Re: property dialogs

[Toshio Kuratomi <badger prtr-13 ucsc edu>]

On Fri, 20 Mar, 1998 at 06:41:24PM +0100, Per Lewau set free these words:
> On Fri, 20 Mar 1998, Gianluca Montecchi wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 20 Mar 1998, Dirk Luetjens wrote:
> > 
> > > > apply         -> apply only the option in the current page
> > > > apply & close -> apply all the option in the dialog and close it
> > > > close         -> close the dialog without appling anything (perhaps ask if
> > > >                  you want to apply)
> > > > 
> > > > nice, clear, fast.
> > > 
> > > Nope, if you put apply in the bounding box of the current page, yes. But
> > > why does <apply&close> sets all options and <apply> only the one on the
> > > page?  <Apply> will apply and <Close> will close, but why does
> > > <apply&close> aplies more than only <apply>? 
> > 
> > 
> > Because so you can set all the properties you need and after apply them
> > with just a click.
> > 
> > At least the button "apply & close" can be "apply all"
> 
> I think that "Apply" should apply to all pages. Why apply only one page? 
> 
I agree.
Also I think "cancel" or "cancel & close" really is clearer than "close."  The
primary action isn't to close the window, it's to cancel the changes you've
made.  "close" could mean either "close and apply" or "close and cancel".

Note: Cancel really means "undo and close" -- If we wanted to have "apply"
"apply & close" "undo" "undo & close"...  However, I think I am starting to
see why netscape uses "Ok" "Apply" "Cancel" -- screen space.  Having three
words on a button is going to demand a lot of unnecessary room.  I think
Cancel is pretty straightforward (Has anyone had users who were surprised by
its behavior?)  Can anyone think of a word that means "apply and close" ?

-Toshio
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