Re: [gpm] Idea: renaming the inhibit applet's name to something more obvious

[Richard Hughes <hughsient gmail com>]

On Thu, 2007-07-05 at 19:03 -0400, Jason Spiro wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> GPM_INHIBIT_APPLET_NAME in
> gnome-power-manager-2.17.4/applets/inhibit/inhibit-applet.c is defined
> as "Power Manger Inhibit Applet".  The description is "Allows user to
> inhibit automatic power saving."
> 
> Why not change the name to something that'd make it more obvious what
> it does?  Like one of the following:
> 
> "Standby prevention applet"

Not standby. Standby is neither Suspend nor Hibernate. Sleep is the word
you want to use when you mean both.

> "Temporary standby-disabling applet"
> "Laptop standby prevention applet"
> "Laptop standby control applet"

Hmm. This is useful on desktops as well as laptops. Maybe "Sleep
prevention applet" might be best, although I'm still not sure.

> P.S. As I write this I am sighing.  Although the inhibit applet is
> useful, I suspect people who have never seen the power management
> control panel, who discover the applet, will wonder a little bit what
> it does.  :)  Oh well...

Okay, we should add a tooltip in the preferences application. Any ideas?

Richard.