Bug #7372

tails-greeter buttons are not clear enough when checked or not

Added by mercedes508 2014-06-06 03:46:38 . Updated 2020-04-15 06:05:17 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
Category:
Target version:
Start date:
2014-06-06
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
Code
Blueprint:

Starter:
0
Affected tool:
Welcome Screen
Deliverable for:

Description

Even if the red or green color display the present choice at Greeter, the darker button when selected and lighter when not selected is sometimes confusing for users.

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History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2014-06-06 04:52:01

The persistence setup wizard has clearer indications: green “checked” icons.

#2 Updated by BitingBird 2014-06-06 07:42:43

  • Status changed from New to Confirmed

#3 Updated by BitingBird 2014-06-06 07:44:04

#4 Updated by intrigeri 2014-06-06 08:19:24

This can be dealt with separately from Feature #5464.

#5 Updated by intrigeri 2014-06-06 08:23:07

#6 Updated by sajolida 2014-06-06 15:36:06

Personally I prefer on/off sliders (like the ones in the new network
manager applet).

#7 Updated by BitingBird 2014-06-09 13:49:20

  • Subject changed from Tails Greeter buttons are not clear enough when checked or not to tails-greeter buttons are not clear enough when checked or not

#8 Updated by sajolida 2014-06-19 16:07:38

According to the GNOME Human Interface Guidelines, we should use check boxes there, as we do in Tails 1.0. Those are guidelines for GNOME 2 but I couldn’t find anything more specific for GNOME 3:

https://developer.gnome.org/hig-book/stable/controls-check-boxes.html.en
https://developer.gnome.org/hig-book/stable/controls-toggle-buttons.html.en

« Only use toggle buttons in groups, so they are not mistaken for regular buttons. »

Why did we change this in the first place?

#9 Updated by intrigeri 2014-06-19 17:53:12

> Why did we change this in the first place?

No idea. Likely we did this when Alan and I ported the Greeter to Wheezy, nobody commented, and it stuck.

#10 Updated by sajolida 2014-10-11 03:44:23

  • related to Bug #7801: Confusing button checking at Greeter added

#11 Updated by alant 2016-12-23 17:56:48

  • Status changed from Confirmed to Resolved

#12 Updated by alant 2016-12-23 17:57:26

#13 Updated by alant 2016-12-23 17:57:58

#14 Updated by alant 2016-12-23 17:59:29

  • related to deleted (Bug #7801: Confusing button checking at Greeter)

#15 Updated by intrigeri 2017-05-27 07:05:49

  • % Done changed from 0 to 100

#16 Updated by intrigeri 2020-04-15 06:05:17

  • Affected tool changed from Greeter to Welcome Screen