Decision 0038 · accepted · 2026-10-18
A button and the dialog it opens say the same words
A button's label is the title of what it opens, an edit is titled Edit and the item's name, and the confirm button repeats the verb.
Context
Decided while the web app was redrawn to this system; raised in review and implemented in raft-ui and the web app. There was no rule. In the product, Register App opened New connected app, and New Task opened Create Task.
Decision
The button's label is the title of the dialog or sheet it opens. Editing is titled Edit and the item's name. The confirm button repeats the same verb.
Consequences
What people click is what opens; otherwise it looks like they clicked the wrong thing.