On 16 Mar, 08:54, Peter Hosey <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mar 16, 2009, at 01:26:53, Martin S Taylor wrote: > > > Incidentally, I see that the checkbox we were discussing ("Leave > > notifications on screen after n seconds...") is linked to the > > "Sticky Notifications" option in the menu. If one is ticked, the > > other is automatically ticked, too. This *is* confusing. It seem > > that you, when replying earlier, appeared not to know that the > > checkbox in the Preferences and the check in the menu are linked, > > and control the same option. > > > That menu item is more poorly named than Chris and I knew. It isn't > just the use of our jargon term “sticky”; it's actually wrong, > controlling the preference to go sticky when idle, not setting sticky > immediately. > > I'm not sure which way to fix it: Retitle it, change what it does, or > both (have one menu item for each function). Suggestions (with > reasons) welcome.
Yes, I think it was that menu item which was at the root of all my confusion. If you keep it doing what it does at the moment, is it necessary? Why not just let the user change the option in the Preferences? It's not as if it's the sort of thing which needs to be changed quickly, on a whim. But if you do keep it doing the same thing, you must a) retitle it, and b) make it clear (somewhere) that it mirrors the option set in the Preferences. Possible a note to this effect in the Preferences that "This option can be set quickly in the menu". If you change what it does, what will you change it to? You mention "Setting Sticky immediately" but I don't think that's a clear wording. Maybe "All notifications sticky"? If you do this, you will have to make it clear somewhere that this overrides everything set in the Preferences. Hope this helps. Martin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Growl Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
