Re: Term: assistant

[Luis Villa <louie ximian com>]

On Wed, 2003-09-03 at 15:08, Seth Nickell wrote:
> On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 11:56AM -0800, Dave Camp wrote:
> > Buddy!
> 
> I'll give you buddy....

I vote we call it a 'captain'. 

Luis 'on a roll today' Villa

> > On Wed, 2003-09-03 at 11:31, Eugene O'Connor wrote:
> >>  There has been some discussion on a couple of lists recently about the
> >>  terms "assistant" and "druid". As far as I understand, these terms are
> >>  being used synonymously, so we need to choose one and add it to the
> >>  Recommended Terminology section of the GDSG.
> >>
> >>  I think "assistant" is the best term to use. "Druid", AFAICT, is 
> >> really
> >>  just a spin-off from "wizard", which isn't a very descriptive term
> >>  either. Also, "assistant" is the term used by the HIG:
> >>  http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/draft_hig_new/windows-assistant.html
> >>
> >>  The following is a proposed definition for "assistant" - comments and
> >>  suggestions welcome.
> >>
> >>  Term: assistant
> >>
> >>  Definition: An interactive tool that helps you to perform a complex
> >>  task. An assistant guides you through the steps required to perform 
> >> the
> >>  task. For example, the Evolution Setup Assistant guides you through 
> >> the
> >>  initial configuration process for the Evolution email client.
> >>
> >>  Usage: Normal text rules. Use title capitalization for assistant 
> >> names.
> >>
> >>  Tags: Prose tag rules. Use the application tag for the name of an
> >>  assistant.
> >>
> >>  Example 1: You can use an assistant to configure an LDAP server.
> >>
> >>  Example 2: Click on the Forward button on the Evolution Setup 
> >> Assistant.
> >>
> >>  Note: Do not use the following terms as synonyms for assistant:
> >>        - Druid
> >>        - Wizard
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