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riahc4
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O.P. The whole OK/Apply button dilemma
Ive seen threads complaining about this but never actually seen a thread/poll. Lets see how this works out.
For some who may not know. Ill try to explain this.
In all OSs, the Apply button is always greyed out when you open a options dialog. It only activates when you change a setting (even if you change it and then change it back to its original setting) The proper way is you hit the Apply button to apply the settings then press the OK button although I believe if you press OK, it is like pressing Apply and then OK but with one button click. If you press Apply and then Cancel, Im not 100% sure on this but I believe it applies and saves the changed setting anyhow.
Recap:
Apply - Applies the settings and saves them directly without closing the dialog box.
Cancel - If pressed without Apply being pressed before, cancels any changes you might have made in the dialog box. If pressed with Apply being pressed before, discards any changes you have made currently while the dialog box is open but saves any settings changed up until you press the Apply button and closes the dialog
OK - Applies the settings and saves them closing the dialog box too.
Now onto Plus!
Plus!' options has a strange way of working that the Apply button is actually always activated. The proper way would be that Apply is activated only when a change is made. It would make Plus! alot more professional.
So what do you think: Leave the way Plus! currently works or change it to the way that OSs work?
This post was edited on 02-02-2009 at 10:56 AM by riahc4.
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02-02-2009 10:53 AM |
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Menthix
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RE: The whole OK/Apply button dilemma
I miss the option "Never bothered me, don't care".
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02-02-2009 11:06 AM |
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djdannyp
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RE: RE: The whole OK/Apply button dilemma
quote: Originally posted by MenthiX
I miss the option "Never bothered me, don't care".
Not voting implies that option
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02-02-2009 11:10 AM |
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toddy
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RE: The whole OK/Apply button dilemma
quote: Originally posted by MenthiX
I miss the option "Never bothered me, don't care".
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02-02-2009 11:11 AM |
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Th3rmal
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RE: The whole OK/Apply button dilemma
quote: Originally posted by djdannyp
quote: Originally posted by MenthiX
I miss the option "Never bothered me, don't care".
Not voting implies that option
yea but not voting makes you feel left out
You have the intellect comparable to that of a rock. Be proud.
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02-02-2009 11:18 AM |
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riahc4
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O.P. RE: The whole OK/Apply button dilemma
"Don't care"
Its kinda impossible that you not notice this....
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02-02-2009 01:36 PM |
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djdannyp
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RE: RE: The whole OK/Apply button dilemma
quote: Originally posted by riahc4
"Don't care"
Its kinda impossible that you not notice this....
Whether it's noticed or not isn't the issue.
Noticing something and caring about it are two wildly different things.
Personally I don't see it as much of a problem.....it hasn't caused ANY problems (certainly not ones reported on here) and therefore i stand by the old adage "if it aint broke, don't fix it"
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02-02-2009 01:40 PM |
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Spunky
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RE: The whole OK/Apply button dilemma
I've never noticed the difference. So, you can always click apply even if no changes are made? Big deal. It's easier to apply than check for anything changing
<Eljay> "Problems encountered: shit blew up"
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02-02-2009 01:43 PM |
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Menthix
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RE: The whole OK/Apply button dilemma
quote: Originally posted by riahc4
Its kinda impossible that you not notice this....
It's also impossible not no notice you needed to Press "Start" in order to find the shutdown button on Windows 95 through XP. Yet nobody at Microsoft cared enough until Vista.
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02-02-2009 02:31 PM |
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riahc4
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O.P. RE: The whole OK/Apply button dilemma
Its not about its a big deal or not....I know its something nonimportant but professionally I think personally it should be fixed.
quote: Originally posted by MenthiX
quote: Originally posted by riahc4
Its kinda impossible that you not notice this....
It's also impossible not no notice you needed to Press "Start" in order to find the shutdown button on Windows 95 through XP. Yet nobody at Microsoft cared enough until Vista.
Start shutdown
Makes sense to me.
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02-02-2009 03:05 PM |
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