On 22 Sep 2004 at 12:12 +0200, David Grossman said, at least in part: > A student of mine asked me about the purpose of "Apply." > > Many applications ask you to click on Apply and then Close or > OK after changing settings. Those settings seem to work just as > well if you click on Close or OK without clicking on Apply. > > Is there any purpose for including this extra step?
Some applications are such that the configuration is spread over several windows. The "Apply" function eliminates having to "start over" when you go to the next configuration window. The Opera browser, <http://www.opera.com>, is such a program. Karl ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
