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Many checkboxes in the interface have 3 states. See image below. The middle one is commonly used when the actual checkbox is representing an underlying group of checkboxes where all are not in the same state (checked or unchecked). But it looks like even standalone checkboxes have these 3 states. This is strange, isn't it?

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Where is that one located?

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44 minutes ago, vonBusing said:

The middle one is commonly used when the actual checkbox is representing an underlying group of checkboxes where all are not in the same state (checked or unchecked).

Perhaps we disagree, I think it is the checkbox equivalent of [No Change] regarding inherited values from a based on style. And I too don't recall seeing a Global checkbox before.... Ahh, Bullets and Numbering in Paragraph Styles.

 

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1 hour ago, walt.farrell said:

Where is that one located?

@walt.farrell: @Old Bruce found the answer before I came back:

58 minutes ago, Old Bruce said:

[...] Bullets and Numbering in Paragraph Styles.

 

1 hour ago, Old Bruce said:

Perhaps we disagree, I think it is the checkbox equivalent of [No Change] regarding inherited values from a based on style. 

Thanks for this explanation @Old Bruce. In the case of styles were inheritance is a recurring pattern, that makes totally sense. Also, probably, all the occurrences of three states checkboxes that have puzzled me, might have been in the Text Styles dialogues.

 

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20 minutes ago, vonBusing said:

all the occurrences of three states checkboxes that have puzzled me, might have been in the Text Styles dialogues

I would have populated them with popup menus "Off, Inherited, On". This checkbox thing is a fairly elegant solution... 

....If I am right about it.

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You are correct, the 3 states are off, inherited form the style it is based on or on. You will find the local versions of these (found on the paragraph panel) only have an on or off. The check boxes with the square in them are also inherited fro the style it is based on

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