An excellent plan, with only one minor flaw

[simont]

I've been running my personal alarm clock program on my Chumby for over seven months now, and this is the first morning on which it's occurred to me that it might have been a bad idea for the ‘SNOOZE’ and ‘SHUT UP’ buttons on the touch-screen to be the same size, shape and colour and to have legends starting with the same letter.

I thought I'd hit Snooze this morning, and had certainly meant to hit Snooze, but the next thing I knew I was waking up half an hour later and going to be late for work, so apparently I hit shut-up instead. Some redesign required.

Comments

[cartesiandaemon.livejournal.com]

Traditionally, the "shut up" button is in the basement, behind a sign that doesn't say "beware of the leopard" :)

(But if this is the first whoops, that's pretty good.)

[angoel.livejournal.com]

I'm finding it hard to get words with the same connotations as "SHUT UP". "Quiet" is the best I've come up with so far.

[woodpijn.livejournal.com]

Indeed; the Shut Up button should be tiny, hard to see, and require good hand-eye coordination to press. It should also perhaps flit around the screen so you have to catch it, and/or pop up a confirmation dialog when you do, optionally with a captcha like this one (http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2174/2268237733_cda4a1dbb3.jpg?v=0).

[naath.livejournal.com]

Mine (bought) has a huge "snooze" button and a small "off" button (this is also the "off" for the radio, but it *isn't* the "make the alarm not go off tomorrow" button) in a less convenient place.