Re: [HIG] Naming

[Maciej Stachowiak <mjs noisehavoc org>]

On 07Nov2001 12:02PM (+0000), Calum Benson wrote:
> Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
> 
> > The complete title is GNOME Human Interface Guidelines. Therefore it's
> > about GNOME interfacing with humans.
> 
> Perhaps, technically, it should really be "GNOME Human-Interface
> Guidelines", as in "Anglo-American relations"  :o)
> 
> > Style implies it's a matter of taste. Standard implies that it's all
> > hard and fast, black and white rules. But it's not! Interface design
> > is all about gray areas and tradeoffs. The ultimate arbiter of
> > correctness is user testing, not any list of rules.
> 
> Personally, I'm all for active titles for chapter names, headings, and
> the book itself.  I'd call it something like "Designing Wonderful User
> Interfaces for GNOME 2.0" (a lame example off the top of my head, but
> you get the idea).

I'm all for literal-minded utilitarion minimalism.

 - Maciej