Re: PATCH: [Bug 75143] delete trash dialog title should say "empty trash contents?"



On Mon, 13 May 2002 bordoley msu edu wrote:

> I think it does since what you are saying is "Empty the contents of the
> trash?" which alternatively can be expressed as "Empty trash contents?." Might
> want to ask calum though, maybe there is even a better statement we can use. I
> think "delete trash contents" is bad though since it sort of destroys the
> metaphor of a trash can. Actually now that i think of it maybe it should just
> be "Empty Trash?"

The methaphor is not everything though. Maybe it's important to tell the 
user that the files will actually be destroyed and unrecoverable.

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