On 06 Jun 2001 09:30:26 -0700, Jamie Zawinski wrote:
> Ben FrantzDale wrote:
> >
> > I see the potential confusion but I believe there is a concerted effort
> > to move from OK/Cancel or Yes/No buttons to more descriptive words like
> > "Import", "save", etc. In this case I'd think Import/Don't Import would
> > be best.
>
> I think this is a bad idea. Like, a bad idea on the order of, not being
> consistent about whether yes/OK is on the left or on the right.
>
> Here's one way to do things: all dialog boxes ask you a question.
> It's a yes/no question. The buttons say yes/no, ok/cancel, whatever
> the custom is.
>
> Here's another way to do things: dialog boxes ask you a question, or
> make a statement. Each button describes an activity to take. Now you
> have to slow down and read each button, instead of just reading the
> dialog question and knowing that "bottom left corner means affirmative."
On the contrary, now you don't have to read the question in detail and
then stop to think about wether OK will quit the program or save your
file (for example). Clearly ``Save'' will save and ``Don't Save'' will
not.
--Ben
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