Re: What to use on GTK+3

[Paul Davis <paul linuxaudiosystems com>]

On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 8:41 PM, Allin Cottrell <cottrell wfu edu> wrote:

> However, in relation to Igor's original point, giving the user options of
> Yes/No is IMO fine if your dialog asks a short, simple question that
> requires an answer of Yes or No. As in
>
> Overwrite <filename>? Yes/No
> Send message? Yes/No
> Really delete X? Yes/No
>
> One could rephrase these messages as something other than Yes/No questions
> but would that actually be clearer? I doubt it.

I think you're wrong. Each one of these can be converted into a dialog
of the following general form:

      Need confirmation to carry out potentially significant action

        [ Do not take this action ]    [ Take this action ]


A specific case may help


      Overwriting this file may cause data loss

       [ Do not overwrite the file ]   [ Overwrite the file ]


or

      Once your message is sent, you cannot delete it.

       [ Do not send this message]  [ Send this message]


Both these examples are clearer, because they explain what is at stake.