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kree10 on June 17, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why ‘Ok’ Buttons in Dialog Boxes Work Best on the ...

How did we end up with OK/Cancel in the first place?

When I run into an OK/Cancel box (usually on a web page using the generic built-in confirm()), it often feels to me like the meaning would be far more clear if the options were "yes" or "no", no matter which order they're displayed.

Is there a UI 'best practice' reason OK/cancel "won" over yes/no?

ajanuary on June 17, 2012 [–]

I'm sure the Macintosh wasn't the first to go with OK/Cancel, but an interesting anecdote none the less about why "OK" won out over "Do It" http://folklore.org/StoryView.py?project=Macintosh&story...

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