Re: funny choice of words in GDM UI
- From: Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>
- To: Bryan Clark <bclark redhat com>
- Cc: Archana <archana shah wipro com>, Stefan Scheffler <stefanscheffler gmx net>, gdm sunsite dk
- Subject: Re: funny choice of words in GDM UI
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 15:48:02 +0100
On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 14:28, Bryan Clark wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-07-12 at 10:44 +0530, Archana wrote:
> > I agree with David, It should be changed. It should be either [Shutdown]
> > or [OK].
>
> Lets use the imperative verb [Shutdown], the HIG explicitly states [1]
> against using [OK] buttons whenever possible.
Before the docs guys shout at us, "Shut Down" is the imperative verb we
should be using-- "Shutdown" is a noun :)
Cheeri,
Calum.
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CALUM BENSON, Usability Engineer Sun Microsystems Ireland
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