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On Friday, November 9, 2001, at 11:45 AM, Jonathan McGuire wrote:
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> I too have been confused by this.
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> How about:
> Service Handle
> and
> Nickname
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> I only suggest service handle because it is more general than screen
> name. But I defiantly like the idea of the alias changing to Nickname.
No. Nickname is already in use in ICQ and IRC for other purposes. It
is an alias, not a nickname.
> I could always identify nickname as not being the users login/screen
> name and as long as I could identify one of the fields I would know
> what the other is.
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> Do the two labels or text fields have tool tips? Some descriptive tool
> tips could make it easier too.
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Yes. And there is a help panel for setting up buddies.
Eric
> My 2�
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>>>> Does anyone else ever mix up Buddy Name and Buddy Alias when added a
>>>> Buddy (ie., the Buddy Editor)? I do it all the time, and I've seen
>>>> other's have trouble with it too. It seems obvious, the Buddy Name
>>>> would be the person's name, and the Buddy Alias would be the alias
>>>> they go by online.... of course, this interpretation is backwards,
>>>> and hence causes the mistakes I'm referring to.
>>>
>>> Actually, the other way makes sense to me. Buddy Name is their user
>>> name. Buddy Alias is something else that they are also known by.
>>> Plus, "alias" plays off of the HFS concept of same name -- it's not
>>> the real thing, but something else you can call it.
>>>
>>>> I'm not sure what to change the labels to (only usability testing
>>>> could tell for sure), but on my install, I changed them to "Real
>>>> Name" and "Screen Name" so I could keep them clear.
>>>
>>> You do have a valid point, though. "Screen Name" and "Real Name" are
>>> definitely clearer, barring any usability testing that indicates
>>> otherwise.
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>> I think it's worthwhile noting that ICQ doesn't use "Screen Name."
>> Instead, it uses UIN. IRC technically uses Nickname or Nick, so those
>> don't quite work. I do agree that there is a problem, but I'm not sure
>> of a really great way to fix it. This is definitely a step in the
>> right direction though.
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