Re: RGSG - File Menu

[Soren Harward <soren cinternet net>]

I think one of the things that needs to be in the style guide is whether
we "quit" or "exit" or "close" an application.  I think "close" is the
only verb appropriate for files, therefore it should be reserved from
them.  The Quit/Exit is mostly confusing from a keyboard shortcut
standpoint; PINE makes the mistake of using them interchangably and it's a
royal pain in the rear to have to "exit" the attachment viewer and then
"quit" the program.  To illustrate the confusion, here's a rough breakdown
of which apps are in which camp:

EXIT:
GULP
ghex
gcal
GENIUS

QUIT:
gEdit
GIMP
ee
gtt

Agreed that we need to use the same one (BUT NOT WHICH ONE TO USE YET)?

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On Mon, 3 Aug 1998, John R Sheets wrote:

>Dan Kaminsky wrote:
>> 
>> So lesse, why does the user quit?
>> 
>> 1)  Done dealing with these files, wants out
>> 2)  Sick of dealing with all these files, wants out
>> 3)  All these files are taking too much memory, user wants out
> 
>Okay, so here's a fine point: You don't "quit" a file.  You
>"close" a file.  Conversely, you can "close" or "quit" an
>application.  The danger with associating the same term with
>conceptually different actions is increased user confusion &
>mis-clicks (which can become very frustrating when it leads to
>terminating the whole application).  
>