Security Settings has a Warning dialog that is wrongly designed

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Security Settings has a Warning dialog that is wrongly designed

Submitted by nyp on March 14, 2009 to Aesthetics

Problem: Internet Options > Security tab > Custom level... > Reset...
Out pops a dialog that is styled wrongly:
1. Wrong font
2. It should not have a title bar icon
3. Buttons should be on the right, not centered
4. Don’t use the terms “warning” or “caution” in the text. When used correctly, the warning icon sufficiently communicates that users must proceed with caution.
5. It doesn't make the Exclamation sound when you open it.

Solution: Style the dialog like the second one on the image.

Severity: Low

Impact: Low

Status: Not fixed

Image:

Discussion (7 comments)

DeathSeeker wrote on March 14, 2009, 6:48pm

Main Instructions are 12pt and blue.

tino wrote on March 14, 2009, 7:06pm

Agreed but the used warning icon is correct because it's about security. Your icon is more a standard warning icon.

LarryOsterman wrote on March 15, 2009, 12:23am

It's a silly point but you could also rewrite this complaint as "Security Settings has a Warning dialog that uses the standard windows styling".

That dialog uses the standard windows colors for dialog boxes (which have a gray background).

tino wrote on March 15, 2009, 12:33am

@LarryOsterman: But if there are different standards for the same thing then there is not really a "standard" ;)

nyp wrote on March 15, 2009, 2:27am

Added new image attachment.

nyp wrote on March 15, 2009, 2:30am

Changed the title to Security Settings.
Changed the icon.
Changed the description to be a little more informative.

nyp wrote on March 17, 2009, 8:42am

Changed problem description.

nyp wrote on March 17, 2009, 8:42am

It also doesn't make the Exclamation sound when you open it.

.Chris wrote on March 19, 2009, 3:51am

@ larry, then explain the new dialog boxes please