Re: Reload options dialog text is confusing

+1.
Coincidentally I also filed a bug this morning that the dialog was  
suboptimal for quitting without making any changes.
https://bugzilla.osafoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=10742

On Aug 31, 2007, at 9:53 AM, Dan Steinicke wrote:

> 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  
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> ---
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