Re: 2.4 Proposed Modules - gok

[David Bolter <david bolter utoronto ca>]

Jeff Waugh wrote:

> <quote who="Bill Haneman">
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> > On Thu, 2003-05-08 at 14:23, Jonathan Blandford wrote: ...
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> > > The "Try"/"Revert"/"Ok"/"Cancel" buttons on the bottom are so 1999, too.
> > > (-:  
> > >      
> > BTW, the reason it's not instant-apply is that, since these preferences
> > alter the way the user interacts with the dialog, a slipup with
> > "instant-apply" would be likely to leave the user stranded.  
> >    
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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

cheers,

D

> - Jeff
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