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Motif and CDE 2.1 Style Guide Certification Checklist

Radio Button (Control)

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The radio buttons in a radio box are mutually exclusive. When the user sets one radio button, unset any other radio button in the radio box.

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If the values represented by the radio buttons in a radio box cover all possibilities, do not allow the user to unset the radio button that is set. Attempting to do so should have no effect.

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If the values represented by the radio buttons in a radio box do not cover all possibilities, then allow the user to unset the radio button that is set.

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When a radio box represents a value shared by multiple selected elements:

  1. Display the radio buttons as selected if that value applies to all of the selected elements.

  2. Do not display any of the radio buttons as selected if not all of the selected elements have a matching value.

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    When a radio box represents a property shared by more than one selected element, ensure that the property of all selected elements corresponds to the radio button that the user sets.

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    Design a radio button with a graphic that indicates the state of the button and a text label that describes the state it controls.

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    Use at least two radio buttons in a radio box.

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