>>if the purpose of the button is to close the form
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>But the purpose of the button should not be to close the form. The issue is that you are still giving the button more purpose than it should have.
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>If you rephrase your statement to (based on what I said in my previous message):
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>The purpose of the button is to allow the user to indicate that they would like to close the form
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>then you should see the increased clarity in this system.


Mike;

The end result that the user wants is clear. There is absolutely nothing clear about a passive statement. What will the button do? What will the form do?

If I press a button to release a form I know what I want. I make the presumption that the necessary code to close the form will be called when the user clicks the close button. There are many ways the button could indicate to the form the user would like it to close. Fourth of July rockets going off comes to mind. I just hope the form does not have a mind of its own.

Then again if your statement refers to what is desired and what may or may not happen in the wonderful world of software, I see your point. :)

Tom