Paul McNett wrote: > Unhappy with myself for not putting in better safeguards to begin with.
OK, been there, too. Just wondering what others have done in *user interface* to save users from doing something that the application needs to do, but "you just shouldn't" except in extraordinary circumstances. Since it is a "given" that users completely blow off "Are you sure?" dialogs, I have: -- Randomly changed the background color of the dialog (bright red. yellow, neon green, etc.) My idea was to startle the user a bit so he would actually *contemplate* the "sure?" Obviously this was before using "system" dialogs. -- Required users to type "YES" in the correct case AND push the button. -- Obviously: disabling or hiding the function entirely for all but "super-admin" users. Ken _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
