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Windows 7 Usability

While testing Notepad I noticed this:

Notepad Save Prompt

Apparently, the new dialog also affect Paint & WordPad.

Why is it a good thing? Well as Dmitri from usabilitypost.com explains,

you know what the dialog box is about just by reading the button labels — you don’t even need to read the message above to decide what to do. This not only saves time, but makes each choice clearer — the buttons tell you exactly what’s going to happen.

Read Usability Tip: Use Verbs as Labels on Buttons.

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