• Cecil Ward (10/10) Sep 08 2020 When I’m posting things in this forum, I keep hitting the button
• WebFreak001 (9/20) Sep 08 2020 the order of these buttons is probably very user-related and only
• Cecil Ward (3/5) Sep 08 2020 How does one undo ?
• Steven Schveighoffer (6/10) Sep 08 2020 If you hit back, doesn't it just give you back your written draft?
• Steven Schveighoffer (4/15) Sep 08 2020 Oh, if you discard draft, it says at the top "Draft discarded. _Undo_"
• Cecil Ward (5/17) Sep 08 2020 Good idea about the red colour, but I just reach for the bottom
• WebFreak001 (5/9) Sep 08 2020 I don't aim for the button, I try to hit ctrl-enter. However then
• Kagamin (2/2) Sep 09 2020 1. discard is safe default
• James Blachly (7/8) Sep 09 2020 Au contraire.

Cecil Ward <cecil cecilward.com> writes:

When I’m posting things in this forum, I keep hitting the button 
at the bottom right hand corner, which of course is the go for it 
button. And wait, oh hell, it’s "discard".

These buttons are the wrong way round, no?

Can we swap them to make them the right way round? Would that 
create a whole new problem by confusing experienced users who are 
very used to the existing arrangement ? Or could we put the go 
for it button in the rhs and put discard in a slightly different 
position so that it will be safer for experienced users?

Also could we add a y/n prompt in discard if not done already?

WebFreak001 <d.forum webfreak.org> writes:

On Tuesday, 8 September 2020 at 07:04:52 UTC, Cecil Ward wrote:
 When I’m posting things in this forum, I keep hitting the 
 button at the bottom right hand corner, which of course is the 
 go for it button. And wait, oh hell, it’s "discard".

 These buttons are the wrong way round, no?

 Can we swap them to make them the right way round? Would that 
 create a whole new problem by confusing experienced users who 
 are very used to the existing arrangement ? Or could we put the 
 go for it button in the rhs and put discard in a slightly 
 different position so that it will be safer for experienced 
 users?

the order of these buttons is probably very user-related and only 
really relates to what you are used to. (In windows dialogs are 
Yes/No/Cancel for example and on OSX they are Don't 
Save/Cancel/Save)

I recommend always using the preview function anyway, where you 
also have 2 similar buttons next to each other which are easier 
to read.

 Also could we add a y/n prompt in discard if not done already?

There is an undo function if you accidentally discard

Cecil Ward <cecil cecilward.com> writes:

On Tuesday, 8 September 2020 at 10:51:58 UTC, WebFreak001 wrote:
 the order of these buttons is probably very user-related

Is there anyone who supports or hates my proposal ? :-)


 There is an undo function if you accidentally discard

How does one undo ?

Steven Schveighoffer <schveiguy gmail.com> writes:

On 9/8/20 9:49 AM, Cecil Ward wrote:
 On Tuesday, 8 September 2020 at 10:51:58 UTC, WebFreak001 wrote:

 There is an undo function if you accidentally discard

 
 How does one undo ?

If you hit back, doesn't it just give you back your written draft?

It does for me.

I would recommend at least making the button a red color to denote that 
it's dangerous.

-Steve

Steven Schveighoffer <schveiguy gmail.com> writes:

On 9/8/20 10:00 AM, Steven Schveighoffer wrote:
 On 9/8/20 9:49 AM, Cecil Ward wrote:
 On Tuesday, 8 September 2020 at 10:51:58 UTC, WebFreak001 wrote:

 
 There is an undo function if you accidentally discard

 How does one undo ?

 
 If you hit back, doesn't it just give you back your written draft?
 
 It does for me.
 

Oh, if you discard draft, it says at the top "Draft discarded. _Undo_" 
where Undo is a link to get back your draft.

-Steve

Cecil Ward <cecil cecilward.com> writes:

On Tuesday, 8 September 2020 at 14:00:01 UTC, Steven 
Schveighoffer wrote:
 On 9/8/20 9:49 AM, Cecil Ward wrote:
 On Tuesday, 8 September 2020 at 10:51:58 UTC, WebFreak001 
 wrote:

 There is an undo function if you accidentally discard

 
 How does one undo ?

 If you hit back, doesn't it just give you back your written 
 draft?

 It does for me.

 I would recommend at least making the button a red color to 
 denote that it's dangerous.

 -Steve

Good idea about the red colour, but I just reach for the bottom 
right hand corner and hit whatever’s there - why ? What do you do 
by reflex?

WebFreak001 <d.forum webfreak.org> writes:

On Tuesday, 8 September 2020 at 14:26:14 UTC, Cecil Ward wrote:
 [...]

 Good idea about the red colour, but I just reach for the bottom 
 right hand corner and hit whatever’s there - why ? What do you 
 do by reflex?

I don't aim for the button, I try to hit ctrl-enter. However then 
disappointed that it doesn't work on the D forum I read through 
the buttons from left to right (as I usually read text from left 
to right) and then hit send.

Kagamin <spam here.lot> writes:

1. discard is safe default
2. cancel button is traditionally on the right side

James Blachly <james.blachly gmail.com> writes:

On 9/9/20 4:30 AM, Kagamin wrote:
 2. cancel button is traditionally on the right side

Au contraire.

It is traditional /on Microsoft Windows/

https://uxplanet.org/primary-secondary-action-buttons-c16df9b36150

https://ux.stackexchange.com/questions/1072/ok-cancel-on-left-right

Primary & Secondary Actions in Web Forms (Wroblewski, 2007)
https://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?571