Post #2490890
2026-05-13 11:11 UTC
Well, I’d encourage you to keep an eye out; I think you’ll find that the majority of controls on the web behave as I described. And I think that’s a good thing, too: it’s far quicker and easier to be able to deduce behaviour from the control you’re handling at the moment, than having to scan the complete context. And especially if e.g. you’re visually impaired, the latter can be a major hassle.
(And indeed, the other controls you mention almost never apply instantly, so their behaviour is still predictable. When they do, they’ll often still have some other affordances to indicate that they do apply instantly.)
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@FishFace@piefed.social 2026-05-13 11:58
GNOME settings pages don’t have “apply” buttons. When do you think a selection from a drop-down or numerical selector takes effect? Yes, most settings now take effect immediately, and that’s great. (I think KDE still prefers a separate “apply” step though). That is (still) separate from the decision of how to style something which turns something on and off, which is what I’m complaining about. I don’t take any issue with having things apply immediately. You raise visual impairment, which is exactly why I’m complaining. Look at the image and tell me, which of the controls is on, and which is off?