checkboxes and radio buttons?

[Marius Constantinescu]

Hi,

I've attached a screenshot showing two kind of questions: single choice (the one with "yes" or "no") and multi choice (last question). 

Right now, there is no visual difference between the two questions. The only difference is in the behaviour. 

Single choice: From the screen shown in the attachment, if I select "no", "yes" will be deselected, and the checkmark will be shown on the "no" row. 

Multi choice: From the screen shown in the atatchment, if I select "Business", all three options will be selected.

But the checkmark is the same, and the user can't tell if the question he just answered is a multiple choice or a single choice unless he taps around a bit more. Should I use checkboxes for multi choice questions (something like [1]) and radio buttons for single choice questions (something like [2]) instead of the checkmark we have now? If so, I think that the checkboxes and radio buttons should be placed before the text of the answer (aligned to the left).

What do you think?

[1] - http://www.clker.com/cliparts/Z/n/O/W/1/Q/tick-in-checkbox.svg

[2] - http://docs.blackberry.com/en/developers/deliverables/27299/radio_buttons_tablet_1348765_11.jpg

Thanks,

Marius

[Cliff Ingham]

Yes, you're exactly right. You should use radio buttons for single
choice and checkboxes for multi choice. Android has built in widgets
for these, but if you're dead set on using custom images, the images
you've chosen look just fine.

I don't really have anything to suggest as to putting the buttons to the
right or left of the answer. I've always put them to the right, but
really I don't know why. I think I'm just used to seeing input fields
to the right of labels. But that might just be me.

[Cliff Ingham]

Sorry, that was confusing. You're talking about the iOS stuff. The
only useful control Apple provides in this case is the UIPicker, which
works for single choice.

I still think the custom radio and checkbox images look fine.

On 08/20/2013 05:23 AM, Marius Constantinescu wrote: