GUI Blooper: Mac Entourage Confirmation Dialog
BY Editweapon @ June 26, 2008
Speaking of "Out Of Office", this is the dialog I received while closing down Entourage for Mac:
Are you as confused as me?
Based on the question, OK = "Turn it Off", Cancel = "Leave it On". Right?
BUT…Cancel is what you click when you don’t want to confirm something (ie. "Are you sure you want to delete this?" OK = Yes, Cancel = No)
Dear Redmond, might I suggest a simple "Yes", "No" choice?
I read GUI Bloopers by Jeff Johnson in 2001. Best design book I ever read. Learning by mistakes is like reading Proverbs. They stick. That’s good.
Bonus: This reminds me of great article by Jakob Neilson called OK-Cancel or Cancel-OK? (Short answer: Quit spending hours debating this menial question, follow the standard of the platform the majority of your users use, and focus your time on more important problems.)
