[Usability] Re: Term: assistant

["Seth Nickell" <snickell stanfordalumni org>]

On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 11:56AM -0800, Dave Camp wrote:
> Buddy!

I'll give you buddy....

> On Wed, 2003-09-03 at 11:31, Eugene O'Connor wrote:
> >  There has been some discussion on a couple of lists recently about the
> >  terms "assistant" and "druid". As far as I understand, these terms are
> >  being used synonymously, so we need to choose one and add it to the
> >  Recommended Terminology section of the GDSG.
> >
> >  I think "assistant" is the best term to use. "Druid", AFAICT, is 
> > really
> >  just a spin-off from "wizard", which isn't a very descriptive term
> >  either. Also, "assistant" is the term used by the HIG:
> >  http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gup/hig/draft_hig_new/windows-assistant.html
> >
> >  The following is a proposed definition for "assistant" - comments and
> >  suggestions welcome.
> >
> >  Term: assistant
> >
> >  Definition: An interactive tool that helps you to perform a complex
> >  task. An assistant guides you through the steps required to perform 
> > the
> >  task. For example, the Evolution Setup Assistant guides you through 
> > the
> >  initial configuration process for the Evolution email client.
> >
> >  Usage: Normal text rules. Use title capitalization for assistant 
> > names.
> >
> >  Tags: Prose tag rules. Use the application tag for the name of an
> >  assistant.
> >
> >  Example 1: You can use an assistant to configure an LDAP server.
> >
> >  Example 2: Click on the Forward button on the Evolution Setup 
> > Assistant.
> >
> >  Note: Do not use the following terms as synonyms for assistant:
> >        - Druid
> >        - Wizard
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-Seth