Re: Button ordering

["Dan Maas" <dmaas dcine com>]

> > So,
> >
> >   [ Help ]                 [ Cancel ] [   OK   ]
> >
> > Not:
> >
> >   [ Help ]                 [   OK   ] [ Cancel ]
>
> Hmm.  Well, Apple has spent more money than some small nations
> on testing this sort of stuff, but I've *never* felt comfortable with
> the Mac style, so I'd have to vote for #2.
> Any reason that the usability guidelines chose the former other
> than "The Mac does it"?

Wild guess here - you might say that the Mac-style arrangement makes it
easier to see/hit the OK button (the most common choice I assume) by putting
it right down in the corner.

Personally I do not care about the particular choice of arrangements, but I
*do* care about two things: 1) pick one arrangement and stick with it *for
the rest of time*; there will be quite a lag time until most applications
catch up with the standard, and this price should only need to be paid once.
2) do *not* make the arrangement user-configurable; it will only worsen the
pain.

Regards,
Dan