[wp-hackers] Re: 2.5 admin menu thoughts

[Ryan Boren]

On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 2:03 PM, Ryan Boren <ryan at boren.nu> wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 1:45 PM, Computer Guru
>  <computerguru at neosmart.net> wrote:
>  > Quick question on the menu topic:
>  >
>  >  It's currently:
>  >  [Write Page | Write Post]
>  >
>  >  I'm willing to bet my life savings that the majority of WP users are
>  >  more likely to want to create a post than a page - shouldn't those two
>  >  be switched around? Stupid little thing to nitpick, I know, but anyway
>  >  - the "standard" in UIs for the past decade or so has been to have the
>  >  more likely/default/positive option of any two on the left-hand side
>  >  (at least in LTR languages).
>  >
>  >  For instance:
>  >  "Do you want to continue?"
>  >  [Yes|No]
>  >
>  >  "What would you like to do:"
>  >  [Make a million dollars|Leave]
>
>  In the past we used the GNOME style, which puts the primary button
>  right-most. I think Liz's interface guide has the primary left-most,
>  however.
>
>  http://bobulate.com/wpig/wiki/index.php?title=Buttons
>  http://www.lukew.com/resources/articles/PSactions.asp

Primary button right-most is also the Apple standard as well, I
believe. Closing windows are usually like this.

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When I have to use something besides GNOME or Mac OS, I have to
actually read the buttons. :-)