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> Not to mention that the OK button has hopefully deservedly died because it wasn't clear. I disagree. The great thing about the OK and Cancel buttons were no

> Not to mention that the OK button has hopefully deservedly died because it wasn't clear. I disagree. The great thing about the OK and Cancel buttons were not that they were a good description for what you were doing, but that everyone understood what was going to happen. It is that consistency that has been lost. Trying to get terminology to be more accurate is a laudable goal, but what really kills me about modern UI design is how every single app or web page feels like they need to roll their own.

spankalee 2y ago
> everyone understood what was going to happen I disagree here. OK/Cancel only make in the context of the text in the dialog, and are only clear if there are clear negative and positive actions. Even when there are clear positives and negatives, it's almost always better to just label the OK button with the actual action. Save, Revert, Close, Send, etc., are always better than OK.