User abort - small inconsistency

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User abort - small inconsistency

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If we cancel copy operation (by using Cancel button in copy dialog), we get a message box "User abort!" with OK and Cancel buttons (and with error icon).

If we cancel delete operation or unpack operation, we get a message box "User abort!" with OK button, but without Cancel button (and with warning icon).

I haven't tested other cancel operations (string 14 and 618 in LNG file), so probably there are more operations with and more operations without Cancel button in message box (and also with different icons).

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Post by *MVV »

That's correct, not all abort operations may be cancelled.
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Post by *MarcinW »

MVV wrote:not all abort operations may be cancelled.
I can't agree. Of course, program may abort the operation and display a message box _after_ aborting. In this case only OK button has sense.

But program can also display this message box before aborting and simply check, which message button has been pressed (OK or Cancel). And continue working as if nothing happened if user pressed Cancel button.

In other words: user aborts some operation, so program displays the message box - but doesn't currently abort the operation. Operation is being aborted only if user confirms this by pressing OK. If not, operation is being continued.

Please also note, that this inconsistency affects translations. Message boxes with OK and Cancel buttons should have a question mark at the end of message text, message boxes with only OK button should have an exclamation mark.
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Post by *MVV »

I think older versions had no 'Cancel' buttons at all. And later some of messages got such buttons but text wasn't changed.
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Post by *vudu »

In an OK-Cancel case there should be prettier message, e.g. "Do you want to cancel current operation" with Yes/No buttons.
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OK/Cancel much better than Yes/No because Cancel action may be done with Escape keypress while No can't.
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MVV,

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Cancel operation?

OK    Cancel
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Post by *MVV »

This one will be confusing. :D

Something like this:

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Operation will be aborted.
OK  Cancel
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