[Design] Reload options dialog text is confusing

Mimi Yin mimi at osafoundation.org
Tue Sep 4 09:24:28 PDT 2007


What if we just made it a 2 button dialog? (Also trying to avoid  
jargon like repository and migrate.)

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Your data was created by an incompatible version of Chandler.

In order to proceed, all of your existing data must be deleted. To  
preserve your data, <LINK>follow instructions on how to move data  
from one version of Chandler to another.

[Cancel] [Delete Data]
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On Aug 31, 2007, at 1:30 PM, Dan Steinicke wrote:

> Yup.  That should be a period.
>
> Jeffrey Harris wrote:
>> This has been bugging me, too.  Thanks for bringing it up.
>>
>>
>>> "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
>>>
>>
>> I like it, but I'd change the first radio button's question mark to a
>> period.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Jeffrey
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