Indeed, but they aren't instant apply dialogs either. At the moment the way it's coded makes instant apply optional, but there seems to be consensus here that instant apply is a good thing, and having used it I agree, it makes everything feel a lot more responsive for some reason. It also helps force us into good UI design (at least in some ways).
On Sat, 2003-09-06 at 12:09, Ivan Leo Murray-Smith wrote: > .The UI > > standard on free software desktops for instant apply dialogs is to have > > just a Close dialog, with a Revert button in cases where the user might > > not be able to undo the changes themselves. For the main window, just a > > Close button is enough. > That would be inconsistent with KDE,that uses apply and OK buttons, and cancel to > not apply and changes and exit. The Mandrake Control Center also works with OK > buttons. > > >
