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Re: Re(2): Preferences (was: UI: "Direct manipulation" is in conflict with "Forgiveness")
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Re: Re(2): Preferences (was: UI: "Direct manipulation" is in conflict with "Forgiveness")


  • Subject: Re: Re(2): Preferences (was: UI: "Direct manipulation" is in conflict with "Forgiveness")
  • From: Ondra Cada <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2002 00:27:29 +0200

On Thursday, September 19, 2002, at 10:00 , Jens Bauer wrote:

Of course,
that whether there are both of those or not is again determined by
defaults (ie., the user).

Yes, but I think that most people who use Mac OS X these days, come from
Mac OS, where they are used to the OK/Cancel button.
-Many of these people think (like I indicated) that an Apply-button is
Windows-ish, so I think it's worth considering using the OK/Cancel style.

I fear you did not understand.

I am speaking of a framework, which *allows the user* -- each user independently -- to select whether the prefs should

- be of the buttonless immediate type
- or have general OK/Cancel (for all panes at once)
- or have pane-specific OK/Cancel (for each pane separately)
- or both pairs;
- or OK/Apply/Cancel instead of any or both those pairs.

I *personally*, matter of factly, prefer the two OK/Cancel pairs (one for the current pane, one for all panes), but that is completely unimportant. First, the reasonable default is no buttons at all anyway, for that conforms best to Apple's HIG. Second, tastes are here to differ, which is exactly why there are defaults ;)
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Ondra Cada
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