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I totally disagree; the OSX box is even more confusing. The problem is that you are performing two actions at the same time. First is closing the file and secon
by JeremyChase 18y ago
I totally disagree; the OSX box is even more confusing. The problem is that you are performing two actions at the same time. First is closing the file and second is saving he file. For the box to be clear both issues have to be clear.
TextEdit:
Save - Clearly this saves the document
Cancel - I think this cancels the save, but does it close the file too? Not sure.
Don't Save - Ok "Don't Save", but then what? Does this close the document or is it the same as Cancel? Wait, I'm not 100% sure what cancel does.
The WordPad message is a little clunky because you have to read what the box in order to know you are saving. However, once you read the box Yes/No is very clear, cancel still leaves a bit to be desired.
If you really want to be clear the buttons should say:
Save,
Abandon changes,
Go Back
- axod 18y ago"Cancel - I think this cancels the save, but does it close the file too? Not sure." Obviously, it "cancels" - eg puts things back into the state before you clicked 'quit'. 'don't save' quits, but does not save. You did click on 'quit' after all. Personally I think that's pretty clear.
- Hexstream 18y agoI'm wondering if making the dialog text even more contextual would be better? "Do you want save the changes you made to the document "Test Doc" before quitting? Quit without Saving / Don't Quit / Save and Quit"
- jonknee 18y agoThe key is consistency, in OS X cancel always reverses the last action without side effects. I find the OS X way much more clear. Microsoft agrees, see Windows Vista.