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I was a contractor once and was basically used as a scapegoat after being asked to move some UI bits for the sake of consistency. This was moving the OK and Can
by hughrr 5y ago
I was a contractor once and was basically used as a scapegoat after being asked to move some UI bits for the sake of consistency. This was moving the OK and Cancel buttons on every single dialog window so they were in the same consistent place.
The customers shit the bed and the change rolled back and an “unspecified contractor” was blamed for “an unauthorised change”.
I chose not to renew that one.
- BitwiseFool 5y agoThey should have done them one at a time. You can reasonably gaslight the client that way. I sometimes forget whether or not OK should be on the left or right of Cancel.
- bcraven 5y agohttps://help.duo.com/s/article/7231?language=en_US https://help.duo.com/s/article/7231?language=en_US The Duo authentication app recently swapped the 'Accept' and 'Deny' buttons and it was unbelievably frustrating.
- _dain_ 5y agoIt's amazing that I use computers all the time and I can't remember what the standard placement of OK/Cancel is, offhand. It's like how nobody can remember which way the Queen faces on a coin.
- ralfd 5y agoActually that is easy to remember, because OK/Cancel is the wrong Windows way and Cancel/VerbOfAction the enlightened Apple way. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17269938 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17269938 > Windows puts OK first Apple puts OK last Gnome, iOS and Android followed Apples style, which influences Web Apps.