
>something and thus the checkbox did not allow to toggle the state. I 
>agree with early responders that in this situation, a checkbox is a 
>wrong object to use. A graphical or textual status display should be 
>used instead.

Ah, I didn't see that. I agree totally: a checkbox is meant to be a 
control, not just a passive indicator.

k