Re: Need help with a term

Subject: Re: Need help with a term
From: "Lee Tesdell" <ltesdell -at- eai -dot- com>
To: "Sabra Aaron" <saaron -at- jhudis -dot- dev -dot- jhu -dot- edu>, "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 10 May 2000 15:32:50 -0500

Sabra:

We used Remove in a similar situation.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Sabra Aaron" <saaron -at- jhudis -dot- dev -dot- jhu -dot- edu>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2000 2:03 PM
Subject: Need help with a term


> Hello, all. I'm working with the developers on the user interface for a
> web-based directory -- target users are alumni of our fine institution.
> We're struggling with the proper label for a button. Let me tell you
> what the button does:
>
> The user is in a screen that displays the contents of her personal
> record. She can choose to block and unblock certain elements from
> display when others query her record. The user can also edit the
> information in her personal record.
>
> 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? It's not "Clear" because the
> form reverts to the original data. It's not "Undo" because once the
> changes are sent to the database, that's it. Any ideas?
>
> Sabra
> --
> Sabra Aaron
> Web Development/Training Coordinator
> Development Information Systems
> Johns Hopkins University
> 410.625.7438 voice/410.625.7445 fax
>
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^






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