42 ms·
How did we end up with OK/Cancel in the first place? When I run into an OK/Cancel box (usually on a web page using the generic built-in confirm()), it often fe
by kree10 14y ago
How did we end up with OK/Cancel in the first place?
When I run into an OK/Cancel box (usually on a web page using the generic built-in confirm()), it often feels to me like the meaning would be far more clear if the options were "yes" or "no", no matter which order they're displayed.
Is there a UI 'best practice' reason OK/cancel "won" over yes/no?
- ajanuary 14y agoI'm sure the Macintosh wasn't the first to go with OK/Cancel, but an interesting anecdote none the less about why "OK" won out over "Do It" http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story=Do_It.txt&characters=Larry%20Tesler&sortOrder=Sort%20by%20Date http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story...