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Re: Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirma
From: |
Lennart Borgman |
Subject: |
Re: Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation |
Date: |
Tue, 15 Feb 2005 08:05:32 +0100 |
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Stallman" <address@hidden>
> One possible solution for that is to discourage, or even get rid of,
> of the per-variable command button. If there is only the whole-buffer
> Set and the whole-buffer Save, this confusion won't happen.
I do not think that is a good solution because the customization buffer
might be a result of a search.
> ISTR that I have seen apps where there is no difference between the
> field value and the active value within the customization tool, but
> all the changes require confirmation when you exit the customization
> tool.
It is an unusual behaviour I think. Maybe it is because it is tedious?
> The concept of "exiting" does not make sense for a Custom buffer, but
> there could be a buffer-wide Activate command, "Put this in effect",
> which combines Set and Save. If that were the only way to make values
> take effect, it would be a lot simpler than the current Custom
> facility.
It is rather common on w32 that there is an Apply command which does this.
> In addition to Activate, there would be Cancel and Standard Values.
> And perhaps What's Changed, which says what would change if you use
> Activate right now.
I miss the Set button. IMO opinion the names you propose makes it a bit more
difficult to have a Set button.
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, (continued)
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, Luc Teirlinck, 2005/02/12
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, Luc Teirlinck, 2005/02/12
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, Luc Teirlinck, 2005/02/12
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, Richard Stallman, 2005/02/12
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, Lennart Borgman, 2005/02/12
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, Robert J. Chassell, 2005/02/12
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, Kim F. Storm, 2005/02/12
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation, Richard Stallman, 2005/02/07
- RE: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, Drew Adams, 2005/02/08
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation, Richard Stallman, 2005/02/15
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation,
Lennart Borgman <=
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation, Richard Stallman, 2005/02/16
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation, Lennart Borgman, 2005/02/16
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation, Luc Teirlinck, 2005/02/16
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, Lennart Borgman, 2005/02/16
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, Luc Teirlinck, 2005/02/16
- RE: Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation, Drew Adams, 2005/02/15
- RE: Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation, Drew Adams, 2005/02/15
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, Lennart Borgman, 2005/02/15
- RE: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, Drew Adams, 2005/02/15
- Re: Customize buttons that change user's customfileshouldaskforconfirmation, Lennart Borgman, 2005/02/16