Re: Default button in dialogs

[Michael Rogers <mrogers cs ucl ac uk>]

> Tell me what you understand better:
> 
> 1. Blah blha blah blah blha blha blahahaha. Yes / No
> 
> 2. Blah blha blah blah blha blha blahahaha. OK / Cancel
> 
> 3. Blah blha blah blah blha blha blahahaha. Overwrite / Cancel

They all sound like gibberish to me mate.  ;)

> OK, Yes / No and other have places where they can be used, but if they
> match. The best example I can think is responses dialogs, but they
> normally do not have Cancel, just OK, cos if they have both, then they
> can be taken as commands or they are plainly wrong, imagine "Connected
> to server: OK / Cancel" (note the "ed").

OK / Disconnect would make sense. It seems that either OK or Cancel can 
make sense in certain situations, but it doesn't make sense to ask the 
user to choose between OK and Cancel.

> A bit or full, it is destructive.

Sorry?

Michael