Re: Customize buttons that change user's custom fileshouldaskforconfirmation

[Kim F. Storm]

Luc Teirlinck <address@hidden> writes:

> You completely misunderstand again.  

I think I have understood your idea of "typical usage pattern",
I just disagree that it is "typical".

>                                      I am talking about just _looking_
> at items in a "Value Menu", not about setting anything.  

Ok, but if a novice user starts from option 1, changes it in various ways
to see what the possible values are, goes on to option 2, does the same,
and so on, until he reaches option 15, and then he sees a setting of that
option which he finds useful -- and then uses "Save" -- expecting that all
the other changes he made to options 1-14 will not be saved -- well
that's a really stupid user IMHO.

But that's how you claim most novice users will act -- so IMO you 
think they are stupid...

> The whole buffer buttons make merely *looking* at the choices you
> have, or wanting to read their docs, a dangerous activity.

As long as you don't use "Save", it's perfectly safe!

>    If customize is so dangerous, it should really be off-limits for
>    everybody...
>
> Customize is not too dangerous, the whole buffer buttons are too
> dangerous.  They probably should indeed be off limits for everybody.
> I suggest getting rid of them.

I disagree 100% --- most users will be familiar with the concept of
"saving all changes with one click".   Very few are familiar with a
concept that forces you to save each change individually.