Re: [Nautilus-list] Proposed string changes to the Nautilus UI

["Eugene O'Connor" <Eugene Oconnor Sun COM>]

The purpose of the changes proposed in 2, 3, 8, and 10-17 is to get consistency across all terminology in the UI, in this specifically the terms side pane, statusbar, and desktop background. I don't think the colloquial/technical argument applies here, so I would like to proceed with these changes. Is that OK?

The changes proposed in 1, 4-6, and 9 boil down to the following terms/phrases:
* Clear/Forget
* Sort/Lay Out Items
* ...to Default/...to Match Preferences
* Compact View/Tighter Layout

I think that colloquial/technical isn't really the issue here. Perhaps colloquial wasn't the best choice of word in my previous mail. Using these terms provides the following benefits:

* Terms that describe the function more accurately and more concisely, especially, sort, clear.
* Terms that are probably more familiar to users, especially, sort, clear.
* Use of simpler language, which makes comprehension easier for native English and non-native English speakers. 

Eugene

BTW, the relative section in the HIG is incomplete, but it does stress "Clear, consistent and concise labelling of controls" (http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/draft_hig/language.html)

"Havoc Pennington" <hp redhat com> wrote:
>Date: 27 Mar 2002 14:40:46 -0500
>
>"Eugene O'Connor" <Eugene Oconnor sun com> writes:
>> 
>> I'd like to propose the following string changes in the UI. Most of
>> these are minor changes to get consistency in our terminology: 2, 3,
>> 8, 10-17. The rest are to change some slightly colloquial or awkward
>> phrasing - these changes improve the clarity of the UI, and will
>> make the job of the translators easier.
>> 
>> Let me know if there are any objections - otherwise, we'll create patches for
>these shortly.
>> 
>
>It seems to me that the colloquial language was used on purpose,
>vs. the more technical terminology.
>
>I'd like to be sure the UI team has a decision on this which is
>documented in the style guide, before we start changing apps. 
>For example, the background properties control panel seems to be on
>the "colloquial" side of the fence (though I argued for
>s/Picture/Image/ in order to move it a bit more toward what you're
>advocating).
>
>In any case we need to be sure there's a clear decision before
>changing all the apps IMHO. (Maybe we already have a decision, I
>confess I haven't looked for it in the UI guide.)
>
>Havoc
>
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