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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: UI Inconsistency OK APPLY buttons
From:       Brad Hards <bhards () bigpond ! net ! au>
Date:       2003-04-05 7:47:02
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On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 08:22, Aryan Ameri wrote:
> > > I don't think this wise.
> > > Just accept that "Apply" saves the settings.
> > > OK saves and exits.
> > > Cancel exits without saving.

> > Intuitively, I wouldn't expect an "Apply"-button to actually +save+
> > anything (ie. to file). - It just updates the application's current
> > running-state. Only the "OK"-button makes this change persistent (ie.
> > saves to config).
>
> I don't think so, I guess the OK and Apply should do the same thing,
> only that OK exits from the application, while apply still lets the
> user work with the application. IMHO Apply should actually +save+
> everything.
Sounds like the problem is actually that OK and Apply don't convey the actual 
effect that they have. Why don't we just change the labels to "Save", "Save 
and Close" and "Close without saving"?

Brad
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