twitter/bootstrap — Issue #1844: Do not use reset buttons in form examples
Author: henrik
Created: 2012-02-08 18:43:52+00:00
State: open

Your form examples use reset buttons (with the text "Cancel", confusingly).

I would guess they're only there to show how it looks with multiple buttons, but it can give the impression that you consider them best practice, and people may use them without thinking.

In my opinion, reset buttons are harmful in the general case. Wanting to reset a form is likely very rare, and can instead be achieved by manually clearing the fields. Accidentally clicking the button is likely much less rare, and means losing your work.