Comments on: Are You Sure? Change or OK http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:29:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Menge http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-86363 Menge Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:36:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-86363 I believe the question makes perfect sense. Though changing "OK" to "Keep" might make the buttons make more sense. So the question asks "Are you sure you want to keep this setting?" and you go "Keep". Possibly even making it "Change Password" and "Keep password". Though I have to agree that possibly kind of explaining why changing the password might work well, too. I believe the question makes perfect sense. Though changing “OK” to “Keep” might make the buttons make more sense. So the question asks “Are you sure you want to keep this setting?” and you go “Keep”. Possibly even making it “Change Password” and “Keep password”.
Though I have to agree that possibly kind of explaining why changing the password might work well, too.

]]> By: Michael Clark http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-85644 Michael Clark Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:56:59 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-85644 Last night I found another funny dialog box. In iTunes if you are burning a playlist and the files won't fit onto a CD, the box that comes up takes a couple of reads to figure out what they are asking. It would also be nice if they let you know how many CDs you will need to burn that playlist. Last night I found another funny dialog box. In iTunes if you are burning a playlist and the files won’t fit onto a CD, the box that comes up takes a couple of reads to figure out what they are asking. It would also be nice if they let you know how many CDs you will need to burn that playlist.

]]> By: unbuild http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-85200 unbuild Thu, 14 Dec 2006 19:03:18 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-85200 Regardless of semantics, the wording is awkward and should be changed. Overall OSX requires very few brain cells to setup and maintain but the above example and various others should be re-worded. Details like these distinguish OSX from the rest. Regardless of semantics, the wording is awkward and should be changed. Overall OSX requires very few brain cells to setup and maintain but the above example and various others should be re-worded. Details like these distinguish OSX from the rest.

]]> By: Noah Brimhall http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-85089 Noah Brimhall Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:37:16 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-85089 A long standing bug (I believe since 10.0) is found in the shutdown dialog for non-English versions of Mac OS X. The highlighted (default) button is the local language equivalent of Shutdown (for example "Apagar" in Spanish). If you click the enter key on your keyboard, the default selection isn't selected! This has to be one of the most frustrating bugs to non-English Mac users. A long standing bug (I believe since 10.0) is found in the shutdown dialog for non-English versions of Mac OS X. The highlighted (default) button is the local language equivalent of Shutdown (for example “Apagar” in Spanish). If you click the enter key on your keyboard, the default selection isn’t selected! This has to be one of the most frustrating bugs to non-English Mac users.

]]> By: Wysiwyg http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-85083 Wysiwyg Thu, 14 Dec 2006 14:17:08 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-85083 Actually, the buttons does make sense if you consider the text that is more visible: - This base station is protected by the password "public" - Change / Ok Being "Change" as in "oh, i don´t want that and i need to fix it" and "Ok" as in "meh, i really don´t care. Go on." Maybe they just needed to remove the question in the last line. Actually, the buttons does make sense if you consider the text that is more visible:

- This base station is protected by the password “public” -

Change / Ok

Being “Change” as in “oh, i don´t want that and i need to fix it” and “Ok” as in “meh, i really don´t care. Go on.”

Maybe they just needed to remove the question in the last line.

]]> By: Si http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-85017 Si Thu, 14 Dec 2006 09:57:27 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-85017 A personal favourite is the keychain dialogue box that pops up when you update software. The question is something like "This application has changed since last being run..." and really doesn't make it clear whether "OK" or "Cancel" actually allow the application access to keychain. First time it came up it completely confused me. A personal favourite is the keychain dialogue box that pops up when you update software. The question is something like “This application has changed since last being run…” and really doesn’t make it clear whether “OK” or “Cancel” actually allow the application access to keychain. First time it came up it completely confused me.

]]> By: PatrickQG http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-84902 PatrickQG Thu, 14 Dec 2006 03:09:00 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-84902 In this case it makes sense to me "Are you sure you want to keep this setting?" OK means "Yes, I'm sure", change means "No, change it". At any rate "Yes/No" isn't write either - perhaps "Change" and "Keep". Shrug. At any rate, this screenshot is from AirPort admin, which isn't exactly tied to an OS version. In this case it makes sense to me “Are you sure you want to keep this setting?” OK means “Yes, I’m sure”, change means “No, change it”. At any rate “Yes/No” isn’t write either - perhaps “Change” and “Keep”. Shrug.

At any rate, this screenshot is from AirPort admin, which isn’t exactly tied to an OS version.

]]> By: Ian Van Ness http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-84889 Ian Van Ness Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:14:41 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/2006/12/13/are-you-sure-change-or-ok/#comment-84889 Funny, but I *just* posted a blog entry on this. <a href="http://www.futurekarma.org/blog/2006/12/13/do-you-want-to-redeem-your-gift-certificate/" rel="nofollow">Do You Want to Redeem Your Gift Certificate?</a> Funny, but I *just* posted a blog entry on this.

Do You Want to Redeem Your Gift Certificate?

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