Re: Red SAVE Button - Thank you Thank you

Subject: Re: Red SAVE Button - Thank you Thank you
From: Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>
To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:53:18 -0700

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
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RE: Red SAVE Button: From: Brian.Henderson
Re: Red SAVE Button - Thank you Thank you: From: Deborah Hemstreet

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