Reload options dialog text is confusing
Dan Steinicke <[email protected]>
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The "Reload options dialog" has the following text and controls: ------------------------ start existing dialog------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Your data repository was created by an incompatible version of Chandler." <radio button> Would you like to remove all data and start with a fresh repository? <radio button> Click on the link below to learn how to migrate your data and quit Chandler. <link> Migration Directions <button> Ok ------------------------- end existing dialog ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- To me this dialog is confusing. I expect radio button choices to be answers to a question, not questions themselves (as the first option is). I just don't like the phrasing of the second option. It seems that the most important point here is that you can quit without loosing data and I don't think that is very clearly stated. I also don't like the idea that the user is expected to click 3 different things to proceed, (1)click the second option, (2) click the migration instructions link, (3) click Ok. I would suggest something like this: ------------------------- start proposed dialog ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Your data repository was created by an incompatible version of Chandler. How would you like to proceed?" <radio button> Remove all data and start with a empty repository? <radio button> Quit without changing the repository data. <radio button> Quit without changing the repository data and display instructions on how to migrate your data to the new Chandler version. <button> Ok ------------------------- end proposed dialog ------------------------------------------------------------------------- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Open Source Applications Foundation "Design" mailing list http://lists.osafoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/design