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A great example of bad dialog box design 2 Jul 2007

A dialog box reads 'Confirm Application Change. JungleDiskMonitor.app has been updated. Do you want to allow the new version to access the same keychain items (such as passwords) as the previous version? This change is permanent and affects all keychain items used by JungleDiskMonitor.' The two options read 'Don't Change' and 'Change All'.

Harry Brignall of 90 Percent of Everything posted this great example of bad dialog box design. It has all the classic elements, including a long convoluted question; options that don't relate to the question; and the mother of all fear-inducing subheadings.

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