that was the best point given in the whole discussion, and the HIG has the solution to a problem that should not exist if devs followed the HIG a bit more....
2008/4/12 Wouter Bolsterlee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 2008-04-07 klockan 16:21 skrev Thomas Thurman: > > > I was working the other day on bug 335763, which allowed zenity yes/no > > dialogues to have arbitrary text on the "yes" and "no" buttons. It > > occurred to me today that this is actually a more general problem for > > yes/no dialogues in languages where the answers to such questions depend > > on the verb used. (I know Irish and Welsh have this feature.) > > According to the Gnome HIG, yes/no dialogs should be avoided: > > | Button Phrasing > | > | Write button labels as imperative verbs, for example Save, Print. This > | allows users to select an action with less hesitation. An active phrase > | also fits best with the button's role in initiating actions, as contrasted > | with a more passive phrase. For example Find and Log In are better buttons > | than than Yes and OK. > > Source: > http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/windows-alert.html.en#alert-button-order > > mvrgr, Wouter > > -- > :wq mail [EMAIL > PROTECTED] > web http://uwstopia.nl > > if it gets you down :: well just don't blame me -- queens of the stone age > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: This message was signed/encrypted using GnuPG. > > iD8DBQFH/3wDP7QTTiUKY+sRAisDAKCqM+b+Fsci5q7km9Xmjx0PtBRabQCaAt7h > DEScqgFJr76tXwpXsD4ojkE= > =uNut > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > gnome-i18n mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-i18n > > _______________________________________________ gnome-i18n mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-i18n
