[IxDA Discuss] Arrangement of Dialogbuttons

[sysscore]

Hallo,

 

i have a question about the alignment of dialogbuttons in modal and
non-modal dialogs.

Our software runs under Java, but our customers using mostly windows
applications. 

 

 

Modal dialogs

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In modal dialogs windows used following combinations [ OK ] [ Cancel ]  or
[ Ok ] [ Cancel ] [Apply]

Is it not better, if the "Apply" button is arranged between "OK" and
"Cancel"?

 

 

Non-modal dialogs

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In non-modal dialogs in mostly applications were used following buttons  [
Apply ] [ Close ] 

 

But i want to insert an additional "OK" button for faster confirmation. On
which place i should arrange the "OK" button? I can't find solution about
that problem in the big software styleguides of  windows and others.

My proposal is   [ Apply ] [ OK ] [ Close ]  another  proposal  [ OK ] [
Apply ] [ Close ] 

 

 

Has anyone experience with that problem?

 

 

 

Thanks in advance

 

Thomas Witsack