Development:Dropdown Lists
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Moodle User Interface Guidelines > Dropdown Lists
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Status: incomplete This is a guideline for a Moodle Interface Guideline. Comments: developer forum thread
Problem
Context
Forces: factors that affect selection
Solution
Common mistakes
Dropdown lists are used in Moodle too much, and should be replaced with a checkbox when the choice is just yes/no, or otherwise usually with radio buttons.
Examples and implementation
Example title
(Optional) Related guidelines
Checkboxes and Radio buttons should be used instead in most cases.
Related issues in the tracker
TODO: go through the misuses of dropdown lists and create tickets
