On Feb 6, 2008 12:42 PM, W Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > For modal (and modeless) windows, pop-ups, and "lightbox" ajaxed pop-ups, > after a person has performed certain tasks, there are two options - commit > those changes or cancel the dialog window. What order is best? Mac OS X > orders them as Cancel | Save, whereas many windows and web applications > have them as Save | Cancel.
Actually there is 3rd option: apply the settings immediately, get rid of the 'save' option and provide only a button to close the dialog or go back. I think this is the best option unless the change has got deep, irreversible effects, or there are a group of settings to apply at the same time. Many of the system preferences in Macs behave in such way, see for example: http://www.appleinsider.com/print.php?id=3343 But at the same time, the Network Preferences pane has an apply button, because changing these settings may result in something highly undesirable (e.g. disconnecting from the network) and there is usually a group of settings (IP, netmask, DNS etc.) that are frequently changed as a group. I don't have a good idea about the original question (about the button order), but thought I'd bring in this alternative for the sake of completeness. Regards, Alex ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
