[Eric] Eric Digest, Vol 123, Issue 6

[David Anderson]

On 16/09/16 15:02, Phil Thompson wrote:
> On 16 Sep 2016, at 12:38 pm, Smallcreep <smallcreep at fastmail.fm> wrote:
>> Hello again,
>>
>> Leaving aside the emotive aspects of the word abort, I feel that the word "Cancel" is still more appropriate to describe the cancellation of a save and a resumption of editing.  This is a simple change that would clarify the function of the button.
> IMHO cancel and abort have different meanings. Cancel means to stop something from starting to happen. Abort means stop something after it has started to happen.
>
> If the dialog is asking for confirmation before starting the save then it should be "Cancel". If the dialog stops an ongoing save then it should be "Abort".
>
> Phil
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That makes sense to me

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Regards David