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Switch Table of Contents Usage The following segment provides instructions for designers and developers regarding the appropriate utilization of this component in various situations. Do: Use if an instant response of applied settings is required without explicit action. Use to enable or disable a mode, feature, or function. Use when the user is toggling independent features or behaviors. Use the label to describe the affected property. Use the right-aligned version for lists (Especially for handling on mobile devices). Use the stretched version for lists on mobile or smaller containers. Don't: Don't use it if a setting requires a button press before it can take effect (use a Checkbox instead). Don't use anything longer than two words in the label whenever possible. Don't use the switch for multiple-choice questions. Don't use slide Switch when an intermediate state is required (Use Checkbox instead). Don't use the label to describe the state of the component. Related Components Checkbox Button
Global settingsThemeChanges the theme of the application and any Porsche Design System component. It's possible to choose between forced theme light and dark. It's also possible to use auto, which applies light or dark theme depending on the operating system settings automatically.LightDarkAuto (sync with operating system)DirectionChanges the direction of HTML elements, mostly used on<html> tag to support languages which are read from right to left like e.g. Arabic.LTR (left-to-right)RTL (right-to-left)AutoText ZoomChanges the text size and values with unit rem or em relatively. This setting can be defined in browser settings for any website or by an application itself on<html> tag. To achieve WCAG 2.2 AA compliance it's obligatory to support text zoom up to at least 200%.100%130%150%200%