FAQ Topic - How do I change the confirm box to say yes/no or default to cancel? (2009-11-02)

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FAQ Topic - How do I change the confirm box to say yes/no
or default to cancel?
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The buttons on a confirm box cannot be changed, nor can you
specify a default button. However, you should be able to change
the question so that "OK" is suitable as the default.
e.g. change "We will now buy ourselves a Porsche with your credit
card, Do you want to continue with this transaction _OK_ Cancel"
to "We will now buy ourselves a Porsche with your credit card,
Would you like to abandon this transaction? _OK_ Cancel"


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In comp.lang.javascript message <4aee2108$0$274$14726298 (AT) news (DOT) sunsite.dk

, Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:02, FAQ server <javascript (AT) dotinternet (DOT) be
posted:

It occurs to me that the following Subject style is inappropriate; it
commonly leads to answers of limited utility, especially when provided
by monomaniacal pedants. A responder should be aware that, more often
than not, a questioner asks a question which does not accurately reflect
the situation (there are exceptions)

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FAQ Topic - I want to change the confirm box to say yes/no,

or to default to cancel ^
^^ without a "to" there, this and the original Subject parse
ambiguously.

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The buttons on a confirm box cannot be changed, nor can you
specify a default button. However, you should be able to change
the question so that "OK" is suitable as the default.
e.g. change "We will now buy ourselves a Porsche with your credit
e.g. should not be used to start a sentence : it is ugly. use "For
example," instead.
card, Do you want to continue with this transaction _OK_ Cancel"
to "We will now buy ourselves a Porsche with your credit card,
Would you like to abandon this transaction? _OK_ Cancel"

Who are "We"? In English, it can either exclude or include the person
being addressed. Far better to use "I will now buy myself ...", unless
you are speaking formally as a Sovereign or Pontiff.

The advice currently offered is limited and not necessarily sufficient.
To it should be added a description of, or a link to, how a script can
create a new window or pseudo-window with more general controls - a
window with 'open', a pseudo-window perhaps by changing display:none on
part of the current page.

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On Nov 3, 10:24*am, Dr J R Stockton <reply0... (AT) merlyn (DOT) demon.co.uk>
wrote:

In comp.lang.javascript message <4aee2108$0$274$14726... (AT) news (DOT) sunsite.dk>, Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:02, FAQ server <javascr... (AT) dotinternet (DOT) be

posted:

It occurs to me that the following Subject style is inappropriate; it
commonly leads to answers of limited utility, especially when provided
by monomaniacal pedants. *A responder should be aware that, more often
than not, a questioner asks a question which does not accurately reflect
the situation (there are exceptions)

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*FAQ Topic - I want to change the confirm box to say yes/no,
*or to default to cancel * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ^
* * ^^ without a "to" there, this and the original Subject parse
*ambiguously.

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*The buttons on a confirm box cannot be changed, nor can you
*specify a default button. However, you should be able to change
*the question so that "OK" is suitable as the default.
*e.g. change "We will now buy ourselves a Porsche with your credit
e.g. should not be used to start a sentence : it is ugly. *use "For
example," instead.
*card, Do you want to continue with this transaction _OK_ Cancel"
*to "We will now buy ourselves a Porsche with your credit card,
*Would you like to abandon this transaction? _OK_ Cancel"

This is wrong. It should not be a question with OK/Cancel. Use a
statement. Questions are for Yes/No dialogs.

David Mark kirjoitti:

FAQ Topic - I want to change the confirm box to say yes/no
....
to "We will now buy ourselves a Porsche with your credit card,
Would you like to abandon this transaction? _OK_ Cancel"

This is wrong. It should not be a question with OK/Cancel. Use a
statement. Questions are for Yes/No dialogs.

I agree. The proposed question is very confusing. Would OK cancel the
transaction? Or vice versa?

How about something like:

*OK* will confirm the transaction and your credit card will be charged.
*Cancel* will terminate the transaction without a contract of sale.

--
BR,
Osmo

In comp.lang.javascript message <9c94de38-2d31-44f2-94e9-532c528f2a57@k4
g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>, Tue, 3 Nov 2009 12:23:59, David Mark
<dmark.cinsoft (AT) gmail (DOT) com> posted:

On Nov 3, 10:24*am, Dr J R Stockton <reply0... (AT) merlyn (DOT) demon.co.uk
wrote:
In comp.lang.javascript message <4aee2108$0$274$14726... (AT) news (DOT) sunsite
.dk>, Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:02, FAQ server <javascr... (AT) dotinternet (DOT) be

posted:

It occurs to me that the following Subject style is inappropriate; it
commonly leads to answers of limited utility, especially when provided
by monomaniacal pedants. *A responder should be aware that, more often
than not, a questioner asks a question which does not accurately reflect
the situation (there are exceptions)

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*FAQ Topic - I want to change the confirm box to say yes/no,
*or to default to cancel * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ^
* * ^^ without a "to" there, this and the original Subject parse
*ambiguously.

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*The buttons on a confirm box cannot be changed, nor can you
*specify a default button. However, you should be able to change
*the question so that "OK" is suitable as the default.
*e.g. change "We will now buy ourselves a Porsche with your credit
e.g. should not be used to start a sentence : it is ugly. *use "For
example," instead.
*card, Do you want to continue with this transaction _OK_ Cancel"
*to "We will now buy ourselves a Porsche with your credit card,
*Would you like to abandon this transaction? _OK_ Cancel"


This is wrong. It should not be a question with OK/Cancel. Use a
statement. Questions are for Yes/No dialogs.

If you had trimmed your quotes, in accordance with the FAQ and with
accepted Usenet custom, it might have been possible to tell what you
meant by "This" and "It". As is, your contribution is valueless.

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On Nov 4, 4:40*am, Osmo Saarikumpu <o... (AT) weppipakki (DOT) com> wrote:

David Mark kirjoitti:

*FAQ Topic - I want to change the confirm box to say yes/no
...
*to "We will now buy ourselves a Porsche with your credit card,
*Would you like to abandon this transaction? _OK_ Cancel"
This is wrong. *It should not be a question with OK/Cancel. *Use a
statement. *Questions are for Yes/No dialogs.

I agree. The proposed question is very confusing. Would OK cancel the
transaction? Or vice versa?

How about something like:

*OK* will confirm the transaction and your credit card will be charged.
*Cancel* will terminate the transaction without a contract of sale.

You can't mention the button names. You just assert something (e.g.
We will now process your payment). When in doubt, read aloud. Not
sure how this got botched in the FAQ as we had this same discussion
months ago.

Dr J R Stockton wrote:

In comp.lang.javascript message <4aee2108$0$274$14726298 (AT) news (DOT) sunsite.dk
, Mon, 2 Nov 2009 00:00:02, FAQ server <javascript (AT) dotinternet (DOT) be
posted:

It occurs to me that the following Subject style is inappropriate; it
commonly leads to answers of limited utility, especially when provided
by monomaniacal pedants. A responder should be aware that, more often
than not, a questioner asks a question which does not accurately reflect
the situation (there are exceptions)

----------
FAQ Topic - I want to change the confirm box to say yes/no,
or to default to cancel ^
^^ without a "to" there, this and the original Subject parse
ambiguously.
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Fixed locally, will be included in next update.
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