Re: UI Guidelines: Dialogs (2nd draft)

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colin z robertson wrote:
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>       <sect2 id="dialogs-informational">
> 
>         <title>Informational dialog boxes</title>
> 
>         <para>
>           Informational dialog boxes are those which do not require the user
>           to enter any data or make choices; they are merely for notification
>           purposes.  These dialogs typically only need a label for the user to
>           read and a button to close the dialog. They can be modal or modeless
>           as appropriate.
>         </para>
> 
|...]
>       <sect2 id="dialogs-buttons">
[...]
>         <para>
>           The situation is slightly different again for informational dialogs.
>           As always, the closing button should close the dialog, but the
>           labelling of the button is a decision for the developer and is
>           dependent upon the context in which it appears. As a rough guide,
>           "Close" will generally be an appropriate label for dialogs appearing
>           in response to a user's request for information, while "OK" will often
>           be more appropriate for unrequested alerts.
>         </para>
I think we should stress that the wording of the dismiss button should
be appropriate. It should not be OK on an unrequested "Everything gone
wrong" dialog.