> > >On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 21:49:56 -0500 >Gregory Pittman <gpittman at iglou.com> wrote: > > > >>Also the visual order is I think important: Save, then Discard, then >>Cancel reading left to right makes more sense. >> >> I don't know what the HIGs recommend, exactly, but here we go:
Close-Without-SavingFirst-DialogButtons-Left_to_Right: _Linux/UNIX_Software_ Thunderbird [Don't Save] ... [Cancel][Save] Gimp2 [Cancel][Discard Changes] OO.o Writer [Save][Discard][Cancel] KWord [Save][Discard][Cancel] InkScape [Close without saving][Cancel][Save] FontForge (formerly pfaEdit) [Save][Don't Save][Cancel] Scribus [Save Now][Cancel][Close Anyway] _Mac OS_X_Software_ TextEdit [Don't Save] ... [Cancel][Save] Cenon [Don't Save] ... [Cancel][Save] Mail [Don't Save] ... [Cancel][Save] Pages [Don't Save] ... [Cancel][Save] RPGMapMaker [Don't Save] ... [Cancel][OK] _Windows_Software_ WordPad [Yes][No][Cancel] - dialog asks "Save Changes to Document?" msPaint [Yes][No][Cancel] - dialog asks "Save Changes to Document?" AutoREALM [Yes][No][Cancel] - dialog asks "Save Current Map? Changes include: (list)" MapX (don't know .... WINE crashed trying to run this) Of all of these, Scribus and RPGMapMaker are the most confusing (RPGMapMaker obviously does not comply with Apple's HIG) but I don't consider them ambiguous in any way. While the dialog could be made more clear, it does not exactly require the input of any real thought to make a logical choice. -- __ Faster than a speeding slug! I'm Paraplegic Racehorse.
