On 2 December 2013 02:47, Stephan Sokolow <gmane.ssoko...@spamgourmet.com> wrote: > > For "View > Save for This Folder", I'm a bit concerned that users may > not always realize that it means "Save View for This Folder". It's not > exactly common to make the menu name an implicit but integral part of > the menu item's name. > > Beginning the option name with an ellipsis would fix that but it's too > ugly to contemplate when there are better options available. > > I didn't sleep well, so I'm having trouble thinking of a better > phrasing, but considering "Save View for This Folder" reveals that there > are two problems with the original: > > 1. "Save for this folder"? Save WHAT? Am I turning off the ability for > applications to save things here? Is it a grammatically-flawed attempt > to provide an analogue to "Show Hidden" for save files? > > 2. What does it mean to "Save the view for this folder"? > > I'm having trouble thinking of more compact ways to write the whole item > name but "Remember" would be a better word to use than "Save". > > - While you are technically saving the settings, "Save" has become > associated with documents and/or explicit user action and you don't want > to muddy the waters. > > - "Remember" is the verb that has become associated with preserving > non-document things (passwords, settings, etc.) which wouldn't normally > be preserved. > > That just leaves finding a clearer, more compact way to say "the view > for this folder" and that's where I'm having trouble. > > So far, the most compact things I've come up with which are still > somewhat clear are "Remember Folder View Mode" or "Remember View Mode > Here" ...neither of which are ideal.
Hi, Without thinking as analytically as you, I imagined some other ideas for you to consider. Avoid the word "View": View > Arrange This Folder View > Configure This Folder View > Customise This Folder View > Preserve This Folder View > Rearrange This Folder View > Remember This Folder View > Sort This Folder Or call it "This Folder's Settings": View > Configure This Folder's Settings View > Customise This Folder's Settings View > Preserve This Folder's Settings View > Recall This Folder's Settings View > Remember This Folder's Settings View > Restore This Folder's Settings View > Set This Folder's Settings View > Specify This Folder's Settings View > Store This Folder's Settings The above ideas would all have a checkbox that defaults to empty. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, & PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349351&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Lxde-list mailing list Lxde-list@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lxde-list
