2012/1/17 David Nečas <y...@physics.muni.cz>:
> On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 04:12:51PM +0900, Tristan Van Berkom wrote:
>> Even in english, these boolean YES/NO questions can seem ambiguous,
>
> If you use wordy and convoluted questions such as
>
>> "Are you sure you want to quit without saving"
>
> then nothing can help the poor users. Of course, they are also
> susceptible to mistranslation. The fix is brevity and clarity, not
> banning Yes and No. The question
>
> Does 2+2 equal 5?
>
> is not improved by buttons labels ‘It is five’ and ‘It is some other
> number’.
When is the last time a program asked you that question in a dialog ?
>
> Hence
>
>> "Are you sure you want to quit without saving ?"
>>
>> Should typically have the answers: "Save" "Quit"
>
> is nonsense. This question should not occur in a sensible GUI no matter
> what answers are offered.
You are arguing that sensible guis should allow you to quit without
warning the user that there is unsaved data ?
What do you propose instead ?
Are you really suggesting that we revert to unsophisticated
error prone yes/no dialogs that plagued the 90s ?
I think by 2012 we've learned our lessons about this.
Cheers,
-Tristan
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