Re: [HIG] Naming

[Gregory Merchan <merchan phys lsu edu>]

On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 10:24:28AM -0800, Adam Elman wrote:
> 
> On Wednesday, November 7, 2001, at 03:52 AM, Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
> 
> >On 07Nov2001 03:58AM (-0600), Gregory Merchan wrote:
> >>
> >>As you may have guessed, I don't like Human Interface Guidelines 
> >>because
> >>it isn't clear what the interface is between; put another way,
> >>"Interfacing with humans sounds like fun!" Perhaps more frightful -
> >>"Humans have interfaces? Do they accept RJ-45 connectors?"
> >>
> >
> >The complete title is GNOME Human Interface Guidelines. Therefore it's
> >about GNOME interfacing with humans.
> 
> As I said before, I continue to believe that GNOME Human Interface 
> Guidelines is the best title, and unless everybody else besides Maciej 
> feels that this is too "Apple-like" for comfort, I would continue to 
> stick with it.

I don't think it's too "Apple-like".

> All amusing jokes aside, the usability community tends to be pretty 
> consistent in trying to include "human" as much as possible -- the field 
> is called Human-Computer Interaction (or Computer-Human Interaction if 
> you happen to be the ACM, but that's a whole 'nother rant :)  Human 
> Interface is an accurate description and very common terminology for 
> what we're talking about.  Every other way of stating it ("User 
> Interface", "Usability", or just "Interface") has additional 
> ramifications which at best I find uncomfortable and at worst I find 
> unacceptable.  If hackers don't understand the term "Human Interface," 
> (or, as Maciej noted, "GNOME Human Interface,") well, it's time for them 
> to learn about it.

But, but, but . . . Well, nothing. The title is fine as it is.

> As Kathy said, "Standard" is way too strong for this, and "Style Guide" 
> is too weak.  So "Guidelines" is the right term.  Hence, we are left 
> with the current title, and so I vote for keeping it as is.

Next time, I'm writing "cum grano salis" with blink, emphasis, bold, large
fonts and garish colors.

I vote for keeping it as is.