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0 pointsDoxin1mo ago0 comments

IMO the ubiquitous Yes/No/Cancel is even worse. No and Cancel are too conceptually close. Doesn't help that these usually show up when you're about to lose all your unsaved changes.

We've got big screens now! use more words! Save changes/Discard changes/Don't quit.

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bvanheu1mo ago

"cancel" means cancel the last operation (e.g. "quit the program", "yes/no" is an action taken on the prompt.

DoxinOP1mo ago

I understand those prompts perfectly fine, but they are panic inducing for e.g. my mom who has about a 50% chance of clicking the wrong button and losing work.

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bvanheu1mo ago

"cancel" means cancel the last operation (e.g. "quit the program", "yes/no" is an action taken on the prompt.

DoxinOP1mo ago

I understand those prompts perfectly fine, but they are panic inducing for e.g. my mom who has about a 50% chance of clicking the wrong button and losing work.

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