Re: The Help Menu

[Soren Harward <soren cinternet net>]

[I know this is a few days old.  I've been out of town.]

Just coming up to someone and asking "what would 'Prog' mean to you?" is a
good idea, but out of context.  Saying "what would a little drawing of a
phone mean to you?" to most people AWAY FROM their computers would invoke
a "well, I would guess a phone" response, but if most people saw it on
their computer they would recognize it as an icon for the modem.

However, I think that shortening "programs" to just "prog" is an
unnecessary attempt to conserve space.  Go ahead and write it out.

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On Sun, 2 Aug 1998, Lars Torben Wilson wrote:

>Sorry--quick followup to myself. Just asked my wife what a menu item
>named 'Prog' would mean to her. (She's very intelligent but doesn't
>use the computer that much.) She just sorta looked at me and said
>'Eh? I dunno.'