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Subject:RE: Need help with a term From:"Mason, Catheryn" <CMason -at- INFINITEC-COM -dot- com> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 10 May 2000 14:14:10 -0500
Sabra presents the following problem: "There are two buttons, one labeled
"Update" that saves the changes to
the database. The other one will un-do unsaved changes (i.e. you've typed in
the fields but have not yet clicked "Update") and return your record to how
it was when you first came to the form. What would you label the second
button?"
Since a one-word command button may be unclear in this situation, I'd go
with something like "Discard Changes" (or, depending upon interface
behavior, perhaps "Discard Changes and Exit" if you will be automatically
bumped from this personal record page).
Just a thought ...
Catheryn Mason, Technical Writer
Infinitec Communications
cmason -at- infinitec-com -dot- com
Winner, 1999 IABC Bronze Quill Award of Excellence for Technical Writing
2000 IABC Merit Award for Technical Writing