On Fri, 2006-10-20 at 02:24 +1300, Matthew Paul Thomas wrote: > > Perhaps it should be updated with something along the lines of the > > above? > > ... > > Agreed. I'll submit a patch unless Calum gets there first. :-)
Go for it :) The current "no explanatory text" guideline was written by the Sun docs folks for various reasons, when they were the major docs contributors-- not least, I suspect, to avoid opening the floodgates to a rush of additional 'help' text written by folks of lesser documentation adroitness than themselves, much of which they would have felt obliged to review and edit. Which is fair enough, up to a point-- nothing can turn a neat interface into a sloppy one more quickly than a dose of bad prose. But they've moved on, and so I think has the general consensus about text in user interfaces, and not just within GNOME. So I'd be happy enough with an amendment, if we're also willing to take on that extra burden of ensuring appropriate/consistent usage of such text. Cheeri, Calum. -- CALUM BENSON, Usability Engineer Sun Microsystems Ireland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] GNOME Desktop Group http://ie.sun.com +353 1 819 9771 Any opinions are personal and not necessarily those of Sun Microsystems _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
