Re: any easy way of having a YES/NO dialog return a 1 or 0?

[Tristan Van Berkom <tvb gnome org>]

2012/1/17 David NeÄas <yeti physics muni cz>:
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 04:12:51PM +0900, Tristan Van Berkom wrote:
> > Even in english, these boolean YES/NO questions can seem ambiguous,
>
> If you use wordy and convoluted questions such as
>
> > Â "Are you sure you want to quit without saving"
>
> then nothing can help the poor users. ÂOf course, they are also
> susceptible to mistranslation. ÂThe fix is brevity and clarity, not
> banning Yes and No. ÂThe question
>
> Â ÂDoes 2+2 equal 5?
>
> is not improved by buttons labels âIt is fiveâ and âIt is some other
> numberâ.

When is the last time a program asked you that question in a dialog ?

> Hence
>
> > Â Â"Are you sure you want to quit without saving ?"
> >
> > Should typically have the answers: "Save" "Quit"
>
> is nonsense. ÂThis question should not occur in a sensible GUI no matter
> what answers are offered.

You are arguing that sensible guis should allow you to quit without
warning the user that there is unsaved data ?

What do you propose instead ?

Are you really suggesting that we revert to unsophisticated
error prone yes/no dialogs that plagued the 90s ?

I think by 2012 we've learned our lessons about this.

Cheers,
         -Tristan