Re: [Usability]HIG should advise against Yes/No in confirmation alerts

[John Levon <levon movementarian org>]

On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 03:24:57PM -0400, Sean Middleditch wrote:

> > Consistency is mostly solved by off the shelf dialogs in the API and
> > careful application of a well-written HIG :)
> 
> Right,  BUt if we want consistency, then either all dialogs possible
> should be questions, or none questions.  Given that, the many many
> custom dialogs that apps will need will have to come up with their own
> content/questions/etc.

Well, do you mean all confirmation alerts, or all alerts ? That's two
very different propositions.

> It seems better to just go with the simple non-question, which works
> just as well, and should work for everyone.

This has exactly the same problems; applications have to be just as
careful to use the same terminology, tone of voice etc. etc. I don't see
how statement vs. question actually affects the consistency problem.

regards,
john