R3vo/Sandbox – User

Control Type	👍	👎	Use cases
Text/Image/Video
CT_STATIC	-	-	Display images Backgrounds Simple text
CT_EDIT	-	-	User input
CT_HTML	-	Limited customization through scripting Limited formatting options	-
CT_STRUCTURED_TEXT	Can display formatted Structured Text	Can become very slow if much text is displayed	Displaying formatted text Syntax highlighting
Buttons
CT_BUTTON	Easy way to let the user trigger an action	Limited customization	Confirm, cancel, close Start an action
CT_ACTIVETEXT	Supports structured text	-	-
CT_SHORTCUTBUTTON	Multiple text areas Supports images	A bit more complicated to set up	-
CT_CHECKBOX	Easy way to let the user switch between two states	Limited customization Does not support text
CT_XBUTTON	-	-	-
Lists
CT_COMBO	Very space efficient Can display unlimited amount of entries	Not as quick as listbox when selecting an entry	Allowing the user to select one entry out of many
CT_TOOLBOX	Very fast and easy way to select an entry Direct overview over all possible values	Very space inefficient	Letting the user select one out of a few options
CT_CHECKBOXES	Example	Example
CT_TREE	Hieracharic view Very fast engine search	Wasted space on the left due to indentation
CT_CONTROLS_TABLE	Repeatable control patterns	Complicated to set up
CT_XCOMBO	Can fit many values within very little space	Cumbersome to use since the user has to guess what the next value would be. From a usability point of view this control should never be used
CT_LISTBOX	Good way to disable multiple values at once User can quickly select the value needed Supports drag and drop	Needs some vertical space for a good user experience
CT_LISTNBOX	Good way to disable multiple values at once User can quickly select the value needed Can display as many rows as needed	Needs some vertical space for a good user experience Needs a bit more scripting to get the columns set up and filled
CT_LISTNBOX_CHECKABLE	Example	Example
CT_XLISTBOX	Example	Example
3D Objects
CT_OBJECT	Example	Example
CT_XLISTBOX	Example	Example
CT_XLISTBOX	Example	Example
CT_XLISTBOX	Example	Example
CT_XLISTBOX	Example	Example
CT_XLISTBOX	Example	Example
CT_XLISTBOX	Example	Example
CT_XLISTBOX	Example	Example