Subject: Re: Interface disimprovement: A simple no would suffice
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 00:38:52 GMT
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In article <antjcb.728085176@gsusgi1.gsu.edu>, antjcb@gsusgi2.gsu.edu
(J.C.Burns) wrote:
>
> I'm annoyed. Darn annoyed. First one upgrade, then another after another has switched to the 'Save/Don't save' form of standard dialog box, replacing
> the simple, clear, 'Yes/No/Cancel.' So at first I had a special Quickey
The Yes/No/Cancel requires that you carefully read the question. The
Save/Don't Save form makes it much clearer what will happen if you click a
certain button.
The problem for you is that either QuicKeys isn't smart enough or that
programs aren't consistent on how the button names are spelled. This seems
to be minor issues compared to making sure the user knows what is going to
happen. (You can use ResEdit on your apps to make them all have the same