Mystery Switch

[Shevek]

Recently I've been having to make on-line selections using a circle "sliding"to one side or the other of a horizontal oval. However, there is never any indication of which side means what. Is there some new convention I've missed?

 

[Angular Chap]

Something like this, perhaps?

That have replaced the tick box/check box?

If so, they are called toggle switches or toggle buttons. It's a case of mobile device design conventions becoming part of web design conventions. Circle on the left of the oval means unselected. Circle on the right of the oval means selected, but I guess some designers don't bother changing the colour or tone or contrast to further indicate selected or not.

 

[Kayla55]

multiple choices should be a check box, however option button can be used but is ideally only few options such as payment method and do you want delivery.
But you can change default, however Microsoft developers are encouraged to use set standard for clarity.
A selection of choices or shopping cart should give list box.... Not sure on this example if developer is following standards

 

[Shevek]

Something like this, perhaps?

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That have replaced the tick box/check box?

If so, they are called toggle switches or toggle buttons. It's a case of mobile device design conventions becoming part of web design conventions. Circle on the left of the oval means unselected. Circle on the right of the oval means selected, but I guess some designers don't bother changing the colour or tone or contrast to further indicate selected or not.

Thanks. The ones I've seen look like your top right example, but AFAIR, the "background" would stay blue on the third one down. The first one I saw was for selecting between two options, not turning one on or off. It wasn't labelled, and it probably cost me $70.

 

[Levitator]

Thanks. The ones I've seen look like your top right example, but AFAIR, the "background" would stay blue on the third one down. The first one I saw was for selecting between two options, not turning one on or off. It wasn't labelled, and it probably cost me $70.

English is left-to-right, so that's probably why "on" is to the right.