Radio buttons as indicator lights

[Ken Norris]

Hi  Ray,

> Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 12:23:50 -0700
> From: "Ray G. Miller" <rgmiller at pacbell.net>
> Subject: Re: Radio buttons as indicator lights
>
> If the user has no control over the radio buttons, the user will be
> fustrated... It's an incorrect user interface.
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Dunno about the frustration part, but the other part is right on. Sorry I
didn't mention it before. Good catch, IMO.
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> This way the user is never confusing radio btns with indicators.
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That's right. Using radio buttons for something other than their intended
use could be confusing, especially if you have a prefs dialog with radio
buttons which are used in the normal way.

I wish I knew what the indicator interface is for. That way we could,
perhaps, help make a better call on the right type of visual to use.

Ken N.