Re: [Usability] CDDB Properties Dialog

[Alan Horkan <horkana maths tcd ie>]

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003, David Adam Bordoley wrote:

> Well if you stick with the current explicit apply type dialog, it would be
> better to have [apply][cancel][ok] where selecting cancel undoes any changes
> may (this is how i recall the hig recommendation, the button should most
> definately not be close in this case and for some reason i feel that apply
> in this case ought to really be "try", but i need to consult with calum and
> greg on that).

Try seems like a good and reasonable idea but
I strongly dislike it because it is differnt and
I think it is better to be consistant and just use Apply.

Version 1.0 of the Gnome Human Interface Guidelines dont seem to mention
Try
http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/1.0/windows.html#instant-apply

> > Is a rare and non-destructive bug worth removing another 'Apply' button?

> That said this dialog seems to be overuse the computer jargon quite a bit
> and doesn't use HIG frame style etc.

I was going to say "Frame style really needs to be fixed at the GTK level
once" (and for all) but that bug has been resolved invalid, so I dont
really know what to say.
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=96374


-- 
Alan H.