No action checked in an exclusive action group

**SkripT** · 11th February 2006, 22:24

Originally Posted by Chicken Blood Machine

The behaviour that you descibe above is bizarre and non-standard ...

If I want this behaviour is because I have seen it in many appliactions. If you are using Windows XP take a look at the Microsoft Photo Editor program. The behaviour of the buttons to select an area of the image and to define the transparent color follow this behaviour. As you see it's not as bizarre and non-standard as you comment...

**wysota** · 11th February 2006, 22:37

The fact that it is used in one application (even if it is a popular one), doesn't automatically make it "standard".

**Chicken Blood Machine** · 11th February 2006, 23:17

Originally Posted by SkripT

If I want this behaviour is because I have seen it in many appliactions. If you are using Windows XP take a look at the Microsoft Photo Editor program. The behaviour of the buttons to select an area of the image and to define the transparent color follow this behaviour. As you see it's not as bizarre and non-standard as you comment...

I don't think I have Microsoft Photo Editor on Windows XP - regardless - proof by selected example is no proof at all. The writers of MS photo editor probably had to speciifcally code that behaviour too :-)

**SkripT** · 12th February 2006, 00:56

You are right, but I dont' think that the behaviour that I comment is a strange behaviour. Basically is the same that having a group of exclusive actions with the only difference that I want that the activated/checked action could be unchecked without having to check another action. That's all. Finally I have solved it with a new slot.

**wysota** · 12th February 2006, 10:26

The thing you want can be easily achieved by adding another item titled "None of the above".

**SkripT** · 12th February 2006, 10:34

Originally Posted by wysota

The thing you want can be easily achieved by adding another item titled "None of the above".

Yes that's the other solution that I was managing too. I have to decide which of both I will put on the final app. Thanks.

**Chicken Blood Machine** · 13th February 2006, 06:19

Originally Posted by SkripT

You are right, but I dont' think that the behaviour that I comment is a strange behaviour. Basically is the same that having a group of exclusive actions with the only difference that I want that the activated/checked action could be unchecked without having to check another action. That's all. Finally I have solved it with a new slot.

Well then they're definitely not 'exclusive'. I'm glad you found a solution for your problem though.