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

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/9907892

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Depends on what the purpose of the button is.

A setting should show the current state, but an action (referring to the play button example) should show the state it'll transition to.

[–] abhibeckert 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I disagree. I think both the current state and the state it will change to should be clearly labeled.

Also - just because everyone is familiar with something doesn't make it a good user experience. We're used to play/pause but it's honestly not very good.