Checkbox question

[Pete]

Thank you Tim, good to know there's a tried and tested way of doing this.
Pete

On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Tim Jones <tolistim at me.com> wrote:

> I use a Green / Gray 8x8 button to display on or off status where user
> choice is not considered.  This has worked well for over 8 years and
> there's never a point of confusion on the user's end.
>
> Tim
>
> On Feb 18, 2012, at 10:42 AM, Pete wrote:
>
> > I have a stack which is used to show information in a display only mode,
> the user is not allowed to change any of the displayed values.  I want to
> use checkboxes in some cases.  How can I prevent the user clicking the
> check box and changing its state?
> >
> > I've currently got them disabled to achieve this but I'd prefer them to
> have their enabled appearance, just not allow them to be changed.  I've
> considered making images of the checkbox in its checked and unchecked
> state, disabling the checkbox and assigning the appropriate image as its
> disabled icon depending on the checkbox's state but wondering if there's a
> more straightforward way to do this.
>
>
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