Re: Red SAVE Button - Thank you Thank you

[Deborah Hemstreet <dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com>]

Well, it was either this or Amway at $18 and hour with a 1 hour commute.
Since this pays more, and no commute (albeit less hours)... that is HOW 
I get these assignments. <Grin>

All joking aside, they just let me know that a meeting has been 
scheduled to deal with the red button issue!

YES!!!!

Deborah

Chris Morton wrote:
> How do you get THESE assigments, Deborah? I know $ is $, but I wonder if
> sometimes we just shouldn't pull a Nancy Reagan.
>
>   
>> Chris
>>     
>
> On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 11:38 AM, Deborah Hemstreet <
> dvora -at- tech-challenged -dot- com> wrote:
>
>   
>> I just wanted confirmation that I was not totally out to lunch. Working
>> at home as a contractor, I can run into others with rather strong
>> opinions. And I think I thought I knew what I knew, but then I hear the
>> other side's rationale, and feel like, OK, did I know what I knew or not?
>>
>> Anyway, I've been fighting them on this GUI for a while. They also have
>> two menu bars, one on top of the other - Dark Red, and Black, now a
>> light gray is added underneath. The problem (we won't discuss the menu
>> bar problems... OK?) is that I ran their GUI through a color blind
>> simulator, and for ALL types of color blind, the two bars blend into a
>> wall of black with text "commands". They still have not absorbed this
>> problem.
>>
>> I will try to fight the Red save button (Red background with white
>> text)... already wrote them that I have some usability concerns.... they
>> won't be happy - this GUI has been a couple years under development...
>>
>> Thanks all!
>>
>> Deborah
>>
>> Brian -dot- Henderson -at- mitchell1 -dot- com wrote:
>>     
>>> So...what you're saying is that "save" actually means "delete"?
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Deborah Hemstreet
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Question: How would you react to a RED save button (next to a gray
>>> cancel button).
>>> The rationale? The red is part of the company's branding and page
>>> colors....
>>>
>>> I know what I think, just want to see if others agree.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Deborah
>>> http://www.tech-challenged.com
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