> > Menu entry Tool tip > > ---------- -------- > > Firefox Web Browser Browse the world wide web > > Web Browser - Firefox Browse the world wide web > > Web Browser Firefox: Browse the world wide web > > > > Any preferences? The main concerns I'd have with putting the app > > name right on the menu is that (a) it might get a bit cluttered, > > and (b) it might look a bit ugly on those menus where some app > > names start with capitals (Firefox), and some with lower case > > letters (jEdit).
Certainly, I prefer the first. :-) But, see comment below. > Also, in no particular order: > > - there are obviously a lot of apps that start with "g", which may or > may not make things look a bit strange and hard to scan (especially > if we put the binary name first) > > - some of the app names just re-iterate the function of the app, e.g. > "gnome-terminal Terminal" is frankly just a bit a silly :) But if we > only show it for some of them, it looks messy and inconsistent... I'm' not sure it looks particularly inconsistent... except to someone that already knows the infrastructure. For things like gnome-terminal, probably just calling it "Terminal" is OK(?)... especially because it calls itself "Terminal" in the title bar when it is started. I do see that it's a bit tricky in many cases to determine which to do. I think my rule of thumb would be something like "how does this app name itself in the UI, not necessarily what it calls its executable". > - some app names (e.g. gnome-terminal again) will start to expose > the "gnome" concept, which JDS has always tried not to do if > possible, as historically we've targeted users who shouldn't > generally know or care what desktop they're using. There's an implication there that we want to have the fredom to swap GNOME out for some other desktop? I think for users that do'nt know what desktop they are using, the "gnome" reference will just look weird/quirky... I doubt someone would say "oh! i'm using GNOME, but didn't know it before" :-) Maybe I'm missing your point? > > >> PREFERENCES > >> - Why is "About me" not "About (username)"? > > > > Good question... just lifted this one straight from the community. > > About <username> would make more sense I think. > > Although on further thought, that's probably not easily possible, > given that the application name is taken directly from a static > source (the .desktop file). Maybe it just needs to be called > "Personal Information" or something instead? Maybe so. I don't really know what that does in detail, so I'm not sure what a good name would be. david
