Re: Default button in dialogs

[Michael Rogers <mrogers cs ucl ac uk>]

On Wed, May 16, 2001 at 04:37:35PM -0500, James M. Cape wrote:
> I personally do not believe that "Close" should be used anywhere it can
> be avoided. Ok/Cancel (or verb equivs) handle the two major choices:
> 
>     (OK) Accept the user's changes and continue in the app.
>     (Cancel) Cancel the user's changes and continue in the app.

Sounds good, but maybe Accept should be used instead of OK in dialogs, 
to avoid confusion with the other meaning of OK ("I understand") in 
information/warning windows? That way "OK" will always mean "I 
understand", with no connotations of issuing a command or making a 
choice. In dialogs like Find and Replace, which don't modify settings, 
Done could be used instead of Accept.

Michael