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Why "Sorry" as a button? It sounds pretty awkward to me. I wouldn't be sure what clicking it would do. And, the button text is usually the option that I choo
by kevinwang 9y ago
Why "Sorry" as a button? It sounds pretty awkward to me. I wouldn't be sure what clicking it would do. And, the button text is usually the option that I choose, but why would I say "sorry"?
- CharlesW 9y ago> Why "Sorry" as a button? I believe the idea was that making the user click "OK" was adding insult to injury, and "Cancel" wouldn't have made sense either. That said, the word "sorry" doesn't appear in a HIG from 1992 (the earliest I could find in PDF form).
- nkrisc 9y agoIt always seemed weird to me, like I was apologizing to the computer for causing an error or something.