[System] Multiple delete confirmation uses "Yes/No" rather than verbs
Bug #1373461 reported by
James Mulholland
This bug affects 1 person
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu UX |
Won't Fix
|
Medium
|
Olga Kemmet | ||
| address-book-app (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
|
Low
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Use of "Yes/No" for confirmation (particularly on destructive actions, such as deleting) is generally considered inadvisable:
http://
Recommend switching language to use the verbs "Confirm/Cancel" (as seen when uninstalling applications).
----------- UX comment --------------
I am marking this bug as won't fix because this one requires more work than just on the AB app. Design created a task for it to kick the project off in near future. https:/
| Changed in address-book-app (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Canonical User Experience and Design team (canonical-ux) |
| assignee: | Canonical User Experience and Design team (canonical-ux) → nobody |
| assignee: | nobody → James Mulholland (jamesjosephmulholland) |
| assignee: | James Mulholland (jamesjosephmulholland) → nobody |
| Changed in address-book-app (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | nobody → Giorgio Venturi (giorgio-venturi) |
| Changed in address-book-app (Ubuntu): | |
| assignee: | Giorgio Venturi (giorgio-venturi) → nobody |
Revision history for this message
| Olga Kemmet (olga-kemmet) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in ubuntu-ux: | |
| status: | New → Incomplete |
| importance: | Undecided → Medium |
| assignee: | nobody → Olga Kemmet (olga-kemmet) |
Revision history for this message
| Renato Araujo Oliveira Filho (renatofilho) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in address-book-app (Ubuntu): | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| Changed in ubuntu-ux: | |
| status: | Incomplete → Triaged |
| assignee: | Olga Kemmet (olga-kemmet) → nobody |
| assignee: | nobody → Olga Kemmet (olga-kemmet) |
| assignee: | Olga Kemmet (olga-kemmet) → nobody |
| assignee: | nobody → Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) |
| assignee: | Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) → Olga Kemmet (olga-kemmet) |
| status: | Triaged → Won't Fix |
| summary: |
- Multiple delete confirmation uses "Yes/No" rather than verbs + [Dialogs] Multiple delete confirmation uses "Yes/No" rather than verbs |
Revision history for this message
| Olga Kemmet (olga-kemmet) wrote Re: [Dialogs] Multiple delete confirmation uses "Yes/No" rather than verbs | #3 |
| description: | updated |
| summary: |
- [Dialogs] Multiple delete confirmation uses "Yes/No" rather than verbs + [System] Multiple delete confirmation uses "Yes/No" rather than verbs |
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Is there a specific instance where the "Yes/No" occurs?