Word-a-Day: cancel, stop

[Shaun McCance <shaunm gnome org>]

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cancel
End an operation without leaving any side effects.  Only use
"cancel" if the operation can be ended cleanly, leaving the
system in the same state as before the operation was started.
Use "stop" instead if ending the operation will result in
partial effects of the operation remaining.
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stop
End an operation leaving some side effects.  Use stop if the
operation cannot be ended cleanly, or if ending the operation
will leave it partially completed.  Use "cancel" instead if
the operation can be ended cleanly with no side effects.
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We don't currently have recommendations for these in the
Style Guide, but this jives with the HIG's recommendation:

http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/feedback-interrupting.html.en

Suggestions on better wording are welcome.

--
Shaun