Re: GnomePropertyBox

[Seth Nickell <snickell stanford edu>]

> On Fri, 29 Jun 2001, Dietmar Maurer wrote:
> > I think it is not always good to apply changes immediately. I would 
> > prefer an configurable approach, where we show OK/Cancel for normal
> > users, and some additional buttons for advanced users
> > (OK/Apply/Revert/Close or something like that).
>   
>         Whilst the UI list can argue interminably about this issue - I    
> think it is vital that we have the API and builtin capacity to not need   
> instant Apply so we have flexibility.

Flexibility needs to be traded off against conformity. The whole point
of UI guidelines is conformity. APIs should be conducive to creating
interfaces that have a common interface.

-Seth