I just accidentally clicked the “clear all” on the browser URL and wished that it was a bit harder to click but was still there. If it took three clicks to make happen, its still useful in most circumstances but would drastically drop the mistaken clicks
Anyway, what are your unpopular UI opinions?
I also thought toggles were unnecessary, but then I read something that changed my mind.
Toggles have an immediate effect, whereas checkboxes don’t.
For example, a light/dark mode setting. You could use a checkbox, but users have become used to the above behaviour, and so a toggle may be more appropriate.
Checkboxes, therefore, are more of a form element.
Personally, I’d still be fine with just checkboxes, but that design intention is something I hadn’t known but makes sense after I heard it
Interesting idea, I’d never thought of that. It would almost change my mind if only different software respected that distinction. There are many forms using toggles and many option pages with checkboxes without a save button.