Re: Help!

["harold (h.o.n.) floysvik" <hal -at- BNR -dot- CA>]

How about .......       REFRESH

Without worrying about the mechanics of "... populate the window...",
the effect to the user is one of the screen now containing the new
information. Many  applications use refresh to mean: refresh the display
to reflect the  current status of ... something.

If you are allowed to use ore than one word on a button, you could
be more explicit, e.g.,

       APPLY UPDATE   and    UPDATE WINDOW


In my experience, running into problems such as you have usually means the
GUI for the application needs to be redesigned. When you have to explain
what buttons REALLY mean, there is something very wrong with the basic
design.

Good luck.

...Hal
 From ??? -at- ??? Sun Jan 00 00:00:00 0000

In message "Help!", lmr -at- SYL -dot- NJ -dot- NEC -dot- com writes:

> Re:I am drawing a blank for command button terminology, and the thesaurus I
 have
> Re:is not helping!
> Re:The software is using Motif standards.
> Re:The developer is using both Apply and Update in the same window, and after
> Re:telling him that they mean the same to some people (4 users and myself
 during
> Re:usability testing), I need to come up with a better word for Update.
> Re:
> Re:Apply  means "update the database with the changes made in the window."
> Re:Update is supposed to mean "populate the window with the most recent
 changes
> Re:currently in the database."
> Re:
> Re:We already use Reset to mean "revert back to the information since the last
> Re:Apply or when window was opened."
> Re:
> Re:To reiterate, I need a different button label for  Update.
> Re:
> Re:Please reply directly.
> Re:Thanks,
> Re:Laurie
> Re: