On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 11:32 AM, Dick Moores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 3:28 AM, limodou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Dick Moores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 5:21 AM, limodou <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Dick Moores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Ulipad rev 447 >>>>> >>>>> What does Search -> Smart Navigation -> Clear Files do? The help >>>>> string says, "Clears buffered files", which I guessed meant to wipe >>>>> out any unsaved changes to an open file. But upon testing, I find this >>>>> isn't the case. >>>>> >>>>> So, what does Clear Files mean? And how is it connected to Smart >>>>> Navigation? >>> >>>> It should be clear buffered filenames, but not the real files. >>> >>> Ah, it clears the lists under both the left and right yellow arrows on >>> the tool bar. >>> >>> Maybe the menu item "Clear Files" should read "Clear Filenames"? >>> >>> Could this be the help string? "Clears the filenames listed under both >>> the left and right yellow arrows on the tool bar" >>> >>> Also, it would be very handy to have a key-binding for this, IMO. >>> >>> Dick >>> >> >> It seems too tedious, so I changed it to "Clears buffered filenames." > > Then I have to ask what the point of having help strings is. "Clears > buffered filenames" may now be correct; however, surely the point of > changing the help strings is not to just make them correct, but also > to make them useful to the user. How is someone supposed to guess from > "Clears buffered filenames" that the filenames are those filenames > listed under the yellow arrows on the tool bar? > > I think that we are wasting our time with these help strings if we are > not concerned mainly with making them of use to the user. > > What do others think about this? > > Dick >
But what you said is just to explain the position but not the function, if you want to say it more clearly, I think : "Clears the buffered filenames used in Smart Navigation" maybe better. -- I like python! UliPad <<The Python Editor>>: http://code.google.com/p/ulipad/ UliWeb <<simple web framework>>: http://uliwebproject.appspot.com My Blog: (new)http://http://hi.baidu.com/limodou (old)http://www.donews.net/limodou
