Re: [Usability] Repeated Apply/OK, should it be allowed?

[Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>]

On 10 Mar 2005, at 21:43, John Spray wrote:

> I would appreciate any thoughts on the following issue.  When in a
> non-instant-apply dialog with OK/Cancel/Apply buttons, should the
> OK/Apply buttons be sensitive in the case of there being no user 
> changes
> to commit?

The usual thing to do here, I would say, is to disable Apply until 
there are any changes, but always have OK available.  Users tend to get 
pretty confused when an OK button is disabled for some reason.

Cheeri,
Calum.

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