Checkbox label

[Pete]

Thanks guys.  I had thought of using a separate label but wanted to check
there wasn't a built-in way to do it before going down that path.

I am facing the same issue with group labels as well and will probably solve
it the same way.

In case you're wondering, I'm building a tools palette to allow drag and
drop of some customised controls onto a card.  Part of the scheme is to be
able to place a label for the control to the left, right, top, or bottom of
the control itself.  I use a separate label control for all types of
controls except checkboxes, radio buttons, and groups, hence the question.

I'm probably breaking some Human Interface Guidelines by doing this since
checkbox and radio button labels are just about always on the right but
sometimes window layout constraints dictate otherwise.

Pete
Molly's Revenge <http://www.mollysrevenge.com>




On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 1:53 PM, Jim Ault <jimaultwins at yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Jun 23, 2011, at 1:38 PM, Bob Sneidar wrote:
>
>  No, but you can create a label field and group it with the checkbox. That
>> way you can put the label anywhere you want and still drag it around as a
>> single entity.
>>
>> You will find that a lot of problems in LC are solved that way. Some call
>> these methods "kludges" or "hacks" but I prefer to think of them as
>> "innovative" and born of "progressive thinking". OK OK IT'S A KLUDGE!!!
>>
>>  What you are defining is quite common and is talked about frequently as
>  'custom controls',
> such as Scott Rossi's beta product, or John Craig, Andreas Rozek, Chipp
> Walters.
>
> You could make the label field surround the check box 'square' to create
> line 1 as a label and line 3 of that same field as hints or instructions.
>
> So grouping is a good technique.
>
>
>
>  On Jun 23, 2011, at 12:15 PM, Pete wrote:
>>
>>  Is it possible to have the label of a checkbox appear to the left of the
>>> checkbox instead of the right?  I guess same question for radio buttons
>>> as
>>> well.
>>>
>>
> Jim Ault
> Las Vegas
>
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