Hi, On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 8:00 AM, Thiago Bellini Ribeiro <hackedbellini@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 1:46 AM Daniel Kasak <d.j.kasak.dk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> No no no. Everybody is wrong. What we need is: >> >> [ Actually, now that I come to think about it, this is not the action >> I would like to take at this time. Thankyou all the same] >> [ This is precisely the action that I require, and I thank you for the >> explicit dialog and verbose text in the buttons; it really makes sure >> I know what it about to happen, and possibly makes the rest of the >> text of the dialog redundant, but hey, at least there is zero scope >> for confusion] > > > The whole point here is to _be redundant_. Why? For some reasons, but a > major one is: Users don't read dialogs! Why people think this? Was there a statistical analysis about it? How many people do read them comparing to how many people don't? Where can I see it? And who did it? Thank you. > > By having verbose options instead of boolean answers, it is less likely that > the user will choose the first option just because he thinks it is the one > he needs. > >> >> >> Dan >> >> On Sun, Aug 9, 2015 at 11:45 AM, Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 8:41 PM, Allin Cottrell <cottrell@xxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> >> However, in relation to Igor's original point, giving the user options >> >> of >> >> Yes/No is IMO fine if your dialog asks a short, simple question that >> >> requires an answer of Yes or No. As in >> >> >> >> Overwrite <filename>? Yes/No >> >> Send message? Yes/No >> >> Really delete X? Yes/No >> >> >> >> One could rephrase these messages as something other than Yes/No >> >> questions >> >> but would that actually be clearer? I doubt it. >> > >> > I think you're wrong. Each one of these can be converted into a dialog >> > of the following general form: >> > >> > Need confirmation to carry out potentially significant action >> > >> > [ Do not take this action ] [ Take this action ] >> > >> > >> > A specific case may help >> > >> > >> > Overwriting this file may cause data loss >> > >> > [ Do not overwrite the file ] [ Overwrite the file ] >> > >> > >> > or >> > >> > Once your message is sent, you cannot delete it. >> > >> > [ Do not send this message] [ Send this message] >> > >> > >> > Both these examples are clearer, because they explain what is at stake. >> > _______________________________________________ >> > gtk-list mailing list >> > gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx >> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list >> _______________________________________________ >> gtk-list mailing list >> gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list > > -- > Thiago Bellini Ribeiro > http://hackedbellini.org > > “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.” - Confucius > > _______________________________________________ > gtk-list mailing list > gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list > _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
