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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
So that this thread does not go to waste, I've improved the confirmation dialog, see attached screenshot.
Any suggestions on how to make it even clearer are most welcome.
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Perhaps add "Hey stupid! to the beginning of the box, and when they click "yes" have another window pop up with Homer Simpson smacking his forehead saying "Doh!"?
The "Hey stupid!" will at least get their attention because no one likes to be called stupid, and maybe, just maybe, the user will stop and really think about what they are doing. The Homer Simpson window will verify that to them that they really did do a bone-headed thing.
Calibre is not the only program that does a permanent buh-bye when you confirm a deletion. I've done major-league stupid things and lost files with other programs, but it's been my own fault because I
assumed i knew what I was doing when it turned out I really didn't. I don't blame the program for my inattention.
One of the first things that any Windows owner should learn is never keep anything important in Desktop.