Re: 2.4 Proposed Modules - gok

[David Bolter <david bolter utoronto ca>]

Jeff Waugh wrote:

> <quote who="David Bolter">
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> > > Surely there is a better (HIG-approved?) method than
> > > try/revert/ok/cancal.  I couldn't reliably describe what each of those
> > > would do if you gave me a paper doll mockup of the dialogue.
> > >
> > >      
> > how about: try and revert are the same as ok and cancel, except with try
> > and revert the dialog doesn't go away.  HTH
> >    
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> That's really unobvious. How about "have buttons that say what they do, and
> only those buttons". Let's not try to interpret bad UI, let's actually make
> it better. :-)
Indeed.  "The best UI is the one you don't notice."  (I can't remember 
who first said that)

:-)

D

> - Jeff
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