Re: Comments on dialog proposal

[Michael Rogers <banthafodder connectfree co uk>]

Christian Rose wrote:
> That's actually why I think "Close" is best suited in an instant-apply
> dialog. It relates only to the displaying/removal of the dialog, not
> whether settings are applied or discarded.

So it's better because it supplies less information? 'OK' indicates
acceptance of the settings. 'Done' indicates completion of the task.
What does 'Close' indicate about the contents of the dialog? Only that
they will no longer be visible.

It may not be obvious that the changes have already been applied (eg
tooltip, sound card fragment size, password), so the user needs to know
whether settings are going to be applied or discarded when the dialog is
closed.


Michael