Closed
Bug 146122
Opened 22 years ago
Closed 16 years ago
change "disable cookies in mail" to "enable cookies in mail"
Categories
(SeaMonkey :: Preferences, defect)
SeaMonkey
Preferences
Tracking
(Not tracked)
VERIFIED
INVALID
People
(Reporter: rmathew, Unassigned)
Details
The checkbox to prevent JavaScript in mails/posts to store cookies is labelled "Disable cookies in Mail and Newsgroups" (Mozilla 1.0 RC2 "Edit -> Preferences -> Privacy and Security -> Cookies"). Therefore, when you uncheck it you are effectively saying: "Do not disable cookies in mail and newsgroups" Double negatives tend to confuse users, even "power users" who might not look carefully enough - I found myself unchecking the checkbox when I really meant doing the exact opposite. Ranjit.
What do you mean is the double negative here? The text reads "Disable cookies in Mail and Newsgroups" I find it logical that when such a preference is checked, it does what it says - namely "disables cookies in Mail and Newsgroups".
Comment 2•22 years ago
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reporter :-
according to my understanding, you mean the label should be changed to "Enable
cookies in Mail & Newsgroups" right?
R.K.Aa :-
> What do you mean is the double negative here?
I think his/her meaning is that when the box is unchecked, when a user read the
option, the user may think of "[Do not] Disable cookies ...", which the [Do not]
part is from the user's interpretation of unchecked checkbox.
If I am right, the reporter think it is better to change the word disable to
enable, as a result, when the option is :-
checked: [Do] Enable cookies ...
unchecked: [Do not] Enable cookies ...
and this avoids the double negative in "Do not disable cookies ...".
Reporter | ||
Comment 3•22 years ago
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Yes, in effect I am requesting you to change the label to "Enable cookies for Mail and Newsgroups". To make my point clearer, consider the following scenarios for checked and unchecked options in either case: 1a [YES] Enable cookies... 1b [DO NOT] Enable cookies... v/s 2a [YES] Disable cookies... 2b [DO NOT] Disable cookies... Although both cases are perfectly valid linguistically and semantically, 2b is confusing for most users and sometimes even for unsuspecting "power users". For a better exposition on what I'm trying to get at, try searching for "user interface" and "double negatives" on Google. Ranjit.
Comment 4•22 years ago
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It's a good point. Most of the other options that are checkbox items are positive ones, where checking it enables something, and unchecking disables. The suggested change here would make the Prefs UI more consistent, too.
Updated•22 years ago
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Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
Summary: Avoid double negatives in preferences description → change "disable cookies in mail" to "enable cookies in mail"
Updated•22 years ago
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Comment 5•21 years ago
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[Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Win95; en-US; rv:1.3) Gecko/20030312] Bug still there. NB: Obviously, the label should be changed, and the underlying (checkbox) preference setting code accordingly.
Comment 6•21 years ago
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PS: What does the "mozilla1.1" means in Keywords ?
Comment 7•21 years ago
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It's an outdated keyword formerly used for nominating a bug to be fixed for a release. Removing.
Keywords: mozilla1.1
Updated•20 years ago
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Product: Browser → Seamonkey
Updated•19 years ago
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Assignee: sspitzer → mail
Comment 9•16 years ago
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This doesn't exist in Edit -> Preferences -> Privacy and Security -> Cookies anymore.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 16 years ago
Resolution: --- → INVALID
Comment 10•16 years ago
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[Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.13) Gecko/20060414] (release) (W2Ksp4) UI already gone in 1.7 branch: http://mxr.mozilla.org/mozilla1.7/search?string=able+cookies&case=on V.Invalid
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
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