rhythmbox-applet checkbox inconsistency

This is partly a Rhythmbox problem and partly a theme problem.

The Rhythmbox problem is that it has always regarded "Play" as something you turn on and off, rather than as the opposite of "Pause" (bug 71228).

The theme problem is that menus should have checkmarks, not checkboxes, i.e. should not be cluttered by checkbox borders. (The same is true for radio buttons.)

Matt,

Okay, so that's all well and good. What are we going to do fix it?

If the developers just deletes the checkbox items and replaces it with a menu option 'Play' than changes to 'Pause' when clicked. It could be a fast patch... and even more intuitive than a checkbox.

Looks like we have a whole lot of bug reports on this topic, all using Rhythmbox as an example but focusing on indicator-applet's bizarre behaviour. The trouble is that they have very different descriptions, which could cause issues in keeping track of the specific problem. I think it's justified to call this the exact same issue as the icon alignment thing, since doing menus the right way will resolve the checkbox problem magically (since GTK+ is, in fact, very magical when treated correctly).

Bug #519804 is the oldest of the bunch that I can see, so I'm marking this as a duplicate :)

Dylan McCall, I think this is not duplicate. I think it is bad design to use a checkbox just like Matthew Paul Thomas wrote in the first comment: "Play" option should be without checkbox and when clicked it should change to "Pause".

Ah, I see now. Thanks, grofaty!

I think a checkbox makes good sense for representing a controlled state, whereas buttons that change themselves are potentially bad for usability.