2009/1/28 Anirudh Sanjeev <[email protected]>: > Hi, > > I'm writing an application targeted towards gnome users. I've noticed > most of the preference windows have only a "close" button. Often, an > accidentally changed setting cannot be reverted unless you know the > older setting. > > While this seems counter intuitive for me, I just wanted to know why > such a system is in place, as I'm sure there's a pretty good reason. > While this paradigm saves the trouble of clicking "apply", the danger > lurking in a preference dialog is always a little worrisome.
Have you read the HIG? In particular, to answer your question: http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/windows-utility.html.en Rui _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
