On 13-12-01 08:22 PM, David wrote: > > 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
The problem with these is that they feel like they're modifying some aspect of the folder itself, rather than how it's displayed. > > 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. "Settings" works but the problem with Configure/Customize/Set/Specify is that they imply that new settings will be configured after selecting the menu item rather than that the existing ones will be retained. (Those phrasings are better suited to a non-checkbox menu item which calls up a dialog box) Recall and Restore are both too strongly synonymous with "Load" so it feels odd to use them with a checkbox menu item. (Those phrasings are better for immediate/explicit save/load actions rather than controlling automatic save/load in the background.) While less ideal than "Remember", "Store" would work if you want to save three characters since the checkbox makes "Store This Folder's Settings" feels like a policy decision rather than an immediate action. In summary, here is the viable subset of your suggestions: View > Preserve This Folder's Settings View > Remember This Folder's Settings View > Store This Folder's Settings However, since Preserve is the same length as Remember but Remember is far more commonly used (and, hence, more familiar to users), I see no benefit to using it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
