Post #2492372
2026-05-13 11:58 UTC
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?
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@Vincent@feddit.nl 2026-05-13 12:57
True, there are exceptions (that’s why I keep saying most), and I think the pattern is more common on web than on desktop. (Though I think Gnome also compensates a bit with their boxed lists as an additional affordance.) Note that I am 100% on your side in saying that there are annoying toggle boxes that are unclear. In your image, I can only tell that the second is probably on because the right-hand side is usually used for the on state in LTR locales. But they can be better, e.g. with an on/off label integrated. Ironically, GNOME has a toggle to enable this: