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The Shut Down Windows dialog (select Shut down from the Start menu) has a
Yes and a No button without a Cancel button.
The Windows Interface Guidelines for Software Design clearly states: "Some
situations may require offering the user not only a choice between
performing or not performing an action, but an opportunity to cancel the
process altogether. " Not all situations, some situations.
See http://www.microsoft.com/win32dev/uiguide/uigui232.htm for this page of
the book.
Amy Poos
Sr. Information Developer
TREEV, Inc.
Herndon, VA mailto:apoos -at- treev -dot- com
-----Original Message-----
From: John Posada [mailto:jposada01 -at- YAHOO -dot- COM]
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 1999 11:42 AM
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
Subject: Re: Standard presentation
Therefore, have you EVER seen a Windows application
dialog box with [YES] or [NO] WITHOUT a [CANCEL]
button?
<SNIP>
Would Microsoft review the application and because we
don't have a [CANCEL] buton on the dialog boxes reject
the application?
