[gnome-love] [Fwd: Usability issue / inconsistent keyboard modifiers and dialog options]

[Jarlath Reidy <jarlathreidy gmail com>]

  Apologies, this message was sent already and I got a response. I'll follow up on the original response.

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>     From: Jarlath Reidy <jarlathreidy gmail com>
>     To: gnome-love gnome org
>     Subject: Usability issue / inconsistent keyboard modifiers and dialog options
>     Date: Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:19:34 +0000
>     
>     Hi Folks,
>     
>     It was suggested I post this here. When exiting an application, a dialog may appear giving you choices on how you would like to exit (Save / Discard / Cancel). These are handled inconsistently by the various core applications. Most troubling is that key modifiers (eg. ALT+C to choose "Cancel) are available, and therefore encouraged for these dialogs.
>     
>     This has led to a few accidents for me and I'm sure other users, and it forces the user to put a lot of thought into what should be a routine operating.
>     
>     I've made a more detailed submission here, including screenshots.
>     
>     http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6731270#post6731270
>     
>     Hope this is fixable at some stage and... thanks for listening!
>     
>     Jarlath