The two buttons at the bottom of the 'Edit Record' window (and others) are the
standard 'OK' and 'Cancel', which is confusing: what the OK button does is to
commit the changes to the database ('to commit' is also the standard term used
in database design), while the Cancel button simply closes the window, without
making any changes.
Therefore I suggest that the two button should be renamed as follows:
OK ---> Commit
Cancel ---> Close
The proof that the user interface is confusing is the tooltip that pops up
after pressing OK, which reads "Record updated successfully. Press Cancel to
exit this dialogue".
Well, if a button needs a tooltip to explain what it does, maybe the label on
the button is not clear enough!
I would also suggest to invert the order of the two buttons: first the Commit
button, on the left, and next to its right the Close button, since that's the
natural order in which they are normally pressed: you first commit and then
close the window.
However, even after swapping them, the Commit button should still be the one
highlighted, just like the OK button is now, since that's the button naturally
associated with the Enter key.
I realise that these are minor aspects of an otherwise brilliant piece of
software, but you know... I'm a perfectionist :)
Original issue reported on code.google.com by giulio.p...@gmail.com on 20 Sep 2014 at 7:59
Original issue reported on code.google.com by
giulio.p...@gmail.com
on 20 Sep 2014 at 7:59