Re: [Usability] 'Favorites' vs. 'Bookmarks'

["Paul Joseph Thompson" <captbunzo squirrelmail org>]

<quote who="Calum Benson">
> Gregory Merchan wrote:
>
>> 1) "Favorites" denotes a value judgement. When circumstances
>> demand it, I'll bookmark a site I despise.
>> 2) Everything but the panel calls them "Bookmarks".
>>
>> Problem to be fixed: Bookmarking an application? Let's have
>> those menus be user-editable instead.
>
> Or we could have everything call them "Shortcuts" instead...
> shortcut to a website, shortcut to a document, shortcut to an
> application... all makes sense to me  :o)

Hmmnn... I think "Shortcuts" is a bad idea as it would confuse people
from the windows world who think of a favorite/bookmark and a
shortcut as different things.

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            Paul Joseph Thompson
            captbunzo squirrelmail org