From 3c289deb21cc8962582d0bcca7b1a38c9ef47ecd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias de Baat Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2022 18:28:54 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add remove, delete, add and create guidelines (#13593) Co-authored-by: Philip Allgaier --- .../Text/remove-delete-add-create.markdown | 56 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 56 insertions(+) create mode 100644 gallery/src/pages/Text/remove-delete-add-create.markdown diff --git a/gallery/src/pages/Text/remove-delete-add-create.markdown b/gallery/src/pages/Text/remove-delete-add-create.markdown new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..395adc673c --- /dev/null +++ b/gallery/src/pages/Text/remove-delete-add-create.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +--- +title: When to use remove, delete, add and create +subtitle: The difference between remove/delete and add/create. +--- + +# Remove vs Delete +Remove and Delete are quite similar, but can be frustrating if used inconsistently. + +## Remove +Take away and set aside, but kept in existence. + +For example: +* Removing a user's permission +* Removing a user from a group +* Removing links between items +* Removing a widget +* Removing a link +* Removing an item from a cart + +## Delete +Erase, rendered nonexistent or nonrecoverable. + +For example: +* Deleting a field +* Deleting a value in a field +* Deleting a task +* Deleting a group +* Deleting a permission +* Deleting a calendar event + +# Add vs Create +In most cases, Create can be paired with Delete, and Add can be paired with Remove. + +## Add +An already-exisiting item. + +For example: +* Adding a permission to a user +* Adding a user to a group +* Adding links between items +* Adding a widget +* Adding a link +* Adding an item to a cart + +## Create +Something made from scratch. + +For example: +* Creating a new field +* Creating a new value in a field +* Creating a new task +* Creating a new group +* Creating a new permission +* Creating a new calendar event + +Based on this is [UX magazine article](https://uxmag.com/articles/ui-copy-remove-vs-delete2-banner).