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Re: phrasing suggestion



* Peter J. Holzer <hjp+mutt@xxxxxxxxx> [14-01-2005 13:09]:

> > > clients.  For example, IIRC if you click on the x button of a mozilla
> > > mail composition window, the dialog box which pops up asks you
> > > something like, "Do you want to save this message in the drafts
> > > folder?"  That's a longer way of asking, "Do you want to postpone this
> > > message?"
> > 
> > I'll have to admit to not having used Mozilla for mail, so I might be
> > wrong here, but doesn't the dialog box actually have three options: Yes,
> > No, and Cancel?
> 
> Actually, it's "Save", "Don't Save", and "Cancel". I think I also have
> seen (maybe an older version of Mozilla or Firefox) "Save", "Discard"
> and "Cancel" which is IMHO even clearer.
> 
> > In this case I don't see any confusion, as you have the extra option
> > which implies that No and Cancel are two different things (one
> > discards the message and the other returns to message composition).

One can "cancel" any mutt prompt by pressing ctrl-g.  AFAIK, this is
never a separate menu choice in mutt.

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