Re: [Usability] Technical language in applet menus

[Rob Sharp <rob sharp gmail com>]

...or implicitly enable the process when a screensaver is selected,
and disable it when no screensaver is selected.

I don't think users need concern themselves with the implementation
details of the screensaver.

Cheers,
Rob.

On 5/7/05, Mystilleef <mystilleef gmail com> wrote:
> 1). Stop screensaver process
> 2). Restart screensaver process
> 
> This is assuming the term "process" is familiar enough to most computer users.
> 
> On 5/7/05, Tom Conneely <tom conneely gmail com> wrote:
> > Just one small thing, the lock screen applet (I'm using 2.6.8, I
> > apologise if this has already been dealt with) contains some technical
> > spiel:
> > 1. "Kill screensaver Daemon"
> > 2. "Restart screensaver Daemon"
> >
> > To a non-technical user kill sounds intimidating and destructive and
> > they probably have no idea what a daemon is.
> >
> > I am going to submit a bug about this but first I wanted suggestions
> > about alternate text, and people to post any other similar problems in
> > applet menus they have spotted
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