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Should a toggle button show its current state or the state to which it will change? (ux.stackexchange.com)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Or a different "feel" when turned on vs. off (more resistance or something). They spent effort printing all that text to show where the switch was when a universal 0/1 would have made it clear.

I can't think of any example of a button or switch that by itself can be clear if it is engaged or not. A button could be assumed to be on if in, but that isn't always the case, like for example with emergency stops.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I can’t think of any example of a button or switch that by itself can be clear if it is engaged or not

The power button on my PC lights up when it is on. I have a start/cancel processing button with which I use different colour-schemes - it's a blue or green button/text for "start processing" and a red button/text for "cancel processing" (i.e. danger - this has consequences if you press it!).