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avoid double negatives  #6435

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@zeratax

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With double negative I'm addressing radio boxes that have a negative description:

  • Disable X

which would in this state enable X

instead of either:

  • X
  • Enable X

Currently these aren't just inconsistent, but generally more confusing and easy to misread, especially in german loc the negative particle is often at the end of the sentence.

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  • open the settings page

Currently the options on the settings page often like to use a negative formulation like:
Disable inline URL previews by default
Which leads to user confusion (at least for me and my friends) since most other options use a positive phrase like:
Enable automatic language detection for syntax highlighting

Ideally all radio boxes should enable a function never disable and have consistent phrasing.

enable-disable

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This seems to be consistent across all platforms in english and german.

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