Any objections to using "Add" and "Remove"
rather than "Attach" and "Detach"
when referring to projects?
-- David

On 30-Jul-2010 4:38 PM, Jorden van der Elst wrote:
> Add project sounds better to me too.
> Then what does detach become? Leave project? Ah, according to the
> option in SV, Remove project. That makes sense.
>
> But I wasn't saying anything about the terminology, merely pointing
> out that Add project doesn't exist under the Advanced view. So the
> BOINC_Help page that's linked from the present Help menu (in 6.10.58,
> or 6.11.4) is the same as the one the simple view links to. And that's
> something we should try to avoid, since the options are not the same
> under either view.
>
> Of course, the simplest solution now is to copy the present contents
> back to the Simple_View page and keep that as the SV help page, while
> we rewrite the BOINC_Help page to show what to do about these
> situations in the advanced view. Then in a later version you can copy
> those contents to an Advanced_View page and have the Advanced help
> menu link to there.
>
> Or maybe I am seeing it too simple. ;-)
>
> On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 1:27 AM, David Anderson<[email protected]>  
> wrote:
>> The solution is to standardize terminology.
>> Which is better - "Attach to project" or "Add project"?
>> I guess I prefer the latter.
>> -- DPA
>>
>> On 30-Jul-2010 4:23 PM, Jorden van der Elst wrote:
>>>
>>> The problem with pointing to this page is that the first link in the
>>> Help menu on the Advanced view also points to this page. And then
>>> answers like "Or you can click "Add Project" at any time." no longer
>>> work, as the Add Project  option is hidden under the Tools->Attach to
>>> project or account manager menu.
>>
>
>
>
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