Timeline for What's the dot in the centre of the red window close button for?
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| S May 2, 2018 at 8:38 | history | suggested | Pang | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Fixed dead link - old link gives "Sorry, that page cannot be found"; new link points to new version of "Human Interface Guidelines for mac" in which it explains ellipsis character (…) in menu item titles.
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| Oct 4, 2012 at 22:40 | comment | added | bmike♦ | The old explanation that the dot in the close button means the document is "dirty" and not saved or interruptible isn't called out in the Human Interface Guidelines. Now that versions and Auto Save are being pushed, this dot will mean there is a problem saving (disk full) more than just an unsaved change. See pages 105, 144, 160 and 178 in the PDF version of the HIG. | |
| Oct 4, 2012 at 21:23 | comment | added | colons | A fun example: open the Apple menu and press alt/option. Observe the ‘Restart…’ and ‘Shut Down…’ buttons. | |
| Oct 4, 2012 at 21:03 | comment | added | Jason Salaz | THAT'S WHAT THE ELLIPSES MEANS? I NEVER KNEW THAT! [/caps lock] | |
| Oct 4, 2012 at 16:01 | vote | accept | Andrew Ferrier | ||
| Oct 4, 2012 at 15:59 | history | answered | colons | CC BY-SA 3.0 |