1. Save Dialog Whiteboard
1.1. Save Confirmation Dialog HIG compliance in some Gnome/Gtk Apps
See an overview of save confirmation dialogs in some popular Gnome/Gtk apps.
The keyboard shortcuts for "Close without Saving" and "Cancel" will be fixed in the HIG pending the patch on this bug: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=162947
A simple PyGTK implementation: http://www.gnome.org/~markmc/code/saveconfirm.py
GTK-list thread on added a common dialgue to GTK. Corresponding bug.
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Close without saving |
Cancel |
Save and close |
Key Behaviour |
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Application |
Alert Window Title |
Label |
Hotkey |
Label |
Hotkey |
Label |
Hotkey |
Enter |
Escape |
Gnome HIG Recommendation |
none |
Close without Saving |
Alt+C |
Cancel |
Alt+C |
Save |
Alt+S |
Save |
??? |
GEdit 2.9.5 |
none |
Close without Saving |
Alt+W |
Cancel |
Alt+C |
Save |
Alt+S |
Save |
Cancel |
Gimp 2.2.2 |
Close [filename] |
Don't Save |
Alt+N |
Cancel |
Alt+C |
Save |
Alt+S |
Save |
Cancel |
Evolution 2.0.2 |
Warning: Modified Message |
Discard Changes |
Alt+D |
Cancel |
Alt+C |
Save |
none |
Save |
Cancel |
Gthumb 2.4.2 (confirmations disabled by default) |
none |
Do Not Save |
none |
none |
none |
Save As |
Alt+A |
Save |
Cancel |
AbiWord 2.2.0 |
none |
Close Without Saving |
Alt+W |
Cancel |
Alt+C |
Save |
Alt+S |
Save |
Cancel |
Gnumeric 1.2.13 |
Warning |
Discard |
none |
Don't Close |
none |
Save |
Alt+S |
Save |
Cancel |
OpenOffice.org Writer 1.1.2 Note: Buttons in reverse order |
OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 |
Discard |
Alt+D |
Cancel |
none |
Save |
none |
Save |
Cancel |
Thunderbird |
Save Message |
Don't Save |
Alt+D |
Cancel |
none |
Save |
Alt+S |
Save |
Cancel |
Bluefish 1.0 |
bluefish |
Don't save |
Alt+N |
Cancel |
Alt+C |
Save |
Alt+S |
Save |
Cancel |
Dia 0.94 |
Close Diagram |
Discard Changes |
none |
Cancel |
Alt+C |
Save |
Alt+S |
Save |
Cancel |
Glade 2.6.0 |
Glade |
Quit |
Alt+Q |
Cancel |
Alt+C |
none |
none |
Close without saving |
Cancel |
Meld 0.9.4.1 |
Save modified files? |
Quit |
Alt+Q |
Cancel |
Alt+C |
OK |
Alt+O |
Cancel |
Cancel |
Inkscape 0.39 |
Warning |
Close without saving |
Alt+W |
Cancel |
Alt+C |
Save |
Alt+S |
Save |
Cancel |
I'd love to see something for SaveOverwriteDialogs too, for when the user uses Save As and chooses an existing file. MurrayCumming